2026 NASCAR Cup Series Standings
Denny Hamlin leads the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship. Full national points, wins, and finishes — updated after every race.
Updated July 12, 2026
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Back | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin● | 791 | — | 4 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick● | 767 | -24 | 5 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney● | 726 | -65 | 2 |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs● | 665 | -126 | 1 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott● | 610 | -181 | 2 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 594 | -197 | 0 |
| 7 | Chris Buescher | 568 | -223 | 0 |
| 8 | Carson Hocevar● | 563 | -228 | 1 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 551 | -240 | 0 |
| 10 | Chase Briscoe● | 542 | -249 | 1 |
| 11 | Daniel Suarez● | 529 | -262 | 1 |
| 12 | William Byron | 520 | -271 | 0 |
| 13 | Bubba Wallace | 493 | -298 | 0 |
| 14 | Austin Cindric | 470 | -321 | 0 |
| 15 | Shane Van Gisbergen● | 469 | -322 | 2 |
| 16 | Erik Jones | 446 | -345 | 0 |
| 17 | Joey Logano | 438 | -353 | 0 |
| 18 | Ryan Preece | 420 | -371 | 0 |
| 19 | Brad Keselowski | 403 | -388 | 0 |
| 20 | Ross Chastain | 401 | -390 | 0 |
| 21 | Michael McDowell | 399 | -392 | 0 |
| 22 | AJ Allmendinger | 396 | -395 | 0 |
| 23 | Zane Smith | 356 | -435 | 0 |
| 24 | Todd Gilliland | 353 | -438 | 0 |
| 25 | Riley Herbst | 350 | -441 | 0 |
| 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 344 | -447 | 0 |
| 27 | John Hunter Nemechek | 344 | -447 | 0 |
| 28 | Austin Dillon | 327 | -464 | 0 |
| 29 | Alex Bowman | 281 | -510 | 0 |
| 30 | Noah Gragson | 241 | -550 | 0 |
| 31 | Ty Dillon | 238 | -553 | 0 |
| 32 | Cole Custer | 237 | -554 | 0 |
| 33 | Josh Berry | 233 | -558 | 0 |
| 34 | Connor Zilisch | 208 | -583 | 0 |
| 35 | Cody Ware | 169 | -622 | 0 |
● Playoff eligible · Pts = points · Back = behind leader · W = wins · St = starts