Complete NASCAR Cup Points Standings After New Hampshire 2026

The recent NASCAR Cup race in New Hampshire has had a clear impact on the standings. Denny Hamlin has managed to secure the top position in the Chase qualifying, thanks to a 77-point advantage over race winner Ryan Blaney.

With this result, the top 13 drivers in the standings have already secured their spots in the Chase. Approaching the Daytona race, Bubba Wallace occupies the 14th position, with a margin of 75 points that would nearly leave him out of danger, considering that a maximum of 76 points can be earned in a single race.

Austin Cindric, in the 15th position, is also in a relatively comfortable situation, with 44 points above the cut line. Shane van Gisbergen is hanging on by a thread, while Ryan Preece has reduced his gap to just 31 points, with a margin of only six points in the owner standings.

Preece and his teammate, Brad Keselowski, are the only drivers who could surpass the cut line at Daytona. Meanwhile, Ross Chastain is out of the competition following an adverse result in the race.

NASCAR Cup Points After New Hampshire (Race 25 of 36)

Position Driver Points Position Change

1 Denny Hamlin 1001 —

2 Ryan Blaney 924 —

3 Ty Gibbs 880 —

4 Tyler Reddick 860 —

5 Christopher Bell 738 +2

6 Chase Briscoe 727 -1

7 Kyle Larson 708 +1

8 Chase Elliott 707 -2

9 Joey Logano 682 —

10 Chris Buescher 676 —

11 Carson Hocevar 672 —

12 William Byron 644 —

13 Daniel Suarez 638 —

14 Bubba Wallace 630 —

15 Austin Cindric 599 —

16 Shane van Gisbergen 586 —

17 Ryan Preece 555 —

18 Brad Keselowski 520 +1

19 Ross Chastain 505 -1

20 Erik Jones 490 —

21 Michael McDowell 484 —

22 AJ Allmendinger 456 —

23 Todd Gilliland 444 —

24 Zane Smith 442 —

25 Austin Dillon 405 —

26 Riley Herbst 402 —

27 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 398 —

28 John Hunter Nemechek 394 —

29 Josh Berry 386 +1

30 Alex Bowman 362 -1

31 Noah Gragson 334 —

32 Cole Custer 302 —

33 Ty Dillon 294 —

34 Connor Zilisch 259 —

35 Cody Ware 199 —

36 Casey Mears 12 —

37 Kevin Magnussen 11 —

38 Jimmie Johnson 9 —

39 Katherine Legge 8 —

40 BJ McLeod 4 —

Note: Kyle Busch earned 217 points before his tragic passing, and according to NASCAR’s decision, he is no longer included in the weekly driver standings.

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