23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick led the NASCAR Cup Series point standings after each of the first 17 races on the 2026 schedule. But in every single race from No. 13 to No. 17, his lead over Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin decreased.
In race number 18 at Sonoma Raceway, Hamlin took the lead by just one point, and he didn’t stop there. Even though Chicagoland Speedway produced his first non-win in a full-length oval race in more than two months, Hamlin extended his lead to 44 points over Reddick as Reddick dealt with radiator and oil cooler issues after striking a piece of debris.
After Hamlin’s third place finish on Sunday at Chicagoland, here are the top 10 in the point standings heading into this Sunday night’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta Motor Speedway).
NASCAR Cup Series standings before Atlanta
Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney took the pole position for Sunday night’s race in Saturday’s qualifying session as he looks to continue to have an outside chance of joining the regular season championship battle.
The four-turn, 1.54-mile (2.478-kilometer) high-banked oval in Hampton, Georgia is the first track on the 2026 schedule to host its second race, as it also hosted the season’s second race back in February.
Follow along with our standings updates from Atlanta as the Quaker State 400 unfolds.
NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta: Standings updates
NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta: Quaker State 400 Stage 1 standings
1 – Denny Hamlin – 764 (0)
2 – Tyler Reddick – 729 (-35)
3 – Ryan Blaney – 661 (-103)
4 – Ty Gibbs – 627 (-137)
5 – Kyle Larson – 591 (-173)
6 – Chase Elliott – 586 (-178)
7 – Chase Briscoe – 541 (-223)
7 – Chris Buescher – 541 (-223)
9 – Carson Hocevar – 529 (-235)
10 – Christopher Bell – 512 (-252)
NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta: Quaker State 400 Stage 2 standings
1 – Denny Hamlin – 766 (0)
2 – Tyler Reddick – 738 (-28)
3 – Ryan Blaney – 671 (-95)
4 – Ty Gibbs – 632 (-134)
5 – Kyle Larson – 591 (-175)
6 – Chase Elliott – 586 (-180)
7 – Chase Briscoe – 541 (-225)
7 – Chris Buescher – 541 (-225)
9 – Carson Hocevar – 529 (-237)
10 – Christopher Bell – 516 (-250)
NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta: Full standings after the Quaker State 400
Rank
Name
Points
Gap
Playoff
1
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
791
0
353
2
Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
767
-24
329
3
Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
726
-65
288
4
Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
665
-126
227
5
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
610
-181
172
6
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
594
-197
156
7
Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
568
-223
130
8
Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
563
-228
125
9
Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
551
-240
113
10
Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
542
-249
104
11
Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
529
-262
91
12
William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
520
-271
82
13
Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
493
-298
55
14
Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
470
-321
32
15
Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
469
-322
31
16
Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
446
-345
8
17
Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
438
-353
-8
18
Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
420
-371
-26
19
Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
403
-388
-43
20
Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
401
-390
-45
21
Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
399
-392
-47
22
A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
396
-395
-50
23
Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
356
-435
-90
24
Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
353
-438
-93
25
Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
350
-441
-96
26
John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
344
-447
-102
27
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
344
-447
-102
28
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
327
-464
-119
29
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
281
-510
-165
30
Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
241
-550
-205
31
Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
238
-553
-208
32
Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
237
-554
-209
33
Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
233
-558
-213
34
Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
208
-583
-238
35
Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
168
-623
-278
There are just six races remaining on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series regular season schedule, including next weekend’s Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. That race, the first points race at the track since 1996, is set to be shown live on TNT beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 19.
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