{"id":768527,"date":"2026-06-29T09:21:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/768527\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T09:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:21:24","slug":"complete-nascar-cup-points-standings-after-sonoma-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/768527\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Sonoma 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

After 18 of 36 races, we have a new NASCAR Cup Series championship leader for the very first time, and it came about in messy fashion.<\/p>\n

A power steering failure for Tyler Reddick<\/a> left him with a last-place finish, while Denny Hamlin<\/a> struggled with splitter damage after a late-race spin, finishing 26th. While Reddick secured the fastest lap bonus, Hamlin’s result was enough to erase the eight-point deficit and move the driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing<\/a> Toyota into the championship lead, a single point.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The biggest mover in the standings is easily race winner Shane van\u00a0Gisbergen<\/a>, who jumped three positions back inside the Chase, now 14th and +36pts over the cut-line. Alex Bowman<\/a> was another big mover, albeit far deeper in the standings, jumping three positions from 32nd to 29th after a top ten finish.<\/p>\n

The biggest loser was Erik Jones<\/a>, who dropped three positions down to 17th, falling outside of the Chase.\u00a0Austin Cindric<\/a> now sits on the bubble, 12 points ahead of Jones after the final road course race of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

Read Also:<\/p>\n

2026 NASCAR Cup points after Sonoma (Race 18 of 36)<\/p>\n

Note: Kyle Busch<\/a> scored 217 points before his tragic passing, and we have followed NASCAR’s decision to no longer\u00a0classify Busch in the weekly driver standings.<\/p>\n

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