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 8, 2026 · Updated Nov 8 · 7:13 AM ET

NASCAR Championship Weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway

  • Cup Series Championship Race: The 2026 Cup Series Championship race takes place today at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Chase Briscoe secured the final pole of the season. Sporting News ↗ Sporting News ↗ SpeedwayMedia ↗
    TLS Take Chase Briscoe enters the finale ranked 3rd in the standings with 260,983 points. 2026 Cup TLS standings ? →
  • Xfinity Series Championship: Brandon Jones won the Homestead finale to secure the title for Justin Allgaier. Chevrolet celebrated its 10th consecutive manufacturer championship. TobyChristie ↗ Jayski ↗ Jayski ↗
    TLS Take Brandon Jones won the Xfinity Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Homestead Xfinity results ? →
  • Track History and Performance: Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the championship finale, with Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick winning on this track in previous years. RacingNews.co ↗ Jayski ↗
    TLS Take Tyler Reddick won the 2024 race at this track and currently holds a 11.88 average ARP. Homestead track history ? →
  • Truck Series Championship: Kaden Honeycutt won the 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. RacingNews.co ↗
    TLS Take Kaden Honeycutt took the win and 4,496 TLS points in the Truck Series finale. Homestead 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.