It took until the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season’s fourth race, but somebody other than 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick finally won on Sunday afternoon at Phoenix Raceway, when Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney found victory lane.
Blaney also won at Phoenix to finish off the 2025 season, so you have to go back to the October race at Martinsville Speedway to find the most recent winner not named Reddick, other than Blaney at Phoenix.
Unsurprisingly, Reddick still has a massive points lead, thanks to his victories at Daytona International Speedway, EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta Motor Speedway) and Circuit of the Americas (COTA) to open up the 2026 season, making him the first driver in the 78-year history of the Cup Series to open up a season with three wins in a row.
The 2025 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway were won by Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin, but neither one of them is in the top 10 in the point standings through four races. Will somebody else find victory lane following Sunday’s 267-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Las Vegas, Nevada oval to cut into Reddick’s gap?
Here is how the top 10 stack up in points heading into the Pennzoil 400.
NASCAR Cup Series standings before Las Vegas
A full starting lineup for Sunday’s race can be found here and was determined by Saturday’s single-car qualifying session.
Follow along with our standings updates from Las Vegas as the Pennzoil 400 unfolds.
NOTE:Â Only the top 10 drivers are included after the first two stages.
NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas: Standings updatesNASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas: Standings after Stage 1
1 – Tyler Reddick – 226 (0)
2 – Ryan Blaney – 167 (-59)
3 – Bubba Wallace – 159 (-67)
4 – Chase Elliott – 131 (-95)
5 – Christopher Bell – 123 (-103)
6 – Kyle Larson – 118 (-108)
7 – Shane van Gisbergen – 116 (-110)
8 – Denny Hamlin – 115 (-111)
9 – William Byron – 113 (-113)
9 – Joey Logano – 113 (-113)
NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas: Standings after Stage 2
1 – Tyler Reddick – 231 (0)
2 – Ryan Blaney – 167 (-64)
3 – Bubba Wallace – 166 (-65)
4 – Chase Elliott – 133 (-98)
5 – Christopher Bell – 131 (-100)
6 – Kyle Larson – 127 (-104)
7 – William Byron – 123 (-108)
8 – Denny Hamlin – 121 (-110)
9 – Shane van Gisbergen – 116 (-115)
10 – Chris Buescher – 115 (-116)
NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas: Full standings after Pennzoil 400
Rank
Driver
Points
Gap
1
Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
255
0
2
Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
194
-61
3
Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
188
-67
4
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
177
-78
5
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
168
-87
6
Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
164
-91
7
William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
157
-98
8
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
157
-98
9
Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
146
-109
10
Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
140
-115
11
Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
135
-120
12
Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
127
-128
13
Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
125
-130
14
Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
122
-133
15
Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
118
-137
16
Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
117
-138
17
Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
117
-138
18
A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
117
-138
19
Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
108
-147
20
Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
94
-161
21
John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
91
-164
22
Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
90
-165
23
Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
86
-169
24
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
81
-174
25
Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
80
-175
26
Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
76
-179
27
Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
76
-179
28
Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
73
-182
29
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
72
-183
30
Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
71
-184
31
Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
68
-187
32
Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
56
-199
33
Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
52
-203
34
Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
52
-203
35
Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
50
-205
36
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
23
-232
Full race results can be found here.
The sixth race on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the Goodyear 400, which is set to be shown live on Fox Sporst 1 from Darlington Raceway beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET. Begin a free trial of FuboTV now and catch all of the action from the track “Too Tough To Tame”!