Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Chicagoland 2026

After losing control of the championship at Sonoma, Reddick continues to bleed points, falling 44pts behind Hamlin after another issue at Chicagoland

It's incredible to think that Tyler Reddick had a 129-point lead in the championship just before Memorial Day Weekend in May, as he now trails Denny Hamlin by 44 points.

Reddick lost the points lead for the first time this year one week ago, and while he ran strong at Chicagoland this weekend, a piece of debris punches through the radiator and put him 30 laps down after repairs.

The biggest mover in the standings was race winner Chase Briscoe, jumping three spots from 11th to eighth in the championship. As for the biggest loser, four different drivers dropped two positions, and the highest-ranked among them was Daniel Suarez, falling from ninth to 11th in the standings. Ryan Preece also lost two critical positions, dropping below the cut-line from 15th to 17th.

Erik Jones is now on the bubble, moving back above the cut-line, and just four points ahead of Preece. Joey Logano and AJ Allmendinger are both 16 points behind, and Brad Keselowski is only 19 points behind despite being ranked 20th.

2026 NASCAR Cup points after Chicagoland (Race 19 of 36)

Pos.	Driver	Points	Positions gained or lost
1	Denny Hamlin	764	--
2	Tyler Reddick	720	--
3	Ryan Blaney	651	--
4	Ty Gibbs	627	--
5	Chase Elliott	584	+1
6	Kyle Larson	583	-1
7	Chris Buescher	541	--
8	Chase Briscoe	538	+3
9	Carson Hocevar	524	-1
10	Christopher Bell	512	--
11	Daniel Suarez	507	-2
12	William Byron	499	--
13	Bubba Wallace	484	--
14	Shane van Gisbergen	437	--
15	Austin Cindric	434	+1
16	Erik Jones	411	+1
CHASE CUTLINE	CHASE CUTLINE	CHASE CUTLINE	CHASE CUTLINE
17	Ryan Preece	407	-2
18	Joey Logano	395	-2
19	AJ Allmendinger	395	--
20	Brad Keselowski	392	-2
21	Michael McDowell	377	--
22	Ross Chastain	375	--
23	Zane Smith	349	--
24	Riley Herbst	348	+1
25	Todd Gilliland	335	+1
26	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	330	-2
27	John Hunter Nemechek	325	--
28	Austin Dillon	293	--
29	Alex Bowman	266	--
30	Noah Gragson	231	--
31	Josh Berry	221	--
32	Ty Dillon	221	+1
33	Cole Custer	217	-1
34	Connor Zilisch	199	--
35	Cody Ware	163	--
36	Kevin Magnussen	11	--
37	Casey Mears	10	--
38	Jimmie Johnson	9	--
39	Katherine Legge	8	--
40	BJ McLeod	3	--

Note: Kyle Busch scored 217 points before his tragic passing, and we have followed NASCAR's decision to no longer classify Busch in the weekly driver standings.