After winning the first two races of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, Tyler Reddick holds a 40-point lead in the championship standings. 23XI Racing teammate Bubba Wallace sits second after back-to-back top tens to open the year, with Chase Elliott third.<\/p>\n
Some notables deep in the standings include Denny Hamlin (27th), Christopher Bell (31st), Alex Bowman (32nd), and rookie Connor Zilisch (36th).<\/p>\n
38 different drivers have scored points through the first two races of the year, while a handful who competed at Daytona and\/or Atlanta have not declared for Cup points, so they aren’t included in the below the standings.<\/p>\n
2026 NASCAR Cup points after Atlanta I (Race 2 of 36)<\/p>\n
Pos.
\nDriver
\nPoints<\/p>\n
1
\nTyler Reddick
\n125<\/p>\n
2
\nBubba Wallace
\n85<\/p>\n
3
\nChase Elliott
\n81<\/p>\n
4
\nCarson Hocevar
\n74<\/p>\n
5
\nZane Smith
\n71<\/p>\n
6
\nJoey Logano
\n68<\/p>\n
7
\nDaniel Suarez
\n67<\/p>\n
8
\nRyan Blaney
\n67<\/p>\n
9
\nBrad Keselowski
\n61<\/p>\n
10
\nChris Buescher
\n61<\/p>\n
11
\nRoss Chastain
\n51<\/p>\n
12
\nNoah Gragson
\n50<\/p>\n
13
\nWilliam Byron
\n50<\/p>\n
14
\nRyan Preece
\n49<\/p>\n
15
\nChase Briscoe
\n45<\/p>\n
16
\nShane van Gisbergen
\n45<\/p>\n
17
\nTy Dillon
\n44<\/p>\n
18
\nAJ Allmendinger
\n43<\/p>\n
19
\nJohn-Hunter Nemechek
\n43<\/p>\n
20
\nMichael McDowell
\n43<\/p>\n
21
\nKyle Larson
\n42<\/p>\n
22
\nRicky Stenhouse Jr.
\n40<\/p>\n
23
\nRiley Herbst
\n39<\/p>\n
24
\nKyle Busch
\n36<\/p>\n
25
\nJosh Berry
\n34<\/p>\n
26
\nAustin Cindric
\n34<\/p>\n
27
\nDenny Hamlin
\n32<\/p>\n
28
\nCody Ware
\n30<\/p>\n
29
\nErik Jones
\n29<\/p>\n
30
\nCole Custer
\n29<\/p>\n
31
\nChristopher Bell
\n25<\/p>\n
32
\nAlex Bowman
\n18<\/p>\n
33
\nTy Gibbs
\n17<\/p>\n
34
\nAustin Dillon
\n17<\/p>\n
35
\nTodd Gilliland
\n16<\/p>\n
36
\nConnor Zilisch
\n14<\/p>\n
37
\nCasey Mears
\n9<\/p>\n
38
\nBJ McLeod
\n3<\/p>\n
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