NASCAR Cup Series Point Standings After EchoPark Speedway

Tyler Reddick was able to extend his NASCAR Cup Series point lead with his second consecutive race win to begin the 2026 campaign. Reddick led a race-high 53 laps in Sunday's Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway, and as Bubba Wallace and Carson Hocevar got into each other, Reddick was able to cruise to the victory.
Related: NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader 400 Race Results
Reddick will carry a 40-point advantage into next weekend's race at Circuit of the Americas, on the strength of his wins in the Autotrader 400 and Daytona 500 in back-to-back weekends.
Bubba Wallace sits second in the championship standings, while Chase Elliott (-44), Carson Hocevar (-51), and Zane Smith (-54) are the rest of the top-five in the standings.
Shane van Gisbergen is the final driver above the "Chase" cutline, as he holds a one-point advantage over Kaulig Racing's Ty Dillon for the 16th spot in the standings.
NASCAR Cup Series Point Standings After Autotrader 400
After race 2 of 36 (24 races remaining until the Chase)
Rank | Car | Driver | Points | Behind | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 125 | -- | 2 |
2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 85 | -40 | 0 |
3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 81 | -44 | 0 |
4 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 74 | -51 | 0 |
5 | 38 | Zane Smith | 71 | -54 | 0 |
6 | 22 | Joey Logano | 68 | -57 | 0 |
7 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | 67 | -58 | 0 |
8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 67 | -58 | 0 |
9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 61 | -64 | 0 |
10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 61 | -64 | 0 |
11 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 51 | -74 | 0 |
12 | 4 | Noah Gragson | 50 | -75 | 0 |
13 | 24 | William Byron | 50 | -75 | 0 |
14 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 49 | -76 | 0 |
15 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 45 | -80 | 0 |
16 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | 45 | -80 | 0 |
CUTLINE | |||||
17 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 44 | -81 | 0 |
18 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | 43 | -82 | 0 |
19 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 43 | -82 | 0 |
20 | 71 | Michael McDowell | 43 | -82 | 0 |
21 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 42 | -83 | 0 |
22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 40 | -85 | 0 |
23 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 39 | -86 | 0 |
24 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 36 | -89 | 0 |
25 | 21 | Josh Berry | 34 | -91 | 0 |
26 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 34 | -91 | 0 |
27 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 32 | -93 | 0 |
28 | 51 | Cody Ware | 30 | -95 | 0 |
29 | 43 | Erik Jones | 29 | -96 | 0 |
30 | 41 | Cole Custer | 29 | -96 | 0 |
31 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 25 | -100 | 0 |
32 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 18 | -107 | 0 |
33 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 17 | -108 | 0 |
34 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 17 | -108 | 0 |
35 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | 16 | -109 | 0 |
36 | 88 | Connor Zilisch # | 14 | -111 | 0 |
37 | 66 | Casey Mears | 9 | -116 | 0 |
38 | 78 | B.J. McLeod | 3 | -122 | 0 |
39 | 67 | Corey Heim (i) | 0 | -125 | 0 |
40 | 44 | J.J. Yeley (i) | 0 | -125 | 0 |
41 | 40 | Justin Allgaier (i) | 0 | -125 | 0 |
42 | 99 | Corey LaJoie | 0 | -125 | 0 |
43 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo (i) | 0 | -125 | 0 |
44 | 36 | Chandler Smith (i) | 0 | -125 | 0 |
45 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | 0 | -125 | 0 |
# Rookie of the Year contender
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Toby Christie is the Editor-in-Chief of Racing America. He has 15 years of experience as a motorsports journalist and has been with Racing America since 2023.
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