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Tyler Reddick

2026 Season — NASCAR Cup Series

● Playoff eligible
2nd
Position
767
Points
5
Wins
20
Starts

Through July 12, 2026 · 24 pts behind leader

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Coverage (20 articles)

Denny Hamlin Has a 44-Point Lead and No Answer for Atlanta

Jack Beckett·

Denny Hamlin leads the Cup Series by 44 points with seven races left, but Sunday night the Quaker State 400 visits EchoPark Speedway, a drafting track where he has no top 10 all year. Tyler Reddick, the driver chasing him, is the defending winner and one of the best pack racers in the field. If Reddick can stop crashing, Atlanta is where the title math gets nervous.

William Byron Won Everything at Chicagoland Except the Race

Jack Beckett·

William Byron swept both stages at Chicagoland and led 94 laps, more than anyone else on the grid. He finished fourth. Chase Briscoe led the final 46 laps, beat Christopher Bell by 0.276 seconds, and gave Joe Gibbs Racing a 1-2-3 in NASCAR's first Cup race at the track since 2019.

Corey Heim Wins NASCAR's First San Diego Cup Race and Leaves With Zero Points

Jack Beckett·

Corey Heim won the Anduril 250 at the San Diego Street Course, the first Cup Series race ever run at Naval Base Coronado, then collected zero championship points: as a Truck Series cross-entry he was ineligible. It was the first Cup win of his career. Tyler Reddick still leads the standings.

Hamlin Wins Third Straight at Pocono, Cutting Reddick's Lead to 19 Points

Jack Beckett·

Denny Hamlin held off Tyler Reddick by 1.678 seconds at Pocono on Sunday for his third straight NASCAR Cup win, a record eighth at the track. The streak cut Reddick's once-100-point lead to 19, turning the championship into a contest with 10 races left to set the Chase field.

Hamlin Grabs Pocono Pole

John Speedway·

Denny Hamlin was the last man out at Pocono and grabbed the Busch Light Pole by fifty-seven thousandths of a second, his fourth of the season. The bigger story is the streak: two straight wins, his best track in front of him, and a shot at the first three-race run of his career on Sunday.

Hamlin Charges From the Back to Win at Michigan, Honor an Old Friend

John Speedway·

Denny Hamlin drove from the rear of the field to win the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan for the second straight week, his 63rd career Cup win tying the late Kyle Busch for ninth all-time. He honored Busch with an 18-8 tribute flag, and with points leader Tyler Reddick wrecked out for his first DNF, cut the title gap to 51.

Two Toyotas, One Title, and the Track Ford Refuses to Lose

John Speedway·

Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin have turned 2026 into a two-Toyota title fight — and they're carrying it into Michigan International Speedway, the track Ford has won at 44 times and can't win at now. A FireKeepers Casino 400 preview from John Speedway.

Denny Hamlin Beat His Own Teammates to the Line at Nashville for Win No. 62

Jack Beckett·

Denny Hamlin won the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville by 0.115 seconds — and the two cars he beat were his own Joe Gibbs Racing teammates, Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe, in a three-wide sweep to the line. Points leader Tyler Reddick crashed across the finish and still leads by 97.

Kyle Larson Heads to Nashville on a 37-Race Winless Streak.

Jack Beckett·

Kyle Larson hasn't won a Cup Series race since Kansas in May 2025. The streak now stands at 37 — his longest since joining Hendrick Motorsports — and on Sunday night he returns to the track where his 5.2 average finish is the best he has anywhere.

Hamlin Wins the Million From the Pole at Dover. The Million Goes to Mama.

John Speedway·

Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR All-Star Race from the pole at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, beat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe in a side-by-side fight to the line, and became the third driver in the sport's history to win the All-Star at multiple tracks. Asked what he'd do with the $1 million check, he said he'd give it to his mother — a line that landed harder given his father's death in a December fire. The Cup field heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway next for the Coca-Cola 600.

What to Watch and Who's Hot at Dover's First All-Star Race

John Speedway·

The NASCAR All-Star Race goes to Dover Motor Speedway Sunday for the first time in the event's 41-year history — the 42nd running of the showcase, three segments, 26 cars, the trophy on the line. A preview of what to watch and who's hot heading in.

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