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 →

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Daily Brief Nov 12, 2026 · Updated Nov 12 · 7:13 AM ET

NASCAR Season Wrap and Offseason Moves

  • Ryan Blaney Injury Update: Ryan Blaney required medical attention following a fall on Monday and was replaced by Robert Noaker for the Veterans Day Classic. He was released from the hospital following a crash at Daytona. Jayski ↗ RacingNews.co ↗ Beyond the Flag ↗ RacingNews.co ↗ Jayski ↗
    TLS Take Ryan Blaney secured his 4th win of the season and finished 2nd in the final championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Ryan Blaney stats ? →
  • 23XI Racing Personnel Addition: John Klausmeier has officially signed with 23XI Racing to serve as the team's Technical Director. RacingNews.co ↗ Jayski ↗
    TLS Take The 2026 Cup standings show Denny Hamlin leading the field with 290,468 TrueLapScore points. 2026 Cup TLS standings ? →
  • 2026 Popularity Awards: Kyle Busch was named the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Most Popular Driver, while Justin Allgaier and Layne Riggs were recognized in the lower series. Jayski ↗ Jayski ↗ SpeedwayMedia ↗
    TLS Take Kyle Larson remains a top contender in the standings with 265,995 TrueLapScore points. Kyle Larson stats ? →
  • Ford Mustang Reveal: Ford Racing has unveiled the new Mustang for competition in the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series. Jayski ↗
    TLS Take The 2026 Cup Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway saw Ryan Blaney as the official winner. Homestead-Miami 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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Story Cup · Sun, Nov 8, 2026

Blaney Wins Championship Race at Homestead

Ryan Blaney (#12) won the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, passing Tyler Reddick (#45) coming to the white flag and winning by 0.314 seconds. William Byron (#24) finished third, Christopher Bell…

Story O'Reilly · Sat, Nov 7, 2026

Brandon Jones Wins Championship Finale at Homestead

Brandon Jones (#20) won the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, taking the lead with 14 laps to go and beating Carson Kvapil (#1) by 3.937 seconds. The victory was Jones’s second of 2026 and…

Story Cup · Sun, Nov 1, 2026

William Byron Claims Victory at Martinsville

William Byron (#24) dominated the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, leading 362 of 500 laps and sweeping both stages for his first Cup Series win of 2026. He beat Hendrick teammate Chase Elliott (#9) by 2.049 seconds, with Ty…

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 Denny Hamlin (C) 290,468
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)

SeasonTLS championTLS points
2026 Justin Allgaier (C) 179,385
2025 Justin Allgaier (P) 156,960
2024 Cole Custer (P) 167,273
2023 John Hunter Nemechek (P) 165,119
2022 Noah Gragson (P) 167,142
2021 Austin Cindric (P) 170,803
2020 Chase Briscoe (P) 168,964
2019 ARP* Tyler Reddick (P) 187,295
2018 ARP* Daniel Hemric (P) 197,603

Truck Series

SeasonTLS championTLS points
2026 Kaden Honeycutt (C) 117,587
2025 Corey Heim (P) 109,734
2024 Christian Eckes (P) 111,732
2023 Corey Heim (P) 91,564
2022 Chandler Smith (P) 91,738
2021 Todd Gilliland (P) 85,183
2020 Brett Moffitt (P) 95,161
2019 ARP* Brett Moffitt (P) 85,154
2018 ARP* Noah Gragson (P) 88,874

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