Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after 2026 Talladega spring race

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Apr 27, 2026 - 00:36

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Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after 2026 Talladega spring race

Tyler Reddick managed to slightly extend his championship lead at Talladega, now 110 points clear of Denny Hamlin in the standings.

After earning his first Cup win, Carson Hocevar jumped from 12th to eighth in the standings. However, the biggest mover in the points was Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who jumped five positions from 30th to 25th.

The biggest losers were Michael McDowell, William Byron, and Bubba Wallace, who each lost four positions in the standings after crashes at Talladega.

A the cutline, it's now Austin Cindric on the bubble, just four points ahead of Chase Briscoe and 21 points ahead of Ross Chastain.

2026 NASCAR Cup points after Talladega I (Race 10 of 36)

Pos.	Driver	Points	Positions gained or lost
1	Tyler Reddick	484	--
2	Denny Hamlin	374	--
3	Ryan Blaney	344	--
4	Chase Elliott	340	+2
5	Ty Gibbs	322	-1
6	Kyle Larson	315	--1
7	Chris Buescher	309	+4
8	Carson Hocevar	292	+4
9	Christopher Bell	290	+1
10	Brad Keselowski	279	-1
11	William Byron	277	-4
12	Bubba Wallace	276	-4
13	Ryan Preece	269	--
14	Daniel Suarez	235	+2
15	Joey Logano	234	-1
16	Austin Cindric	226	+1
CHASE CUTLINE	CHASE CUTLINE	CHASE CUTLINE	CHASE CUTLINE
17	Chase Briscoe	222	-2
18	Ross Chastain	205	+2
19	Shane van Gisbergen	195	-1
20	Zane Smith	183	+2
21	AJ Allmendinger	183	--
22	Todd Gilliland	181	+1
23	Michael McDowell	179	-4
24	Austin Dillon	163	+1
25	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	161	+5
26	Erik Jones	161	-2
27	Kyle Busch	160	--
28	Josh Berry	147	-2
29	Riley Herbst	144	-1
30	Noah Gragson	144	+1
31	John Hunter Nemechek	141	-2
32	Ty Dillon	123	--
33	Connor Zilisch	103	--
34	Cole Custer	89	--
35	Cody Ware	85	--
36	Alex Bowman	80	--
37	Casey Mears	9	--
38	BJ McLeod	3	--