{"id":852494,"date":"2026-08-10T02:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T02:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/852494\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T02:56:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T02:56:15","slug":"complete-nascar-cup-points-standings-after-iowa-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/852494\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Iowa 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

With just three races left in the regular season, Denny Hamlin<\/a> holds a 103-point lead, but there’s a surprising new name in second. After a big win in Iowa<\/a>, Ty Gibbs<\/a> jumped up from fourth, leaping over Tyler Reddick<\/a> and Ryan Blaney<\/a>. There is just 17 points between those three drivers in the battle for P2, with a lot of bonus points on the line once the Chase resets.<\/p>\n

The biggest mover in the championship standings was runner-up finisher Christopher Bell<\/a>, vaulting four positions up the standings from tenth to sixth. In contrast, the biggest loser was Carson Hocevar<\/a>, who dropped three positions from fifth to eighth after battling engine gremlins all day.<\/p>\n

In the battle around the cut-line, Austin Cindric<\/a> remains on the bubble, but Ryan Preece<\/a> chipped into the gap, now 29 markers back after entering this race at -38pts. Of note, the 25-point penalty for intentional wrecking from Texas earlier this does not impact Preece in the owner standings, so the No. 60 RFK Racing Ford is just four points out.<\/p>\n

An impressive day for Ross\u00a0Chastain<\/a> helped him to jump three positions in the standings, erasing 35 points of his deficit and now 47 points below the cut-line. Brad Keselowski<\/a> and Erik Jones<\/a> are just a few markers behind him, so all three still have a chance.<\/p>\n

Just above the cut-line, Shane Van Gisbergen<\/a> lost a bit of his cushion, falling from +57pts to +47pts.<\/p>\n

Read Also:<\/p>\n

2026 NASCAR Cup points after Iowa (Race 23 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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