Championship leader Tyler Reddick finished fifth at Watkins Glen, adding an extra 20-point between himself and Denny Hamlin, increasing his lead to a staggering 129 points.
There was no change inside the top five in the standings, but Bubba Wallace did replace William Byron inside the top ten.
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In the battle around the Chase cut-line, there were a lot of movement. SVG’s big win vaulted him from 19th to 16th in the standings, now on the bubble and six points clear of Chase Briscoe.
However, the biggest gainer in the standings was Austin Dillon, who jumped five positions from 27th to 22nd. The biggest losers were Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Erik Jones, who each dropped three positions in the standings.
Additionally, Katherine Legge became the 39th different driver to score points during the 2026 season, making her first appearance of the year.
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2026 NASCAR Cup points after Watkins Glen (Race 12 of 36)
|
Pos. |
Driver |
Points |
Positions gained or lost |
|
1 |
Tyler Reddick |
567 |
— |
|
2 |
Denny Hamlin |
438 |
— |
|
3 |
Chase Elliott |
422 |
— |
|
4 |
Ryan Blaney |
405 |
— |
|
5 |
Chris Buescher |
375 |
— |
|
6 |
Ty Gibbs |
372 |
+1 |
|
7 |
Carson Hocevar |
342 |
-1 |
|
8 |
Kyle Larson |
332 |
— |
|
9 |
Brad Keselowski |
318 |
— |
|
10 |
Bubba Wallace |
313 |
+1 |
|
11 |
Christopher Bell |
311 |
+1 |
|
12 |
William Byron |
309 |
-2 |
|
13 |
Ryan Preece |
296 |
— |
|
14 |
Daniel Suarez |
295 |
— |
|
15 |
Austin Cindric |
287 |
— |
|
16 |
Shane van Gisbergen |
283 |
+3 |
|
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CHASE CUTLINE |
CHASE CUTLINE |
CHASE CUTLINE |
|
17 |
Chase Briscoe |
277 |
-1 |
|
18 |
Joey Logano |
245 |
-1 |
|
19 |
Ross Chastain |
236 |
-1 |
|
20 |
AJ Allmendinger |
235 |
— |
|
21 |
Michael McDowell |
225 |
+2 |
|
22 |
Austin Dillon |
220 |
+5 |
|
23 |
Zane Smith |
217 |
-2 |
|
24 |
Kyle Busch |
217 |
+2 |
|
25 |
Erik Jones |
214 |
-3 |
|
26 |
Todd Gilliland |
206 |
-1 |
|
27 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
193 |
-3 |
|
28 |
John Hunter Nemechek |
189 |
+1 |
|
29 |
Riley Herbst |
186 |
-1 |
|
30 |
Noah Gragson |
168 |
+1 |
|
31 |
Josh Berry |
160 |
-1 |
|
32 |
Connor Zilisch |
145 |
+1 |
|
33 |
Ty Dillon |
140 |
-1 |
|
34 |
Alex Bowman |
127 |
— |
|
35 |
Cole Custer |
113 |
+1 |
|
36 |
Cody Ware |
93 |
-1 |
|
37 |
Casey Mears |
9 |
— |
|
38 |
BJ McLeod |
3 |
— |
|
39 |
Katherine Legge |
2 |
— |
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