After the race at Darlington I, Tyler Reddick positions himself as the standout leader of the NASCAR Cup Series standings, with a 95-point lead over the second-placed driver. Reddick has achieved four victories in the first six races of the season, solidifying his status as one of the championship favorites.
The 23XI Racing driver maintains a considerable distance from Ryan Blaney, who regained second place after a complicated day for Bubba Wallace, who is now in third. Around the cut line, Daniel Suarez has again secured a spot within the top 16, while his teammate Michael McDowell has fallen below that line.
One of the main winners was Austin Cindric, who climbed from 30th to 21st in the standings with a standout performance in the top 5. In contrast, Joey Logano had a disastrous day, dropping five spots to 16th position, right on the cut line for access to the Chase.
Points Standings of the NASCAR Cup After the 2026 Darlington I (Race 6 of 36)
Position Driver Points Positions Gained or Lost
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
— CUT LINE —
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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