It’s far too early to start making championship predictions, but every point counts in this return to a more traditional NASCAR championship format. A year ago we would have said “Welcome to the Playoffs Tyler Reddick” because because of the win and your participation, the most points wouldn’t have mattered much.
But it’s important now! One race behind, 25 to go before the Chase returns for 2026, and only the 16 drivers with the most points will have a chance at the crown.
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After his Daytona 500 win, Reddick sits in first place in the standings, 12 points ahead of Joey Logano and 15 points ahead of Chase Elliott – two drivers who finished in the top five in the 500, but also won their respective Duel races earlier in the week.
Right away. Noah Gragson is in 16th and final place, but we’re only one race away. The 30th driver is 20 points away from this position, so a lot will change in the coming weeks.
But there are drivers with notable drivers deep in the standings after Daytona. They can get out of these holes quickly with how close the points are, but this group includes Chase Briscoe in 37th, Alex Bowman in 36th, Denny Hamlin in 33rd and Christopher Bell in 31st.
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The series now heads to EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) for another draft track, which will further shake up the standings.
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Official 2026 Daytona 500 race results
2026 NASCAR Cup Championship Standings After Daytona
|
1 |
Tyler Reddick |
58 |
|
2 |
Joey Logano |
46 |
|
3 |
Chase Elliott |
43 |
|
4 |
Zane Smith |
41 |
|
5 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
39 |
|
6 |
Brad Keselowski |
39 |
|
7 |
Chris Buescher |
39 |
|
8 |
Bubba Wallace |
37 |
|
9 |
Carson Hocevar |
36 |
|
10 |
Ryan Blaney |
36 |
|
11 |
Riley Herbst |
35 |
|
12 |
Daniel Suarez |
35 |
|
13 |
Josh Berry |
33 |
|
14 |
Kyle Busch |
29 |
|
15 |
Kyle Larson |
29 |
|
16 |
Noah Gragson |
27 |
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17 |
Michael McDowell |
26 |
|
18 |
William Byron |
25 |
|
19 |
John Hunter Nemechek |
25 |
|
20 |
Ty Dillon |
23 |
|
21 |
Cody Ware |
20 |
|
22 |
AJ Allmendinger |
18 |
|
23 |
Ross Chastain |
17 |
|
24 |
Ryan Preece |
17 |
|
25 |
Erik Jones |
17 |
|
26 |
Ty Gibbs |
16 |
|
27 |
Cole Custer |
13 |
|
28 |
Shane van Gisbergen |
13 |
|
29 |
Austin Cindric |
13 |
|
30 |
Casey Mears |
9 |
|
31 |
Christopher Bell |
9 |
|
32 |
Austin Dillon |
9 |
|
33 |
Denis Hamlin |
8 |
|
34 |
Connor Zilisch |
5 |
|
35 |
Todd Gilliland |
4 |
|
36 |
Alex Bowman |
4 |
|
37 |
Chase Briscoe |
2 |
|
38 |
BJ McLeod |
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