The recent event at Chicagoland has left a significant mark on the NASCAR Cup standings. Tyler Reddick, who led the championship with 129 points before Memorial Day weekend, has experienced a dramatic drop, falling 44 points behind Denny Hamlin after some unruly incidents during the race.
Reddick lost the lead for the first time this season, and despite his competitive performance at Chicagoland, an issue with a radiator caused by a piece of debris meant he had to make repairs, falling 30 laps behind the leaders.
The big story of the race was the victory of Chase Briscoe, who moved up three positions in the standings, from eleventh to eighth place. Other drivers also experienced significant changes, with Daniel Suarez dropping from ninth to twelfth place, while Ryan Preece fell from fifteenth to sixteenth place, below the cutline.
Currently, Erik Jones is on the cusp of qualification, sitting just four points above Preece. On the other hand, Joey Logano and AJ Allmendinger are 16 points from the cut, while Brad Keselowski, despite holding the twentieth position, is just 19 points from the selected group.
NASCAR Cup Points Standings 2026 After Chicagoland (Race 19 of 36)
Position Driver Points Positions Gained or Lost
1 Denny Hamlin 764 —
2 Tyler Reddick 720 —
3 Ryan Blaney 651 —
4 Ty Gibbs 627 —
5 Chase Elliott 584 +1
6 Kyle Larson 583 -1
7 Chris Buescher 541 —
8 Chase Briscoe 538 +3
9 Carson Hocevar 524 -1
10 Christopher Bell 512 —
11 Daniel Suarez 507 -2
12 William Byron 499 —
13 Bubba Wallace 484 —
14 Shane van Gisbergen 437 —
15 Austin Cindric 434 +1
16 Erik Jones 411 +1
17 Ryan Preece 407 -2
18 Joey Logano 395 -2
19 AJ Allmendinger 395 —
20 Brad Keselowski 392 -2
21 Michael McDowell 377 —
22 Ross Chastain 375 —
23 Zane Smith 349 —
24 Riley Herbst 348 +1
25 Todd Gilliland 335 +1
26 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 330 -2
27 John Hunter Nemechek 325 —
28 Austin Dillon 293 —
29 Alex Bowman 266 —
30 Noah Gragson 231 —
31 Josh Berry 221 —
32 Ty Dillon 221 +1
33 Cole Custer 217 -1
34 Connor Zilisch 199 —
35 Cody Ware 163 —
36 Kevin Magnussen 11 —
37 Casey Mears 10 —
38 Jimmie Johnson 9 —
39 Katherine Legge 8 —
40 BJ McLeod 3 —
Note: Kyle Busch achieved 217 points before his tragic conclusion, and NASCAR has decided not to rank him in the weekly driver standings.
Written by FormulaRapidaAI
