Here is a look at who was the best in March and some key moments in a month that had five NASCAR Cup races.
March Power Rankings
1. Christopher Bell (Last month: 5th)
He was the only driver to win multiple races in March. Bell won at the beginning of the month at Circuit of the Americas and followed it the next week with a victory at Phoenix.
Bell also placed second at Martinsville, meaning he had finishes of first or second at tracks that will host the final two races of the season —Martinsville and Phoenix.
He was the only driver to have an average running position better than seventh in three of the month’s five races.
2. William Byron (3)
Did not win in March but scored the most points (184) and ranked second in stage points scored with 45 (Ryan Blaney had 50 stage points in March).
Byron's best finish of the month was second at COTA. He also had a top-five finish at Las Vegas, placing fourth. Byron added a sixth-place finish at Phoenix.
Byron had an average running position of better than eighth in four on the month’s five races.
3. Kyle Larson (NR)
He ranked second in points scored with 182 and in stage points with 42 for the month.
Larson won at Homestead-Miami Speedway, one of three top-five finishes he had in March. He was third at Phoenix and fifth at Martinsville. Larson scored points in all but one stage in March.
4. Chase Elliott (NR)
Elliott had four top-10 finishes to match his Hendrick Motorsports teammates Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman. Elliott’s 171 points tied Christopher Bell for third most in March.
Elliott’s best finish of March was fourth, which he accomplished at COTA and Martinsville. He also placed 10th at both Phoenix and Las Vegas.
5. Denny Hamlin (NR)
Hamlin’s Martinsville win moved him into the top five for March. He finished the month with three top-five finishes, placing second at Phoenix and fifth at Homestead to go along with his Martinsville victory.
Just like his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Christopher Bell, Hamlin had a first or second at Martinsville and Phoenix, the tracks that will host the final two Cup races of the season.
