The NASCAR Cup Series has had the same points leader throughout the first 10 races of the 2026 season, that being 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick. Reddick has won five of those 10 races, including three in a row to kick things off after a winless 2025.
No matter what happens in Sunday's Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, the driver of the No. 45 Toyota is guaranteed to be the points leader heading into next weekend's race at Watkins Glen International as well.
Reddick, the only driver with more than one win in 2026, owns a 110-point advantage over Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin, and there are 75 points available at Texas. He can technically clinch the lead even beyond Watkins Glen in Sunday's Texas race.
Here's a look at the top 10 in points heading into Sunday afternoon's 267-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Fort Worth, Texas oval.
NASCAR Cup Series standings before Texas
Rank | Driver | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota | 484 | 0 |
2 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 374 | -110 |
3 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford | 344 | -140 |
4 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 340 | -144 |
5 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 322 | -162 |
6 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 315 | -169 |
7 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford | 309 | -175 |
8 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 292 | -192 |
9 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 290 | -194 |
10 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford | 279 | -205 |
A full starting lineup for Sunday's race can be found here and was determined by Saturday's single-car qualifying session.
Follow along with our standings updates from Texas as the Wurth 400 unfolds.
NOTE: Only the top 10 drivers are included after the first two stages.
NASCAR Cup Series at Texas: Standings updates
NASCAR Cup Series at Texas: Standings after Stage 1
Rank | Driver | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota | 484 | 0 |
2 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 375 | -109 |
3 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford | 344 | -140 |
4 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 343 | -141 |
5 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 329 | -155 |
6 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 315 | -169 |
7 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford | 309 | -175 |
8 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 301 | -183 |
9 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 290 | -194 |
10 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford | 279 | -205 |
10 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 279 | -205 |
NASCAR Cup Series at Texas: Standings after Stage 2
Rank | Driver | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota | 493 | 0 |
2 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 382 | -111 |
3 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 353 | -140 |
4 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford | 344 | -149 |
5 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 329 | -164 |
6 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 315 | -178 |
7 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford | 313 | -180 |
8 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 303 | -190 |
9 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 290 | -203 |
10 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford | 287 | -206 |
NASCAR Cup Series at Texas: Full standings after Wurth 400
Rank | Name | Points | Gap | Playoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota | 526 | 0 | 291 |
2 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 417 | -109 | 182 |
3 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 409 | -117 | 174 |
4 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford | 371 | -155 | 136 |
5 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford | 345 | -181 | 110 |
6 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 333 | -193 | 98 |
7 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 330 | -196 | 95 |
8 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 318 | -208 | 83 |
9 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford | 311 | -215 | 76 |
10 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 308 | -218 | 73 |
11 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota | 304 | -222 | 69 |
12 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford | 298 | -228 | 63 |
13 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 291 | -235 | 56 |
14 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 271 | -255 | 36 |
15 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford | 248 | -278 | 13 |
16 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 242 | -284 | 7 |
17 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford | 235 | -291 | -7 |
18 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | 216 | -310 | -26 |
19 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | 215 | -311 | -27 |
20 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 199 | -327 | -43 |
21 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford | 198 | -328 | -44 |
22 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota | 196 | -330 | -46 |
23 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 189 | -337 | -53 |
24 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet | 187 | -339 | -55 |
25 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford | 186 | -340 | -56 |
26 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | 182 | -344 | -60 |
27 | Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | 182 | -344 | -60 |
28 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota | 173 | -353 | -69 |
29 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota | 157 | -369 | -85 |
30 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford | 155 | -371 | -87 |
31 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford | 153 | -373 | -89 |
32 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 136 | -390 | -106 |
33 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet | 124 | -402 | -118 |
34 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 115 | -411 | -127 |
35 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet | 92 | -434 | -150 |
36 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet | 91 | -435 | -151 |
Full race results can be found here.
Watkins Glen International is scheduled to host the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season's next race, the Go Bowling at The Glen. Live coverage is set to be provided by Fox Sports 1 beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 10. Take advantage of FuboTV's free trial of offer now and don't miss it!
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