Ryan Blaney takes the lead in the NASCAR Cup Series championship race with just over 100 laps remaining in the 2023 season. William Byron falls to second place behind Blaney, while Ross Chastain leads the race by 1.5 seconds. Blaney maintains his lead with 15 laps to go, with Kyle Larson trailing by just over half a second. Blaney continues to inch away from Larson, while Chastain leads by more than two seconds. With 10 laps to go, Blaney remains in the championship lead ahead of Larson and Byron.
8 to go. Blaney trails Chasatin by 1.5 second. Larson is 1 second behind Blaney.
10 laps to go in the Cup season. Blaney is still in the championship lead ahead of Larson and Byron.
12 laps to go. Blaney leads Larson for the championship by just over a half second.
Ryan Blaney is inching away from Kyle Larson with 15 laps to go. Ross Chastain leads by more than two seconds. #NASCAR
Off pit road: Hamlin Jones Larson Chastain Byron Blaney Truex.
Off pit road before the choose: Hamlin, Jones, Larson, Chastain, Byron, Blaney, Truex, Buesher, Harvick, Keselowski
Inside the final 60 laps. Blaney leads the #Championship4 by about three seconds over Kyle Larson, with William Byron just behind Larson. #NASCAR
Lap 211: Ryan Blaney moves to the championship lead with just over 100 laps remaining in the 2023 season, moving to second place ahead of William Byron. Ross Chastain leads the race by 1.5 seconds. #NASCAR
Leaders pit. Off pit road: Chastain Byron Truex Larson Blaney Harvick
Off pit road: Chastain Byron Truex Larson Blaney Harvick
Leaders all pit. Off pit road: Harvick Chastain Byron Buescher Larson Truex Blaney
Lap 75 of 312: Byron leads still. Then Larson, Blaney and Bell run 4-5-6 behind Harvick and Chastain. Gap between the No. 24 and No. 4 is sitting around 1 second or so.
Off pit road at Lap 65: Byron maintains over Harvick, Chastain, Larson (+1), Buescher (+1), Wallace (-2), Truex, Blaney (+2), Bell and Hamlin. #NASCAR
Off pit road: Byron Harvick Chastain Larson Blaney comes out 8th, Bell 9th.
Off pit road and before the choose: Byron, Harvick, Chastain, Larson, Buescher, Wallace, Truex, Blaney, Bell, Hamlin
off pit road: Byron Harvick Chastain Larson Buescher Wallace
15 laps left in stage 1. Byron over Harvick by Larson has fallen to 5th. Bell and Blaney are 9th and 11th.
Twenty laps into the #NASCAR Cup Series championship race. Byron leads Harvick, Larson, Wallace and Truex with 40 laps left in Stage 1. Bell and Blaney unable to make much forward progress early -- 13th and 14th respectively.
15 laps in, Byron leads Harvick by 1.1 sec. Larson is third, and Bell and Blaney are still stuck in 13th and 14th. #NASCAR
10 laps complete. Byron leads. Then Harvick and Larson. Bell is 13th, Blaney 14th.