NASCAR 2023 points standings after Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway

Kyle Larson, the driver for Hendrick Motorsports, won the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. This victory secured his spot in the next round of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series.

In an exciting race at Darlington, Larson overtook Tyler Reddick with 55 laps to go and held onto his lead until the final lap when he crossed the finish line first.

With this win, Larson earned 57 points and moved from sixth place to second in the overall standings. He now has 2074 points, three wins, and 11 top-five finishes.

William Byron finished fourth in the race and gained 39 points, keeping him at the top of the driver's standings with 2075 points. He has five wins and 10 top-five finishes.

Christopher Bell, who started at the front of the race, had a tough time and ended up in 23rd place. He gained 17 points and is currently 12th in the standings with 2031 points.

Defending champion Erik Jones finished in 10th place, earning 35 points and putting him in 27th place in the standings with 429 points.

Here's the updated NASCAR Cup Series standings after the Cook Out Southern 500:

1. William Byron - 2075

2. Kyle Larson - 2074

3. Tyler Reddick - 2060

4. Chris Buescher - 2057

5. Denny Hamlin - 2057

6. Martin Truex Jr. - 2055

7. Kyle Busch - 2050

8. Brad Keselowski - 2048

9. Ryan Blaney - 2046

10. Ross Chastain - 2043

11. Joey Logano - 2033

12. Christopher Bell - 2031

13. Bubba Wallace (P) - 2030

14. Kevin Harvick (P) - 2029

15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P) - 2027

16. Michael McDowell (P) - 2012

17. Ty Gibbs # - 583

18. Daniel Suarez - 576

19. Chase Elliott (P) - 559

20. AJ Allmendinger - 550

21. Alex Bowman - 536

22. Austin Cindric - 487

23. Aric Almirola - 471

24. Justin Haley - 457

25. Corey LaJoie - 446

26. Ryan Preece - 438

27. Erik Jones - 429

28. Todd Gilliland - 421

29. Austin Dillon - 396

30. Chase Briscoe - 355

31. Harrison Burton - 354

32. Ty Dillon - 267

33. Noah Gragson - 199

34. BJ McLeod - 132

35. Cody Ware - 65

36. Jenson Button - 45

37. Ryan Newman - 34

38. Andy Lally - 32

39. Mike Rockenfeller - 31

40. Travis Pastrana - 26

41. Jordan Taylor - 16

42. Brodie Kostecki - 15

43. Jimmie Johnson - 12

44. Kimi Raikkonen - 8

45. Jonathan Davenport - 1

The next NASCAR Cup Series race will be at Kansas Speedway on September 10.