Motorsport photoNick DeGrootMon, February 23, 2026 at 1:37 AM UTC·1 min readAfter winning the first two races of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, Tyler Reddick holds a 40-point lead in the championship standings. 23XI Racing teammate Bubba Wallace sits second after back-to-back top tens to open the year, with Chase Elliott third.
Some notables deep in the standings include Denny Hamlin (27th), Christopher Bell (31st), Alex Bowman (32nd), and rookie Connor Zilisch (36th).
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement38 different drivers have scored points through the first two races of the year, while a handful who competed at Daytona and/or Atlanta have not declared for Cup points, so they aren't included in the below the standings.
2026 NASCAR Cup points after Atlanta I (Race 2 of 36)
Pos.
Driver
Points
1
Tyler Reddick
125
2
Bubba Wallace
85
3
Chase Elliott
81
4
Carson Hocevar
74
5
Zane Smith
71
6
Joey Logano
68
7
Daniel Suarez
67
8
Ryan Blaney
67
9
Brad Keselowski
61
10
Chris Buescher
61
11
Ross Chastain
51
12
Noah Gragson
50
13
William Byron
50
14
Ryan Preece
49
15
Chase Briscoe
45
16
Shane van Gisbergen
45
17
Ty Dillon
44
18
AJ Allmendinger
43
19
John-Hunter Nemechek
43
20
Michael McDowell
43
21
Kyle Larson
42
22
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
40
23
Riley Herbst
39
24
Kyle Busch
36
25
Josh Berry
34
26
Austin Cindric
34
27
Denny Hamlin
32
28
Cody Ware
30
29
Erik Jones
29
30
Cole Custer
29
31
Christopher Bell
25
32
Alex Bowman
18
33
Ty Gibbs
17
34
Austin Dillon
17
35
Todd Gilliland
16
36
Connor Zilisch
14
37
Casey Mears
9
38
BJ McLeod
3
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