The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series regular season is gearing up, and your favorite drivers are back on the track in hopes of taking home the championship title. Below you’ll find the latest standings for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, so you can make sure you’re always up to speed.
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2026 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Standings
Find out where each driver stands after the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway on Sunday, July 13, 2026. Ryan Blaney took the checkered flag for his 2nd win of the season, while both Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick officially clinched spots in the 2026 Chase field.
| Pos | Driver | Manufacturer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | DNF |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 791 | — | 20 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 767 | -24 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 726 | -65 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 665 | -126 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 610 | -181 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 594 | -197 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 568 | -223 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | 563 | -228 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 551 | -240 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | Chase Briscoe | Toyota | 542 | -249 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | Daniel Suárez | Chevrolet | 529 | -262 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 520 | -271 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 493 | -298 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 470 | -321 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Shane van Gisbergen | Chevrolet | 469 | -322 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 446 | -345 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Joey Logano | Ford | 438 | -353 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Ryan Preece | Ford | 420 | -371 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 403 | -388 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 401 | -390 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 399 | -392 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 396 | -395 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Zane Smith | Ford | 356 | -435 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 353 | -438 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Riley Herbst | Toyota | 350 | -441 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet | 344 | -447 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota | 344 | -447 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 327 | -464 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 281 | -510 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Noah Gragson | Ford | 241 | -550 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 238 | -553 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet | 237 | -554 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Josh Berry | Ford | 233 | -558 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 217 | -574 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 208 | -583 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 169 | -622 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Corey Heim | Toyota | 157 | -634 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Jimmie Johnson | Toyota | 17 | -774 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Kevin Magnussen | Chevrolet | 11 | -780 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Casey Mears | Ford | 10 | -781 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Katherine Legge | Chevrolet | 8 | -783 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 3 | -788 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Austin Hill | Chevrolet | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Daniel Dye | Ford | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Jesse Love | Chevrolet | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Chad Finchum | Ford | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 48 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | Anthony Alfredo | Chevrolet | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 51 | Josh Bilicki | Chevrolet | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 53 | Corey Lajoie | RAM | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | Chandler Smith | Ford | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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