Here are the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series driver standings after the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, race 1 of 36.
25 races remaining until ‘The Chase.’
| Rank | Car | Driver | Points | Diff | Cutline | Wins | Stage Wins | Starts | Top 5 | Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 58 | 0 | +32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | 46 | -12 | +20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 43 | -15 | +17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 38 | Zane Smith | 41 | -17 | +15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 39 | -19 | +13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 39 | -19 | +13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 39 | -19 | +13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 37 | -21 | +11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 36 | -22 | +10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 36 | -22 | +10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 35 | -23 | +9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | 35 | -23 | +9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 21 | Josh Berry | 33 | -25 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 29 | -29 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 29 | -29 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | Noah Gragson | 27 | -31 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 71 | Michael McDowell | 26 | -32 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | William Byron | 25 | -33 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 25 | -33 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 23 | -35 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 51 | Cody Ware | 20 | -38 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 18 | -40 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 17 | -41 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 17 | -41 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 43 | Erik Jones | 16 | -42 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 16 | -42 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | 13 | -45 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 13 | -45 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 13 | -45 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 66 | * Casey Mears | 9 | -49 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 9 | -49 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 9 | -49 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | -50 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 88 | Connor Zilisch # | 5 | -53 | -22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | 4 | -54 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 4 | -54 | -23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 2 | -56 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 78 | * BJ McLeod | 1 | -57 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 67 | * Corey Heim(i) | 0 | -58 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 40 | * Justin Allgaier(i) | 0 | -58 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 99 | Corey LaJoie | 0 | -58 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo(i) | 0 | -58 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | 36 | Chandler Smith(i) | 0 | -58 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | 44 | JJ Yeley | 0 | -58 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | 84 | * Jimmie Johnson | 0 | -58 | -27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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