Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Texas 2026

Reddick continues to lead Hamlin in the championship standings, now 109 points ahead

Tyler Reddick finished a strong fourth at Texas, but saw his incredible 110-point lead shrink ever-so-slightly to 109 points after Denny Hamlin's runner-up finish.

Chase Elliott's win vaulted him up to third in the standings, 117 points back of the lead.

The biggest mover in the standings was Erik Jones, who jumped four positions from 26th to 22nd. He won Stage 1 at Texas, and that points haul was critical to his sudden jump in the standings.

The biggest loser was Christopher Bell, who fell from ninth to 13th in the standings after wrecking from the lead early in the race.

Later in the week, Ryan Preece was docked 25 points after wrecking Ty Gibbs, dropping him from 12th to 13th in the standings. He was +63 above the cutline, and is now +38 after the penalty.

2026 NASCAR Cup points after Texas (Race 11 of 36)

Pos.	Driver	Points	Positions gained or lost
1	Tyler Reddick	526	--
2	Denny Hamlin	417	--
3	Chase Elliott	409	+1
4	Ryan Blaney	371	-1
5	Chris Buescher	345	+2
6	Carson Hocevar	333	+2
7	Ty Gibbs	330	-2
8	Kyle Larson	318	-2
9	Brad Keselowski	311	+1
10	William Byron	308	+1
11	Bubba Wallace	304	+1
12	Christopher Bell	291	+1
13	Ryan Preece (25pt penalty)	273	-4
14	Daniel Suarez	271	--
15	Austin Cindric	248	+1
16	Chase Briscoe	242	+1
CHASE CUTLINE	CHASE CUTLINE	CHASE CUTLINE	CHASE CUTLINE
17	Joey Logano	235	-2
18	Ross Chastain	216	--
19	Shane van Gisbergen	215	--
20	AJ Allmendinger	199	+1
21	Zane Smith	198	-1
22	Erik Jones	196	+4
23	Michael McDowell	189	--
24	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	187	+1
25	Todd Gilliland	186	-3
26	Kyle Busch	182	+1
27	Austin Dillon	182	-3
28	Riley Herbst	173	+1
29	John Hunter Nemechek	157	+2
30	Josh Berry	155	-2
31	Noah Gragson	153	-1
32	Ty Dillon	136	--
33	Connor Zilisch	124	--
34	Alex Bowman	115	+2
35	Cody Ware	92	--
36	Cole Custer	91	-2
37	Casey Mears	9	--
38	BJ McLeod	3	--