TrueLapScore

Who really raced up front?

TrueLapScore (TLS) scores every lap. On each lap, every car earns points for where it is running: in a 38-car field P1 earns 38 and P38 earns 1. Add up the laps for the race, then the races for the season.

It doesn't replace NASCAR's official points. It shows who ran up front all race, not just who was in front at the checkered flag. How it works →

Daily Brief Nov 4, 2026 · Updated Nov 4 · 7:13 AM ET

Homestead Preparation and Martinsville Penalties

  • Martinsville Penalty Report: NASCAR has issued a penalty report following the fall Martinsville events, specifically penalizing Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry. SpeedwayMedia ↗ RacingNews.co ↗ Jayski ↗
    TLS Take William Byron won the most recent race at Martinsville Speedway, earning 17,825 TrueLapScore points. Martinsville track history ? →
  • Hocevar Suspension Update: Spire Motorsports confirmed the suspension of Carson Hocevar (car 77) for the championship weekend at Homestead. Beyond the Flag ↗ SpeedwayMedia ↗ TobyChristie ↗ Jayski ↗
    TLS Take Carson Hocevar currently sits 14th in the standings with 210,579 TrueLapScore points. Carson Hocevar stats ? →
  • Homestead Championship Outlook: Kyle Larson is preparing for one final test as the championship remains within reach for the upcoming Homestead-Miami race. Jayski ↗
    TLS Take Kyle Larson currently holds the 5th rank in the standings with 257,750 TrueLapScore points. 2026 Cup TLS standings ? →
  • Truck Series Returns: Matt Crafton is set to return to ThorSport for the Truck Series finale at Homestead. Jayski ↗
    TLS Take Chandler Smith won the most recent Truck Series race at Martinsville with 6,699 TrueLapScore points. Martinsville truck results ? →

TLS Feature Analysis · Cup · Oct 28, 2026

One Season, Three Scoreboards: Why Kyle Larson Leads the 2026 Chase While Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney Dominate Full-Season & TrueLapScore

Kyle Larson leaves Talladega with a 73-point lead in the official Chase standings — yet he is simultaneously eliminated from a traditional 36-race full-season points title (sitting 4th at 1,120 points, 175 behind Denny Hamlin's 1,295 with 152 available) and sits 5th in TrueLapScore behind a razor-thin 1,934-point duel between Hamlin and Ryan Blaney.

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This week's TLS Movers

TLS champions by season

"TLS champion" = most TrueLapScore points that season (not the official NASCAR champion). Seasons still in progress show the current TLS leader. 2020–present use NASCAR's exact start/finish lap-by-lap feed; 2018–2019 (ARP*) are reconstructed from NASCAR's official post-race Average Running Position & Laps Completed feed (how 2018–2019 differ →).

Cup Series

SeasonTLS championTLS points
2026 leader Denny Hamlin (C) 280,315
2025 William Byron (P) 285,377
2024 Denny Hamlin (P) 273,119
2023 Denny Hamlin (P) 262,800
2022 Joey Logano (P) 252,415
2021 Denny Hamlin (P) 294,969
2020 Joey Logano (P) 318,739
2019 ARP* Kyle Busch (P) 315,486
2018 ARP* Kyle Busch (P) 324,283

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (formerly Xfinity)

Truck Series

Name tags such as (C), (P), # and * come from NASCAR's timing data. See the legend.