Here are the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series driver standings after the Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway, race 4 of 36.
22 races remaining until ‘The Chase.’
| Rank | Car | Driver | Points | Diff | To Cutline | Starts | Wins | Stage Wins | Top5 | Top10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 225 | 0 | +127 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 165 | -60 | +67 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 153 | -72 | +55 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 128 | -97 | +30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 116 | -109 | +18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 113 | -112 | +15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | 113 | -112 | +15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 71 | Michael McDowell | 111 | -114 | +13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 111 | -114 | +13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 109 | -116 | +11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 24 | William Byron | 108 | -117 | +10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 107 | -118 | +9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 104 | -121 | +6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 103 | -122 | +5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 101 | -124 | +3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 100 | -125 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | 98 | -127 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 92 | -133 | -8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 38 | Zane Smith | 85 | -140 | -15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 81 | -144 | -19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 76 | -149 | -24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 75 | -150 | -25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 74 | -151 | -26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 72 | -153 | -28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 4 | Noah Gragson | 66 | -159 | -34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | 65 | -160 | -35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 64 | -161 | -36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | 59 | -166 | -41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 56 | -169 | -44 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 52 | -173 | -48 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 21 | Josh Berry | 50 | -175 | -50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | 51 | Cody Ware | 50 | -175 | -50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 47 | -178 | -53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | 88 | Connor Zilisch # | 45 | -180 | -55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 41 | Cole Custer | 42 | -183 | -58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Alex Bowman | 23 | -202 | -77 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Casey Mears | 9 | -216 | -91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | Burton McLeod | 3 | -222 | -97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | 33 | * Austin Hill(i) | 0 | -225 | -100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Jesse Love(i) | 0 | -225 | -100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | Corey Heim(i) | 0 | -225 | -100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Chris Yeley(i) | 0 | -225 | -100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | 48 | Anthony Alfredo(i) | 0 | -225 | -100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Justin Allgaier(i) | 0 | -225 | -100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Corey LaJoie | 0 | -225 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Chandler Smith(i) | 0 | -225 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | Jimmie Johnson | 0 | -225 | -100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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