The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season got underway this past Sunday with the 68th annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, and thanks to an offseason rule change, 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick is the points leader following his "Great American Race" victory.
Prior to this year, his win would have only been worth 40 points, rather than 55, and he'd be tied for second in the standings heading into this weekend's Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway, formerly known as Atlanta Motor Speedway, because of how much value is placed on stage results.
Here are the top 10 in the Cup Series point standings heading into Sunday's 260-lap race around the four-turn, 1.54-mile (2.478-kilometer) Hampton, Georgia oval.
Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
1 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota | 58 |
2 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford | 46 |
3 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 43 |
4 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford | 41 |
5 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford | 39 |
6 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford | 39 |
7 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet | 39 |
8 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota | 37 |
9 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford | 36 |
10 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 36 |
A full 38-car starting lineup for Sunday's race can be found here after qualifying was canceled and the metric, which is broken down in more detail here, set the order.
Follow along with our standings updates from Atlanta as the Autotrader 400 progresses.
NOTE: Only the top 10 are included after Stage 1 and Stage 2.
NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta: Standings updates
NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta: Standings after Stage 1
1 - Tyler Reddick - 63 (0)
2 - Chase Elliott - 49 (-14)
2 - Joey Logano - 49 (-14)
4 - Bubba Wallace - 46 (-17)
5 - Zane Smith - 41 (-22)
6 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 39 (-24)
6 - Brad Keselowski - 39 (-24)
6 - Chris Buescher - 39 (-24)
9 - Kyle Larson - 37 (-26)
9 - Ryan Blaney - 37 (-26)
NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta: Standings after Stage 2
1 - Tyler Reddick - 70 (0)
2 - Bubba Wallace - 56 (-14)
3 - Chase Elliott - 55 (-15)
4 - Joey Logano - 49 (-21)
5 - William Byron - 41 (-29)
5 - Carson Hocevar - 41 (-29)
5 - Brad Keselowski - 41 (-29)
5 - Zane Smith - 41 (-29)
9 - Ryan Blaney - 40 (-30)
10 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 39 (-31)
10 - Chris Buescher - 39 (-31)
NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta: Full standings after Autotrader 400
After two superspeedway races to open up the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, the series is set to head to Circuit of the Americas for the season's first road course race. Live coverage of the DuraMAX Grand Prix is set to be provided by Fox starting at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 1. Start a free trial of FuboTV today and catch all of the action!