Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national standings: Jacob Goede leads through early July

With a little more than two months left in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series points season, Jacob Goede has taken command of the Division I national championship standings. This year's national title chase, though, is up in the air. Goede has multiple competitors on his tail as the midwest racer pursues what would be his second Weekly Series national championship. Below are the Division I standings as of the morning of July 10.

Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series national standings

1. Jacob Goede - 346 points

Goede, the 2019 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Division I national champion, has 344 points on the strength of four wins in 13 starts at Minnesota’s Elko Speedway, Wisconsin’s Dells Raceway Park and LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, also in Wisconsin.

2. Chase Johnson - 344 points

Goede's closest pursuer is Division I rookie Chase Johnson, a regular at Virginia’s Dominion Raceway. Competing in the American Racer Late Model class, Johnson has won nine times in 13 starts and sits just two points behind Goede in the battle for the Division I championship.

3. Brandon Ward - 316 points

Brandon Ward, the 2023 Bowman Gray Stadium Modified champion, is third in the Division I standings thanks to a strong season at the Winston-Salem, North Carolina track. He has scored two wins in 12 starts to go along with 11 top fives and 12 top 10s, giving him a point total of 316.

4. Trevor Ward - 288 points

Fourth in the standings is 2023 Virginia Triple Crown champion Trevor Ward. The current South Boston Speedway championship points leader has scored four wins this year while competing at South Boston in addition to starts at Ace Speedway and Langley Speedway. Through 15 starts this season, his point total is 288.

5. Tim Brown - 286 points

Tim Brown, a record 12-time Modified track champion at historic Bowman Gray Stadium, finds himself fifth in the Division I standings. Despite being winless this season at Bowman Gray, his nine top fives and 12 top 10s in 13 features have him near the top of the national championship standings. Complete NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series standings can be found on MyRacePass. Below are updates on the championship battles in Divisions II-V.

• In Division II, Chase Robertson leads four other Bowman Gray Stadium competitors in the battle for the national championship. Through 14 starts this season at Bowman Gray in the Sportsman class, Robertson has won four times and leads defending Division II national champion Zack Ore by 86 points.
• The battle for the Division III National championship appears to go through Berlin Raceway. Brian Thome, with three wins, leads his Sportsman division rival Josh Frye, who has scored two wins, by 18 points.
• Another Berlin Raceway competitor leads the Division IV standings. Justin Roelofs, who competes in the 4 Cylinder class at Berlin, has secured six wins and leads defending Division IV national champion A.J. Sanders by 38 points through early July.
• In Division V, New Smyrna Speedway Bomber B competitor Zach Curtis holds a two-point advantage on Evergreen Speedway Hornet class racer Damon Claibourn. Curtis has scored eight wins to Claibourn’s one, but Claibourn’s strength of field is keeping him in the championship hunt. Christian Miller, another Evergreen Speedway competitor, is also in the battle, only four points behind Curtis.