For the first time in a long time, it's not a foregone conclusion that 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick, who has led the NASCAR Cup Series point standings after each of the 2026 season's first 16 races, will be the points leader after the weekend ends.
His lead over Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin is down to just 19 points amid Hamlin's three-race winning streak, which started in late May at Nashville Superspeedway.
Reddick does have a road course win this year at Circuit of the Americas (COTA), so the fact that this weekend's Anduril 250 is set to take place on the all-new Qualcomm Circuit street course should bode well for the driver of the No. 45 Toyota.
Here's how the standings look heading into the season's 17th points race on Naval Base Coronado.
NASCAR Cup Series standings before San Diego
Rank | Driver | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota | 704 | 0 |
2 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 685 | -19 |
3 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford | 539 | -165 |
4 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 509 | -195 |
5 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 506 | -198 |
6 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 494 | -210 |
7 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford | 461 | -243 |
8 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 450 | -254 |
9 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 449 | -255 |
10 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 421 | -283 |
A full starting lineup for Sunday's race was determined by Saturday's single-car qualifying session. Reddick qualified 17th, ahead of Hamlin in 26th.
Follow along with our standings updates from San Diego as the Anduril 250 unfolds.
NOTE: Only the top 10 drivers are included after the first two stages.
NASCAR Cup Series at San Diego: Standings updates
NASCAR Cup Series at San Diego: Standings after Stage 1
1 - Tyler Reddick - 704 (0)
2 - Denny Hamlin - 685 (-19)
3 - Ryan Blaney - 549 (-155)
4 - Ty Gibbs - 513 (-191)
5 - Chase Elliott - 509 (-195)
6 - Kyle Larson - 502 (-202)
7 - Chris Buescher - 461 (-243)
8 - Carson Hocevar - 453 (-251)
9 - Daniel Suarez - 450 (-254)
10 - Christopher Bell - 421 (-283)
NASCAR Cup Series at San Diego: Standings after Stage 2
NASCAR Cup Series at San Diego: Full standings after Anduril 250
NASCAR's second annual In-Season Challenge is scheduled to begin on Sunday, June 28 with the Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway, and this race is set to mark the switch from Amazon Prime Video to TNT Sports. All five tournament races are set to be shown live on TNT. Live coverage of the season's final road course race is set to begin at 3:30 p.m. ET.
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