Can anything stop Tyler Reddick at this point? The 23XI Racing driver now has five wins in the first nine races of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, and he now has a 105-point lead in the championship.
His boss, Denny Hamlin, has jumped up into second in the overall standings, and the two drivers did battle in the closing laps at Kansas on Sunday.
Around the Chase cutline, things have changed as well. Shane van Gisbergen has fallen out of the provisional Chase field, and Daniel Suarez is now on the bubble, just 13 points ahead of Austin Cindric.
Todd Gilliland is the biggest mover in the standings, moving three positions from 26th to 23rd, while Kyle Busch is the biggest loser, dropping from 24th to 27th in the standings.
2026 NASCAR Cup points after Kansas I (Race 9 of 36)
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
Positions gained or lost |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 457 | — |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 352 | +1 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 337 | -1 |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs | 319 | — |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 314 | +1 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 305 | -1 |
| 7 | William Byron | 275 | — |
| 8 | Bubba Wallace | 275 | — |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 264 | +2 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 261 | -1 |
| 11 | Chris Buescher | 259 | -1 |
| 12 | Carson Hocevar | 237 | +1 |
| 13 | Ryan Preece | 235 | +1 |
| 14 | Joey Logano | 225 | -2 |
| 15 | Chase Briscoe | 214 | +2 |
| 16 | Daniel Suarez | 210 | -1 |
| CHASE CUTLINE | CHASE CUTLINE | CHASE CUTLINE | CHASE CUTLINE |
| 17 | Austin Cindric | 197 | +1 |
| 18 | Shane van Gisbergen | 178 | -2 |
| 19 | Michael McDowell | 174 | — |
| 20 | Ross Chastain | 164 | +1 |
| 21 | AJ Allmendinger | 162 | -1 |
| 22 | Zane Smith | 149 | — |
| 23 | Todd Gilliland | 147 | +3 |
| 24 | Erik Jones | 147 | -1 |
| 25 | Austin Dillon | 145 | +2 |
| 26 | Josh Berry | 138 | -1 |
| 27 | Kyle Busch | 133 | -3 |
| 28 | Riley Herbst | 132 | +1 |
| 29 | John Hunter Nemechek | 126 | -1 |
| 30 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 123 | — |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | 113 | — |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 99 | — |
| 33 | Connor Zilisch | 92 | — |
| 34 | Cole Custer | 88 | — |
| 35 | Cody Ware | 65 | — |
| 36 | Alex Bowman | 43 | — |
| 37 | Casey Mears | 9 | — |
| 38 | BJ McLeod | 3 | — |
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