Chase Elliott will leave Richmond International Raceway as the points leader in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The driver of the No. 9 Napa Chevrolet Camaro leaves with a 19 point lead over teammate Regan Smith.
Elliott entered Friday night’s race with a 15 point lead over Smith. While Ty Dillon was 35 points out.
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Up next for the Nationwide Series is Chicagoland Speedway next Saturday.
Nationwide Series point standings following Richmond
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RK | DRIVER | POINTS |
1 | Chase Elliott | 916 |
2 | Regan Smith | 897 |
3 | Ty Dillon | 874 |
4 | Elliott Sadler | 862 |
5 | Brian Scott | 859 |
6 | Trevor Bayne | 832 |
7 | Chris Buescher | 747 |
8 | Brendan Gaughan | 720 |
9 | Ryan Reed | 686 |
10 | James Buescher | 671 |
11 | Landon Cassill | 646 |
12 | Dylan Kwasniewski | 638 |
13 | Dakoda Armstrong | 589 |
Mike Bliss | 589 | |
15 | Jeremy Clements | 557 |
16 | Ryan Sieg | 504 |
17 | J.J. Yeley | 492 |
18 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 463 |
19 | Eric McClure | 399 |
20 | Joey Gase | 382 |
21 | Tanner Berryhill | 286 |
22 | Derrike Cope | 285 |
23 | Matt DiBenedetto | 245 |
24 | Sam Hornish Jr. | 228 |
25 | Jamie Dick | 226 |
26 | Mike Wallace | 220 |
27 | Blake Koch | 210 |
28 | David Starr | 207 |
29 | Chad Boat | 176 |
30 | Carlos Contreras | 171 |
31 | Mike Harmon | 136 |
32 | Jeff Green | 127 |
33 | Tommy Joe Martins | 124 |
Kevin Lepage | 124 | |
35 | Josh Reaume | 102 |
36 | Carl Long | 90 |
37 | Ryan Ellis | 86 |
38 | Alex Tagliani | 82 |
39 | Kenny Habul | 61 |
Kevin Swindell | 61 | |
41 | Justin Marks | 58 |
42 | Robert Richardson Jr. | 57 |
43 | Austin Theriault | 52 |
Will Kimmel | 52 | |
45 | Stanton Barrett | 49 |
46 | Kevin O’Connell | 48 |
47 | Cody Ware | 44 |
48 | Ruben Garcia Mateos | 41 |
49 | Daryl Harr | 39 |
50 | Andy Lally | 37 |