Chase Elliott will leave Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC as the points leader in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for the second straight week.
Entering Friday night’s race Chase Elliot held a two point lead over Regan Smith with Ty Dillon ten points behind. Following 147 laps at Darlington it is Elliott holding a 13 point lead over Smith.
Regan Smith and Trevor Bayne entered the day tied atop the standings with Ty Dillon and Chase Elliott within ten points. Following 200 laps at the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway it will be Elliott as the points leader by two points over Smith.
WINNER: Chase Elliott wins second in a row
The next Nationwide Series race will be on Friday April 25 at the 0.75-mile Richmond International Raceway located in Richmond, VA.
Full NASCAR Nationwide Series Standings
RK | DRIVER | POINTS | BEHIND | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 |
1 | Chase Elliott | 271 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
2 | Regan Smith | 258 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
3 | Elliott Sadler | 251 | -20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
4 | Ty Dillon | 248 | -23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
5 | Trevor Bayne | 241 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Brian Scott | 225 | -46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Brendan Gaughan | 215 | -56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Dylan Kwasniewski | 200 | -71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | James Buescher | 195 | -76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Ryan Reed | 172 | -99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Ryan Sieg | 168 | -103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 | Mike Bliss | 165 | -106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Dakoda Armstrong | 160 | -111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Landon Cassill | 157 | -114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Mike Wallace | 150 | -121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Chris Buescher | 149 | -122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
17 | Eric McClure | 126 | -145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 124 | -147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Jeremy Clements | 123 | -148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Joey Gase | 109 | -162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | J.J. Yeley | 107 | -164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Jamie Dick | 92 | -179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Tanner Berryhill | 87 | -184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | Derrike Cope | 79 | -192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | David Starr | 78 | -193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | Kevin Lepage | 78 | -193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27 | Blake Koch | 68 | -203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | Carlos Contreras | 50 | -221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | Mike Harmon | 49 | -222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | Daryl Harr | 39 | -232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | Tommy Joe Martins | 37 | -234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | Matt DiBenedetto | 35 | -236 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | Chad Boat | 33 | -238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | Ruben Garcia Mateos | 30 | -241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | Robert Richardson Jr. | 29 | -242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | Jason White | 25 | -246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | Will Kimmel | 22 | -249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | Scott Lagasse Jr. | 18 | -253 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
39 | Ryan Ellis | 16 | -255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | Martin Roy | 14 | -257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
41 | Carl Long | 13 | -258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
42 | Jeff Green | 13 | -258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | Bobby Gerhart | 11 | -260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
43 | Bill Kimmel Jr. | 11 | -260 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
45 | Kelly Admiraal | 9 | -262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46 | Derek White | 8 | -263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46 | Matt Carter | 8 | -263 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
48 | Harrison Rhodes | 5 | -266 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |