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Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Watkins Glen 2026

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Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Watkins Glen 2026

Championship leader Tyler Reddick finished fifth at Watkins Glen, adding an extra 20-point between himself and Denny Hamlin, increasing his lead to a staggering 129 points.

There was no change inside the top five in the standings, but Bubba Wallace did replace William Byron inside the top ten.

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In the battle around the Chase cut-line, there were a lot of movement. SVG’s big win vaulted him from 19th to 16th in the standings, now on the bubble and six points clear of Chase Briscoe.

However, the biggest gainer in the standings was Austin Dillon, who jumped five positions from 27th to 22nd. The biggest losers were Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Erik Jones, who each dropped three positions in the standings.

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2026 NASCAR Cup points after Watkins Glen (Race 12 of 36)

Pos.

Driver

Points

Positions gained or lost

1

Tyler Reddick 

567

2

Denny Hamlin

438

3

Chase Elliott

422

4

Ryan Blaney

405

5

Chris Buescher

375

6

Ty Gibbs

372

+1

7

Carson Hocevar

342

-1

8

Kyle Larson

332

9

Brad Keselowski

318

10

Bubba Wallace

313

+1

11

Christopher Bell

311

+1

12

William Byron

309

-2

13

Ryan Preece

296

14

Daniel Suarez

295

15

Austin Cindric

287

16

Shane van Gisbergen

283

+3

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17

Chase Briscoe

277

-1

18

Joey Logano

245

-1

19

Ross Chastain

236

-1

20

AJ Allmendinger

235

21

Michael McDowell

225

+2

22

Austin Dillon

220

+5

23

Zane Smith

217

-2

24

Kyle Busch

217

+2

25

Erik Jones

214

-3

26

Todd Gilliland

206

-1

27

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

193

-3

28

John Hunter Nemechek

189

+1

29

Riley Herbst

186

-1

30

Noah Gragson

168

+1

31

Josh Berry

160

-1

32

Connor Zilisch

145

+1

33

Ty Dillon

140

-1

34

Alex Bowman

127

35

Cole Custer

113

+1

36

Cody Ware

93

-1

37

Casey Mears

9

38

BJ McLeod

3

 

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