He entered Sunday’s 188-lap Jack Link’s 500 around the four-turn, 2.66-mile (4.281-kilometer) high-banked Lincoln, Alabama oval with a 105-point lead over Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin in the point standings<\/a>, meaning that there is no way for him to lose the points lead this weekend with only 75 points up for grabs.<\/p>\n Here’s a look at the top 10 in the standings heading into Talladega.<\/p>\n NASCAR Cup Series standings before Talladega<\/p>\n Rank<\/p>\n Driver<\/p>\n Points<\/p>\n Gap<\/p>\n 1<\/p>\n Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota<\/p>\n 457<\/p>\n 0<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<\/p>\n 352<\/p>\n -105<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford<\/p>\n 337<\/p>\n -120<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<\/p>\n 319<\/p>\n -138<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n 314<\/p>\n -143<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n 305<\/p>\n -152<\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n 275<\/p>\n -182<\/p>\n 8<\/p>\n Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota<\/p>\n 275<\/p>\n -182<\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford<\/p>\n 264<\/p>\n -193<\/p>\n 10<\/p>\n Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<\/p>\n 261<\/p>\n -196<\/p>\n A full starting lineup for Sunday’s race can be found here<\/a> and was determined by the qualifying metric<\/a> after Saturday’s single-car qualifying session was rained out.<\/p>\n Follow along with our standings updates from Talladega as the Jack Link’s 500 unfolds.<\/p>\n NOTE: Only the top 10 drivers are included after the first two stages.<\/p>\n NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega: Standings updatesNASCAR Cup Series at Talladega: Standings after Stage 1<\/p>\n 1 – Tyler Reddick – 461 (0)<\/p>\n 2 – Denny Hamlin – 352 (-109)<\/p>\n 3 – Ryan Blaney – 343 (-118)<\/p>\n 4 – Ty Gibbs – 319 (-142)<\/p>\n 5 – Kyle Larson – 314 (-147)<\/p>\n 6 – Chase Elliott – 305 (-156)<\/p>\n 7 – William Byron – 275 (-186)<\/p>\n 7 – Bubba Wallace – 275 (-186)<\/p>\n 9 – Brad Keselowski – 273 (-188)<\/p>\n 10 – Chris Buescher – 266 (-195)<\/p>\n NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega: Standings after Stage 2<\/p>\n 1 – Tyler Reddick – 461 (0)<\/p>\n 2 – Denny Hamlin – 352 (-109)<\/p>\n 3 – Ryan Blaney – 343 (-118)<\/p>\n 4 – Ty Gibbs – 319 (-142)<\/p>\n 5 – Kyle Larson – 314 (-147)<\/p>\n 6 – Chase Elliott – 307 (-154)<\/p>\n 7 – William Byron – 275 (-186)<\/p>\n 7 – Bubba Wallace – 275 (-186)<\/p>\n 9 – Chris Buescher – 274 (-187)<\/p>\n 10 – Brad Keselowski – 273 (-188)<\/p>\n NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega: Full standings after Jack Link’s 500<\/p>\n Rank<\/p>\n Name<\/p>\n Points<\/p>\n Gap<\/p>\n Playoff<\/p>\n 1<\/p>\n Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota<\/p>\n 484<\/p>\n 0<\/p>\n 262<\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<\/p>\n 374<\/p>\n -110<\/p>\n 152<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford<\/p>\n 344<\/p>\n -140<\/p>\n 122<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n 340<\/p>\n -144<\/p>\n 118<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<\/p>\n 322<\/p>\n -162<\/p>\n 100<\/p>\n 6<\/p>\n Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n 315<\/p>\n -169<\/p>\n 93<\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford<\/p>\n 309<\/p>\n -175<\/p>\n 87<\/p>\n 8<\/p>\n Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n 292<\/p>\n -192<\/p>\n 70<\/p>\n 9<\/p>\n Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<\/p>\n 290<\/p>\n -194<\/p>\n 68<\/p>\n 10<\/p>\n Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford<\/p>\n 279<\/p>\n -205<\/p>\n 57<\/p>\n 11<\/p>\n William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n 277<\/p>\n -207<\/p>\n 55<\/p>\n 12<\/p>\n Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota<\/p>\n 276<\/p>\n -208<\/p>\n 54<\/p>\n 13<\/p>\n Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford<\/p>\n 269<\/p>\n -215<\/p>\n 47<\/p>\n 14<\/p>\n Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n 235<\/p>\n -249<\/p>\n 13<\/p>\n 15<\/p>\n Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford<\/p>\n 234<\/p>\n -250<\/p>\n 12<\/p>\n 16<\/p>\n Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford<\/p>\n 226<\/p>\n -258<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n 17<\/p>\n Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota<\/p>\n 222<\/p>\n -262<\/p>\n -4<\/p>\n 18<\/p>\n Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n 205<\/p>\n -279<\/p>\n -21<\/p>\n 19<\/p>\n Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n 195<\/p>\n -289<\/p>\n -31<\/p>\n 20<\/p>\n A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n 183<\/p>\n -301<\/p>\n -43<\/p>\n 21<\/p>\n Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford<\/p>\n 183<\/p>\n -301<\/p>\n -43<\/p>\n 22<\/p>\n Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford<\/p>\n 181<\/p>\n -303<\/p>\n -45<\/p>\n 23<\/p>\n Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n 179<\/p>\n -305<\/p>\n -47<\/p>\n 24<\/p>\n Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n 163<\/p>\n -321<\/p>\n -63<\/p>\n 25<\/p>\n Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n 161<\/p>\n -323<\/p>\n -65<\/p>\n 26<\/p>\n Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota<\/p>\n 161<\/p>\n -323<\/p>\n -65<\/p>\n 27<\/p>\n Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n 160<\/p>\n -324<\/p>\n -66<\/p>\n 28<\/p>\n Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford<\/p>\n 147<\/p>\n -337<\/p>\n -79<\/p>\n 29<\/p>\n Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford<\/p>\n 144<\/p>\n -340<\/p>\n -82<\/p>\n 30<\/p>\n Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota<\/p>\n 144<\/p>\n -340<\/p>\n -82<\/p>\n 31<\/p>\n John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota<\/p>\n 141<\/p>\n -343<\/p>\n -85<\/p>\n 32<\/p>\n Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n 123<\/p>\n -361<\/p>\n -103<\/p>\n 33<\/p>\n Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n 103<\/p>\n -381<\/p>\n -123<\/p>\n 34<\/p>\n Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet<\/p>\n 89<\/p>\n -395<\/p>\n -137<\/p>\n 35<\/p>\n Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet<\/p>\n 85<\/p>\n -399<\/p>\n -141<\/p>\n 36<\/p>\n Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet<\/p>\n 80<\/p>\n -404<\/p>\n -146<\/p>\n Full race results can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Wurth 400 is the 11th race on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series schedule, and it is set to be shown live on Fox Sports 1 from Texas Motor Speedway beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 3. 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