Kyle Larson

William Byron led a race-high 111 laps and sailed to the win at Atlanta, giving Hendrick Motorsports its third win this year.

The 24-year-old Byron from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 111 of 325-scheduled laps en route to his first Cup Series victory of 2022.

Briscoe used a quick late pit stop and nailed two restarts to win the Rouff Mortgage 500 at Phoenix, securing his spot in the NASCAR playoffs.

Bowman out-dragged Kyle Larson after a late restart and held on to win the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas

The Tucson, Arizona, native made a late two-tire pit strategy work to his advantage after fending off teammate Larson in overtime to capture first victory at Vegas.

The reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion led four times for 28 of 200 laps and fended off the field in a four-lap shootout to claim his second victory at Auto Club Speedway.

The 2012 NASCAR Cup Series champion fended off fellow Ford and ex-teammates from Team Penske to win the first of two Duel events at Daytona.

The reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion and the reigning Daytona 500 pole winner secured the front row starting spots for the 64th running of the Daytona 500.

The 2018 Cup champion fended off Kyle Busch to etch his name as NASCAR's inaugural winner at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Most of the NASCAR post-season reviews will focus primarily on statistics such as races won and laps led as a way to assess a particular driver’s season. By any measure, the 2021 Cup Series champion, Kyle Larson, had an extraordinary year.