Nashville Race Shifts NASCAR Cup Standings: Reddick Leads, Hamlin Closes Gap

Denny Hamlin’s dramatic victory at the Nashville NASCAR Cup race moved him within 97 points of 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick in the championship battle.

Near the cut line, Austin Cindric has re‑entered the top‑16, sitting two points ahead of Ryan Preece, who suffered a DNF in Nashville. Joey Logano trails them by nine points.

The week’s biggest upward mover was Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who climbed three spots from 26th to 23rd after a top‑five finish. AJ Allmendinger and Ross Chastain each fell three positions, dropping to 22nd and 26th respectively.

Note: Kyle Busch accumulated 217 points during the 2026 season before his tragic passing. Following NASCAR’s decision, his points have been removed from the standings below.

2026 NASCAR Cup Points After Nashville (Race 14 of 36)

Pos.
Driver
Points

Positions gained or lost

1 Tyler Reddick 657 —
2 Denny Hamlin 560 —
3 Ryan Blaney 483 —
4 Chase Elliott 460 +1
5 Ty Gibbs 449 -1
6 Kyle Larson 409 —
7 Christopher Bell 399 +1
8 Chris Buescher 393 -1
9 Carson Hocevar 383 —
10 Daniel Suarez 378 —
11 William Byron 352 +1
12 Shane van Gisbergen 348 +2
13 Brad Keselowski 347 -2
14 Chase Briscoe 343 +1
15 Bubba Wallace 338 -2
16 Austin Cindric 306 +1

17 Ryan Preece 304 -1
18 Joey Logano 297 —
19 Michael McDowell 275 +1
20 Zane Smith 272 +1
21 Erik Jones 270 +1
22 AJ Allmendinger 266 -3
23 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 263 +3
24 Austin Dillon 244 —
25 Todd Gilliland 240 —
26 Ross Chastain 239 -3
27 Riley Herbst 224 —
28 John Hunter Nemechek 213 —
29 Noah Gragson 202 —
30 Ty Dillon 177 +1
31 Josh Berry 174 -1
32 Alex Bowman 160 —
33 Cole Custer 150 +1
34 Connor Zilisch 147 -1
35 Cody Ware 117 —
37 Casey Mears 9 —
38 Katherine Legge 8 +1
39 BJ McLeod 2 -1

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