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Kyle Larson, the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, is the current championship leader. Kyle Larson Driver Introductions Las Vegas Fall 2026.jpg
Kyle Larson, the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, is the current championship leader.
Denny Hamlin, the No. 1 seed. Denny Hamlin Las Vegas Fall 2026.jpg
Denny Hamlin, the No. 1 seed.
Connor Zilisch, the 2026 NASCAR Rookie of the Year. Connor Zilisch Las Vegas Fall 2026.jpg
Connor Zilisch, the 2026 NASCAR Rookie of the Year.
Toyota won the manufacturers' championship. Christopher Bell 20 Las Vegas 2026.jpg
Toyota won the manufacturers' championship.

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series is the 78th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 55th season for the modern-era Cup Series. The preseason featured the Cook Out Clash exhibition race on February 4 at Bowman Gray Stadium, followed by the season-opening 68th running of the Daytona 500 on February 15 at Daytona International Speedway. The season will end at Homestead–Miami Speedway on November 8. [1]

Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports returns as the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion. [2] Following the Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin clinched the No. 1 seed in The Chase, marking its return as the Cup Series' championship format after last being implemented in 2013. [3]

This season was marred by the death of two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch due to sepsis caused by pneumonia on May 21, days before the Coca-Cola 600. Busch was the first active full-time driver to pass away during a season since Dale Earnhardt's death in 2001, the first to do so off-track since Davey Allison in 1993, and overall driver since Jason Leffler, who was a part-time driver in 2013. [4]

Teams and drivers

Chartered teams

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefReferences
Chevrolet Haas Factory Team 41 Cole Custer Aaron Kramer [5] [6]
Hendrick Motorsports 5 Kyle Larson Cliff Daniels [7]
9 Chase Elliott Alan Gustafson [8]
24 William Byron Rudy Fugle [9]
48 Alex Bowman 32Blake Harris [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Anthony Alfredo 1
Justin Allgaier 3
Hyak Motorsports 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Mike Kelley [15] [16]
Kaulig Racing 10 Ty Dillon Andrew Dickeson [17]
16 A. J. Allmendinger Trent Owens [18]
Richard Childress Racing 3 Austin Dillon Richard Boswell [19] [20]
8/33 Kyle Busch 12Jim Pohlman 10
Andy Street 25
Johnny Klausmeier 1		 [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]
Austin Hill 24
Rick Ware Racing 51 Cody Ware Billy Plourde [27] [28]
Spire Motorsports 7 Daniel Suárez Ryan Sparks [19] [29] [30] [31]
71 Michael McDowell Travis Peterson [32] [31]
77 Carson Hocevar Luke Lambert [33] [31]
Trackhouse Racing 1 Ross Chastain Brandon McSwain [34] [35]
88 Connor Zilisch (R)Randall Burnett [36] [37] [38] [39]
97 Shane van Gisbergen Stephen Doran [36] [40]
Ford Front Row Motorsports 4 Noah Gragson Grant Hutchens [41] [42]
34 Todd Gilliland Chris Lawson [43]
38 Zane Smith Ryan Bergenty [44]
RFK Racing 6 Brad Keselowski Jeremy Bullins 29
Mike Skarbowski 7		 [45] [46]
17 Chris Buescher Scott Graves [19]
60 Ryan Preece Derrick Finley [19] [27]
Team Penske 2 Austin Cindric Brian Wilson [47]
12 Ryan Blaney Jonathan Hassler 35
Matt Swiderski 1		 [48]
22 Joey Logano Paul Wolfe [49]
Wood Brothers Racing 21 Josh Berry Miles Stanley 35
Matt Swiderski 1		 [50] [51]
Toyota 23XI Racing 23 Bubba Wallace Charles Denike [52]
35 Riley Herbst 35Davin Restivo [53]
Harrison Burton 1 [54]
45 Tyler Reddick Billy Scott [55]
Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Denny Hamlin Chris Gayle [56] [57]
19 Chase Briscoe James Small [58]
20 Christopher Bell Adam Stevens [59] [60]
54 Ty Gibbs Tyler Allen [19]
Legacy Motor Club 42 John Hunter Nemechek Travis Mack 28
Chais Eliason 8		 [19] [61]
43 Erik Jones Justin Alexander [62] [63]

Non-chartered teams

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefRacesReferences
Chevrolet Beard Motorsports 62 Anthony Alfredo Darren Shaw1 [64] [65] [66]
Casey Mears 6
JR Motorsports 40 Justin Allgaier Greg Ives 1 [67]
Live Fast Motorsports 78 B. J. McLeod David Ingram3 [68]
Daniel Dye 5 [69] [70]
Katherine Legge 2 [71] [72]
NY Racing Team 44 J. J. Yeley Jay Guy4 [68] [73] [74]
Joey Gase 2
B. J. McLeod 1
Richard Childress Racing 33 Jesse Love Andy Street2 [75] [76] [77] [78]
Austin Hill 2
Trackhouse Racing 91 Kevin Magnussen Phil Surgen1 [79]
Ford Front Row Motorsports 36 Chandler Smith Seth Barbour1 [80]
Garage 66 66 Casey Mears Jason Miller 4
Carl Long 12		1 [81] [82] [83] [84] [85] [86] [87] [88]
Timmy Hill 2
Chad Finchum 7
Josh Bilicki 4
Gray Gaulding 4
RFK Racing 99 Corey LaJoie Mike Skarbowski1 [89]
Toyota 23XI Racing 67 Corey Heim Bootie Barker 13 [90] [91]
Legacy Motor Club 84 Jimmie Johnson Chad Johnston 2 [92] [93] [94]

Team changes

Chevrolet unveiled a new body style for the ZL1 in November 2025 for the 2026 season to replace the model that had been used since 2022. The redesign is based on the Camaro ZL1 Carbon Performance Package accessories kit. [95] Haas Factory Team and Rick Ware Racing switched from Ford to Chevrolet in 2026. [6] HFT has a technical alliance with Hendrick Motorsports, while RWR formed a technical partnership with Richard Childress Racing. [28]

Driver changes

Justin Haley did not return to Spire Motorsports. [29] Haley returned to Kaulig Racing, driving in the Craftsman Truck Series. [96] Daniel Suárez, who was released from Trackhouse Racing, moved to Spire Motorports in Haley's place. [30]

Kyle Busch died three days before the 2026 Coca-Cola 600 from hemorrhagic shock caused by sepsis from untreated pneumonia; he was going to skip the race weekend to deal with the illness and Austin Hill was to drive in his place. [4] In his honor, Richard Childress Racing decided to stop using his number, 8, and hold it until his son Brexton could begin racing in NASCAR; the car was renumbered to 33. [24] On June 6, Hill was named as Busch's permanent replacement for at least the remainder of the season. [26]

Rookie

Connor Zilisch is the only full-time rookie for 2026. He signed with Trackhouse Racing to replace Daniel Suárez. [38]

Rule changes

Technical changes

Horsepower

Horsepower increased from 670 to 750 at tracks under 1.5 miles and road courses. [97]

Track packages

Bristol, Darlington, Dover, Nashville, New Hampshire, and St. Louis would run the short track package rather than the intermediate package from previous years. [98] NASCAR also mandated a permanent A-post flap for all races to prevent flips. The A-post flap debuted the previous year at Daytona II. [99]

Superspeedway packages

NASCAR changed the superspeedway package starting at Daytona II to a "4-inch spoiler and wide splitter stuffers. The spoiler deflection device was redesigned to accommodate the 4-inch spoiler. New spoiler braces and an engine tapered spacer were reduced to 27/32-inch." [100] Starting at Talladega II, the spoiler was shrunk again to "3.5 inches". [101]

Policy changes

Loosening lower series restriction

The amount of races full-time Cup drivers can run in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and Craftsman Truck Series was increased to ten and eight respectively, up from the 2025 restriction of five in each series. Cup drivers remain ineligible for points, as well as unable to compete in the postseason events. [102]

Age limit

The minimum age requirement to race in the O'Reilly Auto Parts series was lowered to 17 for road courses and oval tracks less than 1.25 miles in length. This change creates a staggered minimum age: 16 in Trucks, 17 in O'Reilly, and 18 in Cup Series events. [102]

Qualifying hand restriction

The restriction of hands out the window during qualifying at drafting tracks such as Daytona, Talladega, and Atlanta (EchoPark) was added, and drivers who touch the window net or the hole in between to redirect air will have their qualifying time disallowed. [103] Noah Gragson was the first to break this rule, having his Daytona 500 qualifying time erased. [104]

Increased practice time

Practice time was increased at most tracks besides Daytona, Talladega and Atlanta. The change saw two groups of 25 minutes each to one 50-minute session involving all cars. [105] Beginning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Cup Series practice will be consolidated into a single 50-minute session. [106]

Shorter caution periods

Beginning at Iowa, NASCAR announced that when a caution comes out with 10 laps or less in the stage, the stage will be deemed official. [107]

Charter agreement changes

Following the outcome of the 23XI Racing lawsuit, all teams were offered "evergreen" charters. In contrast to previous agreements, which expired at a set date, the new agreement would include charters that would not expire. [108]

Points system changes

Postseason format

NASCAR revealed a new postseason format in January 2026. Used in the top three series, it is a return of the Chase format previously used from 2004 to 2013. The top 16 drivers on points after 26 races will qualify for the Chase, with the 'win-and-you're-in' rule being scrapped, and starting points in the Chase will be staggered based on the regular season standings. [109] This format replaced a derided playoff system, which included four "rounds" with points resets. With the change, playoff points are no longer awarded. [109]

First-place point increase

The points awarded for finishing first in a race was increased from 40 to 55. [109]

Fastest lap restriction

Drivers who enter the garage during a race will no longer be eligible for the fastest lap bonus point. If the driver's fastest lap was achieved before they entered the garage, it will still stand. [110]

Removal of regular season championship

With the changes of the chase, the regular season championship was removed. [111]

Schedule

The 2026 eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in July. Chicagoland Speedway 2026.jpg
The 2026 eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in July.

The 2026 schedule consists of 32 oval races, 3 road course races, 1 street track race, and 3 non-championship races held on ovals. [1]

Notes: Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2026. For the races where a 2026 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2025 are listed. [1]

Bolded races indicate an event generally known as a Crown Jewel race.

 O  Oval track
 R  Road course
 S  Street course

NoRace name Track LocationDateTime (ET) [112] TVRadio
Regular Season
Cook Out Clash  O  Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, North Carolina February 4 [a] 6 pm FOX MRN
America 250 Florida Duel at Daytona [114]  O  Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida February 127 pm FS1
1 Daytona 500 February 151:30 pm [b] FOX
2 Autotrader 400 [116]  O  EchoPark Speedway Hampton, Georgia February 223 pm PRN
3 DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix [117]  R  Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas March 13:30 pm
4 Straight Talk Wireless 500 [118]  O  Phoenix Raceway Avondale, Arizona March 8FS1MRN
5 Pennzoil 400  O  Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada March 154 pmPRN
6 Goodyear 400  O  Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina March 223 pmMRN
7 Cook Out 400  O  Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia March 293:30 pm
8 Food City 500  O  Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee April 123 pmPRN
9 AdventHealth 400  O  Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas April 192 pmFOXMRN
10 Jack Link's 500  O  Talladega Superspeedway Lincoln, Alabama April 263 pm
11 Würth 400  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas May 33:30 pmFS1PRN
12 Go Bowling at The Glen  R  Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York May 103 pmMRN
NASCAR All-Star Race [119]  O  Dover Motor Speedway Dover, Delaware May 171 pm [c] PRN
13 Coca-Cola 600  O  Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina May 246 pm Prime
14 Cracker Barrel 400  O  Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee May 317 pm
15 FireKeepers Casino 400  O  Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan June 73 pmMRN
16 The Great American Getaway 400  O  Pocono Raceway Blakeslee, Pennsylvania June 141 pm [d]
17 Anduril 250 [121]  S  Coronado Street Course [122] San Diego, California June 214 pm
NASCAR In-Season Challenge [123]
18 Toyota/Save Mart 350  R  Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, California June 283:30 pm TNT MRN
19 eero 400 [124]  O  Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Illinois July 56 pm
20 Quaker State 400  O  EchoPark Speedway Hampton, Georgia July 127 pmPRN
21 Window World 450 [125] [126]  O  North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina July 19
22 Brickyard 400  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana July 262 pm IMS
Regular Season
23 Iowa Corn 350  O  Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa August 93:30 pm USA MRN
24 Cook Out 400  O  Richmond Raceway Richmond, Virginia August 157 pm
25 Dollar Tree 301 [127]  O  New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, New Hampshire August 232 pm [e] PRN
26 Coke Zero Sugar 400  O  Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida August 297:30 pm NBC MRN
Cup Series Chase [109]
27 Cook Out Southern 500  O  Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina September 65 pmUSAMRN
28 Enjoy Illinois 300  O  World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois September 133 pm
29 Bass Pro Shops Night Race  O  Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee September 197:30 pmPRN
30 Hollywood Casino 400  O  Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas September 273 pmMRN
31 South Point 400  O  Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada October 45:30 pmPRN
32 Bank of America 400 [129]  O  Charlotte Motor Speedway [f] Concord, North Carolina October 113 pm
33 Freeway Insurance 500 [131]  O  Phoenix Raceway Avondale, Arizona October 18MRN
34 YellaWood 500  O  Talladega Superspeedway Lincoln, Alabama October 252 pmNBC
35 Xfinity 500  O  Martinsville Speedway Ridgeway, Virginia November 1
36 Straight Talk Wireless 400  O  Homestead–Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida November 83 pm

Notes

  1. ↑ The Clash was originally scheduled to take place on February 1 but was postponed to February 2, before being again postponed to February 4 due to snow in Winston-Salem. [113]
  2. ↑ Originally scheduled to start at 2:30 pm, the threat of rain pushed the start of the Daytona 500 to 1:30pm. [115]
  3. ↑ Originally scheduled to start at 3 pm, the announcement of the race format moved the race up to 1 pm. [119]
  4. ↑ Originally scheduled to start at 3 pm, the threat of evening rain moved it up to 1 pm. [120]
  5. ↑ Originally scheduled to start at 3 pm, the threat of evening rain moved it up to 2 pm. [128]
  6. ↑ The fall Charlotte race was originally announced as on the Roval configuration, but news broke in February that it would move to the oval track. [130]

Schedule changes

Homestead–Miami Speedway returned to its traditional date as the season finale for all three major series. [132] To accommodate this change, New Hampshire Motor Speedway was removed from The Chase. [1] Chicago Street Course officials announced that the Grant Park 165 will not return in 2026, with hopes to revive the event in future seasons. [133] The Cup Series returned to Southern California with a street race at Naval Base Coronado near San Diego. [134] To accommodate this change, Mexico City was dropped from the schedule due to a conflict with the 2026 FIFA World Cup. [135] The NASCAR All-Star Race moved from North Wilkesboro Speedway to Dover Motor Speedway, giving the former a points race, the first regular-season race held since 1996. [1] Chicagoland Speedway returned to the schedule for the first time since 2019. [1] The Charlotte Motor Speedway fall race moved away from the roval layout to the oval after eight years as a road course race. [130]

Season summary

Preseason races

Due to a historic snowstorm over the United States, the Cook Out Clash was postponed three times from its original Saturday and Sunday dates, before ultimately being condensed to a one-day event on Wednesday, February 4. [136] [137] [113] Reigning champion Kyle Larson won pole position. Weather plagued the event, causing NASCAR to mandate use of wet weather tires after a scheduled half-race break. After an event record 17 cautions, Ryan Preece won the Clash, joining Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin as drivers who won the Clash before winning their first points paying race. [138]

The Duel at Daytona races set the starting order for the Daytona 500, with the exception of the front row, which is set by the fastest two times in qualifying. Kyle Busch and Chase Briscoe won the pole and second place respectively, and therefore started first in each duel race. [139] During the first Duel, RFK Racing dominated the majority of the race, seeking to help Corey LaJoie clinch among the "Open" cars, as he had not qualified for the race. Unfortunately for LaJoie, a last lap wreck ended his chances of making the 500. Casey Mears, despite a spin earlier in the race, dodged LaJoie during the wreck, clinching his spot into the race, as well as making his first Daytona 500 start since 2019's race. [140]

During the second Duel, which ran caution-free, Chase Elliott finished 0.065 seconds ahead of Carson Hocevar. [140] Anthony Alfredo finished in position to make the Daytona 500 as the last open car, but was disqualified after a post-race technical inspection found that his car's cooling hoses were not secured. Due to the disqualification, the next-best finishing open car, driven by B. J. McLeod, qualified for the race. [141]

Regular season

NASCAR moved the Daytona 500 start time forward an hour to 1:30 p.m. eastern time due to the threat of rain in the evening. [115] Zane Smith won stage one after staying out in the middle of pit cycles, as well as getting his first career stage win. Stage two featured a battle between polesitter Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson for the lead for the majority of the stage. Bubba Wallace, however, won the second stage, after narrowly avoiding "The Big One", caused by Denny Hamlin tapping Justin Allgaier's rear bumper, triggering a 20-car pileup on the tri-oval. [142] After a restart with five laps remaining, Tyler Reddick escaped two wrecks and passed Chase Elliott for the win exiting turn four. [143]

Tyler Reddick won the pole at Atlanta after qualifying was canceled due to rain. [144] Austin Cindric won stage one, and William Byron appeared to have won stage two, however Bubba Wallace was later ruled as the stage winner due to a spin by Kyle Larson just feet behind him. During overtime, Reddick, who was involved in a crash on 160, won the race. Reddick became the sixth driver ever, and the first since Matt Kenseth in 2009, to win the first two races of the season. [145]

Tyler Reddick won his second pole of the season at Austin, his third pole win at the track, with the other pole wins being 2021 and 2025. [146] Pit strategies shook up the stage standings, with Ross Chastain winning stage one and Ty Gibbs winning stage two. On lap 76, Myatt Snider replaced Alex Bowman, as Bowman experienced vertigo symptoms during the race. [147] Reddick dominated the later half of the race, becoming the first driver in series history to win the first three races to begin a season. [148]

Joey Logano won the pole at Phoenix. [149] Similar to the previous season's fall race at the track, tires had increased tire wear, playing a key role in the race. Ryan Blaney won stage one and Christopher Bell won stage two. A late race caution on lap 295 reset the field; Bell had led 176 laps to that point. Blaney passed the leader, Ty Gibbs, on lap 303, holding off a hard charging Bell and ultimately winning the race, getting his second consecutive win at the track. [150]

Christopher Bell won the pole at Las Vegas. [151] Bell won stage one and William Byron won stage two. Denny Hamlin, who finished second to Bell in qualifying, dominated the race. Hamlin would overcome a pit road speeding penalty earlier in the race and led a race high 134 laps en route to his 61st Cup Series win, putting him 10th all time on NASCAR's all-time winners, as well as claiming his second consecutive win at the track. [152]

Tyler Reddick won the pole at Darlington. [153] Brad Keselowski swept the stages, seeking to get his first win since 2024's running of the race. Reddick battled for the lead with Keselowski, eventually overtaking him on lap 265, winning the race and continuing his early season success. Reddick became the third driver ever, along with Dale Earnhardt and Bill Elliott, to win 4 of the first 6 races of a season. [154] [155]

Denny Hamlin won the pole at Martinsville. [156] A caution came out on lap 77, ending stage one early with Hamlin winning. Hamlin eventually swept the stages. Chase Elliott would take advantage of a late race caution and would hold off Hamlin for his 22nd career win and first win at Martinsville Speedway since 2020. [157]

Ryan Blaney won the pole at Bristol. [158] Kyle Larson swept the stages for the second straight day, as he also swept Saturday's O'Reilly race stages. A late race caution on lap 498 would shake up the race and cause overtime, Ty Gibbs held off a hard charging Blaney and Larson to get his first career Cup Series win, becoming the first Cup driver to get their first win at Bristol Motor Speedway since Kurt Busch in 2002. [159]

Tyler Reddick won the pole at Kansas. [160] Denny Hamlin won stage one and Kyle Larson won stage two. Reddick ran out of fuel on lap 266 before a spin by Cody Ware triggered a caution, forcing overtime. Reddick, following pit stops, was able to pass three cars in the final two laps of overtime for his fifth win of the season, [161] becoming the first driver since Dale Earnhardt in 1987 to win five of the first nine races in a season.

Rain at Talladega canceled qualifying, with Tyler Reddick winning the pole. [162] The stages were changed to prevent fuel saving. [163] Ryan Preece won stage one. On lap 115, "The Big One" struck, taking out 26 drivers, such as Kyle Larson, Bubba Wallace, Joey Logano, Daniel Suárez, Ty Gibbs, Ryan Blaney, and others. Ross Chastain won stage two. The race ended with Carson Hocevar scoring his first career win by 0.114 seconds over Chris Buescher and Alex Bowman. [164]

Carson Hocevar won the pole at Texas. [165] Erik Jones won stage one, his first career stage win. Chase Elliott won stage two. Elliott would dominate the later half of the race, and ultimately would hold off runner-up Denny Hamlin after a late race caution for his second career win at Texas Motor Speedway. [166]

Shane van Gisbergen won the pole at Watkins Glen. [167] Ross Chastain won stage one and van Gisbergen won stage two. Following pit cycles, stage three featured a battle between Ty Gibbs and Connor Zilisch. However, van Gisbergen, after ending up 24th after pit cycles on lap 76, was able to overtake Gibbs with 8 to go and would win the race, claiming his second consecutive win at Watkins Glen International. [168]

Denny Hamlin won the pole for the exhibition race at Dover. [169] On lap two, a wreck occurred with Ryan Preece's car catching on fire, bringing out the red flag early. Another caution on lap 63 ended segment one early, with Bubba Wallace winning segment one. Segment two featured an inversion of the field, with Tyler Reddick winning segment two. The field was shrunk to 26 cars for the final segment. Hamlin eventually dominated the final segment, holding off Chase Briscoe for his second NASCAR All-Star Race win, and first since 2015. [170]

The next weekend's race at Charlotte was marred by the death of Kyle Busch that Thursday, as he had developed sepsis stemming from pneumonia earlier in the week. Rain at the track canceled qualifying, with Tyler Reddick winning the pole. [171] Kyle Larson won stage one, Denny Hamlin won stage two, and Christopher Bell won stage three, with Joe Gibbs Racing claiming a 1-2-3-4 sweep. After a thrilling final stage, run with rain in the area, Daniel Suárez was announced as the winner after the race was called 27 laps early due to rainfall at the track. Suárez claimed his first win since the 2024 Ambetter Health 400 and third overall in his career. Suárez would dedicate the win to Busch. [172]

Rain at Nashville canceled qualifying, with Denny Hamlin winning the pole. [173] Hamlin immediately received a black flag for a jump start penalty, the first of his career. [174] After a caution on lap 82 set up a one-lap shootout, A. J. Allmendinger won stage one, his first stage win on an oval. Another caution on lap 183 ended stage two under caution, with Daniel Suárez winning stage two. After a late race caution, Hamlin passed teammates Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe to win the race after a three-wide move, claiming Toyota's first win at Nashville Superspeedway, as well as overcoming his penalty from earlier in the race. [175]

Denny Hamlin won the pole at Michigan. [176] Hamlin later went to the rear following unapproved adjustments for the start of the race. [177] Tyler Reddick won stage one, and Chase Elliott won stage two. On lap 149, Christopher Bell and Elliott wrecked, bringing out the red flag, as well as causing damage to the outside safer barrier. After another caution on lap 154, Hamlin dominated the later half of the race. Hamlin claimed his 63rd career win, and would tie long time teammate Kyle Busch for 9th on the all time NASCAR win list, waving a special flag in memoriam. [178]

NASCAR moved Pocono's start time up two hours to 1 p.m. eastern time due to the threat of evening rain. [120] Denny Hamlin won the pole. [179] Hamlin won stage one, and Todd Gilliland won stage two, his first career stage win. Hamlin overtook teammate Christopher Bell with 5 laps to go to eventually win the race, claiming his eighth career win at Pocono Raceway, his first career three-peat, as well as being three days removed from the 2006 Pocono 500, Hamlin's first career win. [180]

Shane van Gisbergen won the pole at Coronado. [181] Ryan Blaney won stage one while Ryan Preece won stage two. After teammate Tyler Reddick spun with 4 laps to go, Corey Heim scored his first career win in just his 13th start after battling with Reddick. [182]

Ty Gibbs won the pole at Sonoma. [183] Gibbs swept both stages, Shane van Gisbergen won the race after holding off Chase Briscoe. [184] For the first time all season, the points leader changed as Denny Hamlin passed Tyler Reddick to take over the points lead. [185]

Chase Briscoe celebrating his eero 400 win at Chicagoland Speedway. Chase Briscoe 2026 eero 400 Victory Lane.jpg
Chase Briscoe celebrating his eero 400 win at Chicagoland Speedway.

Denny Hamlin won the pole at the series return to Chicagoland for the first time since 2019. [186] William Byron won stages one and two. After overtaking Byron during the final pit cycles, Chase Briscoe won the race, also holding off teammates Christopher Bell and Hamlin. [187] [188]

Ryan Blaney won the pole at Atlanta. [189] The race was red-flagged on lap 108 due to lightning and resumed after three hours. Blaney swept both stages, and on lap 255, a caution happened, causing overtime. Blaney won the race. [190] Blaney also broke a record for the second-most laps led on a drafting track at 171, the most since Richard Petty during the 1964 Daytona 500. Both Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick were locked into The Chase. [191]

North Wilkesboro Speedway returned to the schedule as a points paying race for the first time since 1996. [125] Rain at the track canceled qualifying, with Ryan Blaney winning the pole. [192] Ty Gibbs won stage one, passing Shane van Gisbergen on the last lap. Joey Logano won stage two. Logano dominated stage three, holding off Denny Hamlin for his first win since the 2025 Würth 400. [193] Blaney was locked into The Chase. [194]

Carson Hocevar won the pole at Indianapolis. [195] Ty Gibbs won the first stage, and Ross Chastain won the second stage. Corey Heim held off Christopher Bell and Joey Logano to win the race. Heim made history with this win, becoming the first part-time car to win a crown jewel race since Trevor Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500. [196] Heim also became the youngest driver to win the Brickyard 400 since Jeff Gordon in the 1994 Brickyard 400, as well as tying A. J. Foyt with his second win in fifthteen starts. [197]

Ryan Blaney won the pole at Iowa. [198] Blaney won stage one, while Christopher Bell won stage two. Ty Gibbs won the race and his second career win. [199]

Ryan Blaney won the pole at Richmond. [200] Blaney won stage one. Blaney's Team Penske teammate Joey Logano won stage two. Following the last cycle of pit stops, Logano was able to hold off Chase Briscoe for his second win of the season, his first win at Richmond Raceway since the 2017 Toyota Owners 400. [201]

NASCAR moved New Hampshire's start time up an hour to 2 p.m. due to the threat of evening rain. [128] Tyler Reddick won the pole. [202] The race began on wet-weather tires until a competition caution came out on lap 40 to replace them. Kyle Larson won stage one, and defending race winner Ryan Blaney won stage two. Blaney dominated the final stage following an incident on pit road and held off Bubba Wallace for his second consecutive win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Following this race, Hamlin clinched the No. 1 seed for the Chase. [203]

Ross Chastain won the pole at Daytona. [204] Shane van Gisbergen won stage one, his first stage win on an oval after leader Chris Buescher wrecked coming to the tri-oval. The defending race winner Ryan Blaney won stage 2. After the yellow came out on the last lap, Ryan Preece was announced as the winner over runner-up Zane Smith. With the win, Preece secured his first career win and joined Bubble Wallace and Austin Cindric as the final three drivers to race into the Chase. [205]

The Chase

Tyler Reddick won the pole at Darlington after the rest of qualifying was canceled due to lightning. [206] Reddick won stage one while Christopher Bell won stage two. After battling with Kyle Larson and holding off his teammate Ty Gibbs, Bell won the race snapping his 33-race winless streak. [207]

Joey Logano won the pole at St. Louis. [208] Logano won stage one while Kyle Larson won shortened stage two. After the double overtime, Larson won the race snapping his 51-race winless streak. [209]

Rain at Bristol canceled qualifying, with Kyle Larson winning the pole. [210] Joey Logano won stage one, while Ryan Blaney won stage two. Logano won the race, and Larson took the points lead from Denny Hamlin by one point. [211] After the race, Blaney and Carson Hocevar got into an altercation due to an on track incident that happened on lap 457. [212] No penalties were announced for either driver. [213]

Rain at Kansas canceled qualifying, with Joey Logano winning the pole. [214] Kyle Larson won stage one and two. In stage 3, Larson was battling with Chase Briscoe for the lead, and Larson won the race with max points. [215]

Denny Hamlin won the pole at Las Vegas in a JGR 1-2-3-4 start. [216] Chase Briscoe won both stages, led 175 laps, and won the race. [217]

Rain at Charlotte canceled qualifying, with Kyle Larson winning the pole. [218] Larson won stage one while Christopher Bell won stage two. Towards the end of the race Bell was battling his JGR teammate Chase Briscoe and Briscoe won the race in a photo finish, his second straight win. [219]

Ryan Blaney won the pole at Phoenix. [220] Joey Logano swept both stages and Tyler Reddick won the race. [221]

Results and standings

Race results

No.Race Pole position Most laps ledFastest race lapWinning driverManufacturerReport
Cook Out Clash Kyle Larson Kyle Larson N/a Ryan Preece Ford Report
America 250 Florida Duels Kyle Busch Ryan Preece Joey Logano Ford Report
Chase Briscoe Chase Briscoe Chase Elliott Chevrolet
1 Daytona 500 Kyle Busch Bubba Wallace Carson Hocevar Tyler Reddick Toyota Report
2 Autotrader 400 Tyler Reddick Tyler Reddick Cole Custer Tyler Reddick Toyota Report
3 DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Tyler Reddick Tyler Reddick Ross Chastain Tyler Reddick Toyota Report
4 Straight Talk Wireless 500 Joey Logano Christopher Bell Joey Logano Ryan Blaney Ford Report
5 Pennzoil 400 Christopher Bell Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
6 Goodyear 400 Tyler Reddick Brad Keselowski Bubba Wallace Tyler Reddick Toyota Report
7 Cook Out 400 Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Chase Elliott Chevrolet Report
8 Food City 500 Ryan Blaney Kyle Larson Ryan Blaney Ty Gibbs Toyota Report
9 AdventHealth 400 Tyler Reddick Denny Hamlin Christopher Bell Tyler Reddick Toyota Report
10 Jack Link's 500 Tyler Reddick Christopher Bell Zane Smith Carson Hocevar Chevrolet Report
11 Würth 400 Carson Hocevar Chase Elliott Chase Elliott Chase Elliott Chevrolet Report
12 Go Bowling at The Glen Shane van Gisbergen Shane van Gisbergen Connor Zilisch Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet Report
NASCAR All-Star Race Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin N/a Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
13 Coca-Cola 600 Tyler Reddick Tyler Reddick Ty Gibbs Daniel Suárez Chevrolet Report
14 Cracker Barrel 400 Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
15 FireKeepers Casino 400 Denny Hamlin Chase Elliott Carson Hocevar Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
16 The Great American Getaway 400 Denny Hamlin John Hunter Nemechek Chris Buescher Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
17 Anduril 250 Shane van Gisbergen Ryan Blaney Kevin Magnussen Corey Heim Toyota Report
18 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Ty Gibbs Shane van Gisbergen Tyler Reddick Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet Report
19 eero 400 Denny Hamlin William Byron Bubba Wallace Chase Briscoe Toyota Report
20 Quaker State 400 Ryan Blaney Ryan Blaney Cody Ware Ryan Blaney Ford Report
21 Window World 450 Ryan Blaney Joey Logano Ross Chastain Joey Logano Ford Report
22 Brickyard 400 Carson Hocevar Corey Heim Corey Heim Corey Heim Toyota Report
23 Iowa Corn 350 Ryan Blaney Ryan Blaney Christopher Bell Ty Gibbs Toyota Report
24 Cook Out 400 Ryan Blaney Chase Briscoe Ryan Blaney Joey Logano Ford Report
25 Dollar Tree 301 Tyler Reddick Ryan Blaney Carson Hocevar Ryan Blaney Ford Report
26 Coke Zero Sugar 400 Ross Chastain Austin Hill Noah Gragson Ryan Preece Ford Report
NASCAR Cup Series Chase
27 Cook Out Southern 500 Tyler Reddick Kyle Larson Christopher Bell Christopher Bell Toyota Report
28 Enjoy Illinois 300 Joey Logano Joey Logano Joey Logano Kyle Larson Chevrolet Report
29 Bass Pro Shops Night Race Kyle Larson Ryan Blaney Kyle Larson Joey Logano Ford Report
30 Hollywood Casino 400 Joey Logano Kyle Larson Kyle Larson Kyle Larson Chevrolet Report
31 South Point 400 Denny Hamlin Chase Briscoe Denny Hamlin Chase Briscoe Toyota Report
32 Bank of America 400 Kyle Larson Kyle Larson Kyle Larson Chase Briscoe Toyota Report
33 Freeway Insurance 500 Ryan Blaney Christopher Bell Ryan Blaney Tyler Reddick Toyota Report
Reference: [222]

Drivers' championship

(Key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by competition-based formula. * – Most laps led. F – Fastest lap. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner. 3 – Stage 3 winner. [N 1]

Pos.Driver DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN CLT NSH MCH POC COR SON CHI ATL NWS IND IOW RCH NHA DAY DAR GTW BRI KAN LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM Pts.Stages
1 Kyle Larson 16326373293*1222403423512345343434153933651315*122F1*12F26*1F342370281
2 Christopher Bell 352132*2411972720F17*382123231263952219222F741712F194623224*2365262
3 Chase Briscoe 362373781214532923433310121721363462*26136322741*12182346235
4 Denny Hamlin 31131051*F112*12F94*115216321*F111142631225547111898316F5282339280
5 Ryan Blaney 271081116362F24371011788109*1671*1211263*1131F1*233243533*25532F2330299
6 Joey Logano 3181531F1533373039373881473418241291*231412141893*111201096122326229
7 Tyler Reddick 11*1*8131154114454*635122536F3683010361183312518113812314194
8 Austin Cindric 342613234195816128159382611142213131414142931261310112417192240166
9 Ty Gibbs 233742456419343636F132591531284411211156342185171734102238248
10 Chase Elliott 411723215122841*2F2437732*2111217111317371552523143123871232221124
11 Carson Hocevar 18F43120224171013172823105F201911223139313719F381183331214122212156
12 Bubba Wallace 10*282116934F361153692922323212226F29628122022081479837172208155
13 Daniel Suárez 13525301872012191261311926131331142191723161722129141414137218296
14 William Byron 122813732853073583693018332124*1216122199302237497639212180158
15 Chris Buescher 7152414691913102512302997F6191910201113211840202713231310222166103
16 Ryan Preece [a] 259181311131281118114143436282811283224108201791101710102815182159106
NASCAR Cup Series Chase cut-off
Pos.Driver DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN CLT NSH MCH POC COR SON CHI ATL NWS IND IOW RCH NHA DAY DAR GTW BRI KAN LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM Pts.Stages
17 Shane van Gisbergen 306211361411343620171*21153031381*25651630142028126232024972672980
18 Brad Keselowski 5172015102*1213146311330153434383415212676272611142312151224291668375
19 Ross Chastain 203351F28171616202672262713537168714181127F232712362427512153016967387
20 Michael McDowell 222059262018243432272141526171092915241825281641720212721193661648
21 Erik Jones 212434102010212323231211913112620231552127352733391513321625242560761
22 Josh Berry 93826323117103227332932293115332928332536748397286352641158484
23 Todd Gilliland 3925211234232361711321720202219221291619824223021191624191933221458264
24 A. J. Allmendinger 19129192430271531162571835117225161737372583323302216222215282357456
25 Austin Dillon 3729191612252518161918632183625242724723291019327296172119263754025
26 Zane Smith 617332714223419325F2218109333741828302215163613322536283136201552336
27 Alex Bowman 4023363718332517331927261052226193410158122351811382951234
28 John Hunter Nemechek 2619172521272935222221102624144*162523183132192231152415251329353350332
29 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2362822292930172161931124291533212623342018312853526303232233048137
30 Riley Herbst 833231823353521142511262117131683010351836212434QL3034342518183247032
31 Noah Gragson 111422363026282628928222416273535322727252217181026F323316362025134304
32 Cole Custer 2422F293527283128253835151621122431203117281328292210331126302727274073
33 Connor Zilisch (R)333014293218263329261620F393837233773828323411253525347242935212036014
34 Ty Dillon 141616263331372933132433251224323035202016302432272131303628313031352–
35 Cody Ware 1727302435363231372130372822233023333032F293132342935362231343431352374
36 Casey Mears 32WthDNQ363537133
37 Kevin Magnussen 27F11–
38 Jimmie Johnson 29289–
39 Katherine Legge 35318–
40 B. J. McLeod 413538338–
Ineligible for driver points
Pos.Driver DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN CLT NSH MCH POC COR SON CHI ATL NWS IND IOW RCH NHA DAY DAR GTW BRI KAN LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM Pts.Stage
Corey Heim 2815311925191*F1619115
Harrison Burton 12
Austin Hill 21332727201836343731333326232427*28212926223224
J. J. Yeley DNQ312135
Justin Allgaier 38252422
Daniel Dye 24293829
Jesse Love 2727
Chad Finchum 36283328333538
Joey Gase 3036
Anthony Alfredo DNQ33
Josh Bilicki 34Wth3537
Timmy Hill 3736
Gray Gaulding DNQ36
Corey LaJoie DNQ
Chandler Smith DNQ
Myatt Snider RL†
Brent Crews RL‡
Kyle Busch [b] 15341217282124253510208Wth
Pos.Driver DAY ATL COA PHO LVS DAR MAR BRI KAN TAL TEX GLN CLT NSH MCH POC COR SON CHI ATL NWS IND IOW RCH NHA DAY DAR GTW BRI KAN LVS CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM Pts.Stage
† – Relieved for Alex Bowman
‡ – Relieved for Christopher Bell
– Qualified but replaced by Harrison Burton
Reference: [223]
Notes
  1. ↑ Stage 3 winner only for the Coca-Cola 600
  1. ↑ Preece was penalized 25 points following Texas after it was determined that he had intentionally wrecked Ty Gibbs during the race. This deduction does not carry forward to the Chase.
  2. ↑ Busch started the season declaring eligible for Cup Series points. However, following his death on May 21, NASCAR decided to remove his name from their points standings. At the time of the decision, he had accumulated 217 points.

Manufacturers' championship

After 33 of 36 races

PosManufacturerWinsPoints
1 Toyota 181489
2 Chevrolet 81272
3 Ford 71224
Reference: [224]

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