NASCAR Cup Series

Denny Hamlin DEMOTED after Las Vegas penalty as Nevada nightmare sees star plummet

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson Monday 17 March 2025 14:00 Updated: 00:42

Denny Hamlin DEMOTED after Las Vegas penalty as Nevada nightmare sees star plummet

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series standings have seen another major shakeup following Sunday's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway — the Pennzoil 400.

After an eventful race full of penalties and cautions, it was Josh Berry who took the black and white checkered flag to secure his first-ever win in the Cup Series. As a result, the Wood Brothers Racing star shot up eight places in the standings and now sits 13th.

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Elsewhere, though, there were some big fallers, with Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch the most notable of those. Hamlin was one of the drivers to be hit with a penalty during the race, sent to the back of the field for a pit road speeding violation, and eventually finishing 25th. Hamlin has fallen in the standings as a result, demoted five spots as his rivals rose.

Meanwhile, Busch was also given a similar penalty and sent to the back of the order in stage one, and then in stage two, lost one of his wheels, which left him 34 laps down heading into the final stage of the race. The No. 8 car finished 35 laps down in the end and as such, falls a whopping nine places in the standings this week.

With all of that said, let's take a look at the latest Cup Series standings in full.

NASCAR Cup Series standings after Las Vegas

Position	Driver	Car No.	Team	Manufacturer	Points (Stage)	Wins
1	William Byron	24	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	207 (58)	1
2	Christopher Bell	20	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	178 (27)	3
3	Tyler Reddick	45	23XI Racing	Toyota	159 (41)	0
4	Chase Elliott	9	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	159 (33)	0
5	Alex Bowman	48	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	156 (26)	0
6	Kyle Larson	5	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	152 (33)	0
7	Ryan Blaney	12	Team Penske	Ford	143 (51)	0
8	Joey Logano	22	Team Penske	Ford	136 (50)	0
9	Chris Buescher	17	RFK Racing	Ford	133 (13)	0
10	Ross Chastain	1	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	128 (15)	0
11	Bubba Wallace	23	23XI Racing	Toyota	125 (55)	0
12	Denny Hamlin	11	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	122 (15)	0
13	Josh Berry	21	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	119 (22)	1
14	Michael McDowell	71	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	117 (8)	0
15	John H. Nemechek	42	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	116 (2)	0
16	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	Hyak Motorsports	Chevrolet	116 (11)	0
17	Kyle Busch	8	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	114 (16)	0
18	Ryan Preece	60	RFK Racing	Ford	102 (18)	0
19	Daniel Suárez	99	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	94 (16)	0
20	Chase Briscoe	19	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	94 (0)	0
21	Austin Cindric	2	Team Penske	Ford	93 (44)	0
22	Carson Hocevar	77	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	92 (18)	0
23	AJ Allmendinger	16	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	92 (16)	0
24	Todd Gilliland	34	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	91 (14)	0
25	Erik Jones	43	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	85 (15)	0
26	Ty Dillon	10	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	85 (8)	0
27	Riley Herbst	35	23XI Racing	Toyota	79 (0)	0
28	Justin Haley	7	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet	78 (0)	0
29	Zane Smith	38	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	77 (0)	0
30	Brad Keselowski	6	RFK Racing	Ford	73 (9)	0
31	Shane Van Gisbergen	88	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet	72 (14)	0
32	Austin Dillon	3	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	71 (4)	0
33	Noah Gragson	4	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	59 (1)	0
34	Ty Gibbs	54	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	56 (0)	0
35	Cole Custer	41	Haas Factory Team	Ford	47 (0)	0
36	Jimmie Johnson	84	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota	34 (0)	0
37	Cody Ware	51	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	24 (0)	0
38	Corey LaJoie	01	Rick Ware Racing	Ford	21 (5)	0
39	Katherine Legge	78	Live Fast Motorsports	Chevrolet	7 (0)	0
40	JJ Yeley	44	NY Racing Team	Chevrolet	1 (0)	0
41	Martin Truex Jr.	56	Tricon Garage	Toyota	1 (0)	0

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