The NASCAR Cup competition becomes more intense after the race held in Atlanta, where Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick have mathematically secured their places in the Chase 2026. With only six races remaining, the battle for leadership is tightening, with Reddick reducing his gap with Hamlin from 44 points to 24 points.
In this context, Shane van Gisbergen finds himself in a comfortable position, 31 points above the cut line, while Erik Jones is on the hook with only an eight-point advantage over Joey Logano. Other drivers, such as Ryan Preece, Brad Keselowski, and Ross Chastain, need to improve their performances to secure a spot in the Chase, with Chastain being the main advance in the standings, moving from 22nd to 20th place.
NASCAR Cup Standings After Atlanta II (Race 20 of 36)
Position Driver Points Changes
1 Denny Hamlin 791 —
2 Tyler Reddick 767 —
3 Ryan Blaney 726 —
4 Ty Gibbs 665 —
5 Chase Elliott 610 —
6 Kyle Larson 594 —
7 Chris Buescher 568 —
8 Carson Hocevar 563 +1
9 Christopher Bell 551 +1
10 Chase Briscoe 542 -2
11 Daniel Suarez 529 —
12 William Byron 520 —
13 Bubba Wallace 493 —
14 Austin Cindric 470 +1
15 Shane van Gisbergen 469 -1
16 Erik Jones 446 —
Chase Cut Line
17 Joey Logano 438 +1
18 Ryan Preece 420 -1
19 Brad Keselowski 403 +1
20 Ross Chastain 401 +2
21 Michael McDowell 399 —
22 AJ Allmendinger 396 -3
23 Zane Smith 356 —
24 Todd Gilliland 353 +1
25 Riley Herbst 350 -1
26 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 344 —
27 John Hunter Nemechek 344 —
28 Austin Dillon 327 —
29 Alex Bowman 281 —
30 Noah Gragson 241 —
31 Ty Dillon 238 +1
32 Cole Custer 237 +1
33 Josh Berry 233 -2
34 Connor Zilisch 208 —
35 Cody Ware 169 —
36 Kevin Magnussen 11 —
37 Casey Mears 10 —
38 Jimmie Johnson 9 —
39 Katherine Legge 8 —
40 BJ McLeod 4 —
Note: Kyle Busch accumulated 217 points before his tragic deficit. NASCAR has decided not to include him in the weekly standings of drivers.
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