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 Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Joey Logano took the checkered flag for his 1st win of the season, becoming the first driver to win a points-paying Cup race at North Wilkesboro since Jeff Gordon in 1996, while Tyler Reddick was collected in a crash and fell 70 points behind points leader Denny Hamlin.
| Pos | Driver | Manufacturer | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | DNF |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 842 | — | 21 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 772 | -70 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 762 | -80 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 704 | -138 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 631 | -211 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 616 | -226 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 7 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | 598 | -244 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | Toyota | 587 | -255 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 579 | -263 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 568 | -274 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | Daniel Suárez | Chevrolet | 557 | -285 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 540 | -302 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 532 | -310 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | Shane van Gisbergen | Chevrolet | 515 | -327 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | Joey Logano | Ford | 511 | -331 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 492 | -350 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 471 | -371 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Ryan Preece | Ford | 446 | -396 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 437 | -405 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 414 | -428 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 410 | -432 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 397 | -445 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 383 | -459 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Zane Smith | Ford | 366 | -476 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Riley Herbst | Toyota | 366 | -476 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet | 365 | -477 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota | 348 | -494 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 345 | -497 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 294 | -548 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 261 | -581 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | Ford | 250 | -592 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet | 244 | -598 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Josh Berry | Ford | 234 | -608 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 34 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 217 | -625 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 211 | -631 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 183 | -659 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Corey Heim | Toyota | 157 | -685 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 38 | Jimmie Johnson | Toyota | 17 | -825 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Kevin Magnussen | Chevrolet | 11 | -831 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Casey Mears | Ford | 10 | -832 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Katherine Legge | Chevrolet | 8 | -834 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 4 | -838 | 3 | 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 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 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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