After four wins in the first six races, Tyler Reddick holds a monumental points lead in the regular season standings. He is now enjoying his biggest lead yet, 95 points ahead as Ryan Blaney moves back into the runner-up spot after a tough day for Bubba Wallace.
Around the cutline, Daniel Suarez has now moved back inside the top 16 while his Spire teammate Michael McDowell drops below.
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The biggest gainer was Austin Cindric, who jumped from 30th to 21st in points with a top-five finish, while his Penske teammate Joey Logano went the other way. A disasterous day for the three-time champion dropped him five positions from 11th to the Chase bubble — 16th.
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Official race results: NASCAR Cup 2026 Darlington I
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Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske
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2026 NASCAR Cup points after Darlington I (Race 6 of 36)
|
Pos. |
Driver |
Points |
Positions gained or loss |
|
1 |
Tyler Reddick |
325 |
— |
|
2 |
Ryan Blaney |
230 |
+1 |
|
3 |
Bubba Wallace |
205 |
-1 |
|
4 |
Denny Hamlin |
203 |
— |
|
5 |
Chase Elliott |
194 |
— |
|
6 |
William Byron |
191 |
+2 |
|
7 |
Chris Buescher |
188 |
+2 |
|
8 |
Christopher Bell |
182 |
-2 |
|
9 |
Brad Keselowski |
182 |
+3 |
|
10 |
Kyle Larson |
176 |
-3 |
|
11 |
Ty Gibbs |
173 |
-1 |
|
12 |
Ryan Preece |
154 |
+1 |
|
13 |
Carson Hocevar |
151 |
+2 |
|
14 |
Daniel Suarez |
150 |
+3 |
|
15 |
Shane van Gisbergen |
140 |
+1 |
|
16 |
Joey Logano |
139 |
-5 |
|
CHASE CUTLINE |
CHASE CUTLINE |
CHASE CUTLINE |
CHASE CUTLINE |
|
17 |
Michael McDowell |
139 |
-3 |
|
18 |
AJ Allmendinger |
124 |
— |
|
19 |
Zane Smith |
123 |
— |
|
20 |
Ross Chastain |
115 |
— |
|
21 |
Austin Cindric |
109 |
+9 |
|
22 |
Chase Briscoe |
108 |
+4 |
|
23 |
Kyle Busch |
106 |
-1 |
|
24 |
Erik Jones |
103 |
+3 |
|
25 |
John Hunter Nemechek |
101 |
-4 |
|
26 |
Austin Dillon |
93 |
-2 |
|
27 |
Riley Herbst |
88 |
-4 |
|
28 |
Ty Dillon |
86 |
-3 |
|
29 |
Noah Gragson |
84 |
-1 |
|
30 |
Todd Gilliland |
82 |
+1 |
|
31 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
80 |
-2 |
|
32 |
Josh Berry |
76 |
— |
|
33 |
Connor Zilisch |
69 |
+2 |
|
34 |
Cole Custer |
61 |
— |
|
35 |
Cody Ware |
53 |
-2 |
|
36 |
Alex Bowman |
23 |
— |
|
37 |
Casey Mears |
9 |
— |
|
38 |
BJ McLeod |
3 |
— |
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