For the first time in the 78-year history of the NASCAR Cup Series, there has been just one race winner through a season's first three events in 2026.
As a result, 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick has already opened up a massive lead atop the point standings, aided by the fact that NASCAR boosted the value of victories from 40 to 55 points over the offseason.
Reddick is aiming to become the first driver to win four straight races to start a season this weekend at Phoenix Raceway, having just won at Daytona International Speedway, EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta Motor Speedway), and Circuit of the Americas (COTA). No driver has won four consecutive races at any point since Jimmie Johnson pulled it off in 2007.
Here are the top 10 drivers in the Cup Series point standings heading into Sunday's 312-lap race around the four-turn, 1.022-mile (1.645-kilometer) Avondale, Arizona oval.
Rank | Driver | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota | 186 | 0 |
2 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota | 116 | -70 |
3 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 114 | -72 |
4 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford | 100 | -86 |
5 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford | 90 | -96 |
6 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | 90 | -96 |
7 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 87 | -99 |
8 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 86 | -100 |
9 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 83 | -103 |
10 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 82 | -104 |
A full starting lineup for Sunday's race can be found here after Saturday's single-car qualifying session.
Follow along with our standings updates from Phoenix as the Straight Talk Wireless 500 progresses.
NOTE: Only the top 10 drivers are included after Stage 1 and Stage 2.
NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix: Standings updates
NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix: Standings after Stage 1
1 - Tyler Reddick - 193 (0)
2 - Bubba Wallace - 116 (-77)
3 - Chase Elliott - 114 (-79)
4 - Ryan Blaney - 110 (-83)
5 - Joey Logano - 98 (-95)
6 - Daniel Suarez - 91 (-102)
7 - Shane van Gisbergen - 90 (-103)
8 - A.J. Allmendinger - 86 (-107)
9 - Michael McDowell - 83 (-110)
10 - Carson Hocevar - 82 (-111)
NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix: Standings after Stage 2
1 - Tyler Reddick - 196 (0)
2 - Bubba Wallace - 122 (-74)
3 - Chase Elliott - 114 (-82)
4 - Ryan Blaney - 110 (-86)
5 - Joey Logano - 106 (-90)
6 - Daniel Suarez - 91 (-105)
7 - Shane van Gisbergen - 90 (-106)
8 - Chris Buescher - 88 (-108)
9 - Carson Hocevar - 86 (-110)
9 - A.J. Allmendinger - 86 (-110)
NASCAR Cup Series at Phoenix: Full standings after Straight Talk Wireless 500
Rank | Name | Points | Gap | Playoff Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota | 225 | 0 | 127 |
2 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford | 165 | -60 | 67 |
3 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota | 153 | -72 | 55 |
4 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 128 | -97 | 30 |
5 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | 116 | -109 | 18 |
6 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 113 | -112 | 15 |
7 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford | 113 | -112 | 15 |
8 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 111 | -114 | 13 |
9 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford | 111 | -114 | 13 |
10 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 109 | -116 | 11 |
11 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 108 | -117 | 10 |
12 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 107 | -118 | 9 |
13 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 104 | -121 | 6 |
14 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 103 | -122 | 5 |
15 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 101 | -124 | 3 |
16 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford | 100 | -125 | 2 |
17 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 98 | -127 | -2 |
18 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford | 92 | -133 | -8 |
19 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford | 85 | -139 | -15 |
20 | Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | 81 | -144 | -19 |
21 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 76 | -149 | -24 |
22 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota | 75 | -150 | -25 |
23 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | 74 | -151 | -26 |
24 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota | 72 | -153 | -28 |
25 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford | 66 | -159 | -34 |
26 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford | 65 | -160 | -35 |
27 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet | 64 | -161 | -36 |
28 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota | 59 | -166 | -41 |
29 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | 56 | -169 | -44 |
30 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford | 52 | -173 | -48 |
31 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford | 50 | -175 | -50 |
32 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet | 50 | -175 | -50 |
33 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 47 | -178 | -53 |
34 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | 45 | -180 | -55 |
35 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet | 42 | -183 | -58 |
36 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 23 | -202 | -77 |
Full race results can be found here.
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