After Tyler Reddick’s first DNF of the 2026 season and back-to-back NASCAR Cup wins by Denny Hamlin, the 23XI Racing driver’s once-massive points lead is rapidly shrinking.
Reddick entered this race with no finish outside the top 15, and a 97-point advantage over Hamlin. Now, Reddick is just 51pts ahead following a 35th place finish.
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The biggest mover in the standings was Bubba Wallace, who jumped four positions from 15th to 11th with a third-place finish at Michigan.
The biggest losers were Christopher Bell and Austin Dillon, who both lost three positions, with Bell falling from seventh to tenth after a violent crash during the final stage.
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2026 NASCAR Cup points after Michigan (Race 15 of 36)
|
Pos. |
Driver |
Points |
Positions gained or lost |
|
1 |
Tyler Reddick |
669 |
— |
|
2 |
Denny Hamlin |
618 |
— |
|
3 |
Ryan Blaney |
512 |
— |
|
4 |
Chase Elliott |
482 |
— |
|
5 |
Ty Gibbs |
470 |
— |
|
6 |
Kyle Larson |
453 |
— |
|
7 |
Carson Hocevar |
428 |
+2 |
|
8 |
Chris Buescher |
424 |
— |
|
9 |
Daniel Suarez |
418 |
+1 |
|
10 |
Christopher Bell |
410 |
-3 |
|
11 |
Bubba Wallace |
378 |
+4 |
|
12 |
William Byron |
377 |
-1 |
|
13 |
Chase Briscoe |
370 |
+1 |
|
14 |
Shane van Gisbergen |
355 |
-2 |
|
15 |
Brad Keselowski |
350 |
-2 |
|
16 |
Austin Cindric |
332 |
— |
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17 |
Joey Logano |
329 |
+1 |
|
18 |
Erik Jones |
314 |
+3 |
|
19 |
Ryan Preece |
313 |
-2 |
|
20 |
Michael McDowell |
286 |
-1 |
|
21 |
AJ Allmendinger |
286 |
+1 |
|
22 |
Zane Smith |
282 |
-2 |
|
23 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
271 |
— |
|
24 |
Ross Chastain |
260 |
+2 |
|
25 |
Todd Gilliland |
255 |
— |
|
26 |
Riley Herbst |
250 |
+1 |
|
27 |
Austin Dillon |
245 |
-3 |
|
28 |
John Hunter Nemechek |
236 |
— |
|
29 |
Noah Gragson |
212 |
— |
|
30 |
Josh Berry |
196 |
+1 |
|
31 |
Ty Dillon |
190 |
-1 |
|
32 |
Alex Bowman |
178 |
— |
|
33 |
Cole Custer |
175 |
— |
|
34 |
Connor Zilisch |
148 |
— |
|
35 |
Cody Ware |
131 |
— |
|
37 |
Casey Mears |
9 |
— |
|
38 |
Katherine Legge |
8 |
— |
|
39 |
BJ McLeod |
3 |
— |
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