Denny Hamlin extends his advantage to 312 points over Tyler Reddick, while Joey Logano vaults back into the Chase after winning NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Hamlin leads the field with 824 points, followed by Reddick who remains second despite his heartbreaking result on Sunday, while Ryan Blaney sits third after a remarkable comeback drive from last.
The top three drivers are already locked into the postseason Chase with just five rounds remaining in the regular-season.
Further down the Chase cutline underwent its most dramatic reshuffling, with race winner Logano jumping back inside the coveted top-16.
Austin Cindric sits on the bubble with a 33-point buffer over Erik Jones, who has tumbled to 17th after a race he would rather forget.
Full Race Results: 2026 NASCAR Cup Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro
2026 NASCAR Cup points standings after North Wilkesboro
| Pos | Driver | Points | Gap | Above or below cutline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 842 | +380 | |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 774 | -68 | +312 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 755 | -87 | +293 |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs | 698 | -134 | +236 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 634 | -208 | +172 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 616 | -226 | +154 |
| 7 | Carson Hocevar | 598 | -244 | +136 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 587 | -255 | +125 |
| 9 | Chris Buescher | 585 | -257 | +123 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 574 | -268 | +112 |
| 11 | Daniel Suárez | 558 | -284 | +96 |
| 12 | William Byron | 546 | -296 | +84 |
| 13 | Bubba Wallace | 531 | -311 | +69 |
| 14 | Shane van Gisbergen | 516 | -326 | +54 |
| 15 | Joey Logano | 511 | -331 | +49 |
| 16 | Austin Cindric – chase cutline | 495 | -347 | +33 |
| 17 | Erik Jones | 462 | -380 | -33 |
| 18 | Ryan Preece | 447 | -395 | -48 |
| 19 | Brad Keselowski | 437 | -405 | -58 |
| 20 | Michael McDowell | 412 | -430 | -83 |
| 21 | Ross Chastain | 412 | -430 | -83 |
| 22 | AJ Allmendinger | 397 | -445 | -98 |
| 23 | Todd Gilliland | 384 | -458 | -111 |
| 24 | Zane Smith | 371 | -471 | -124 |
| 25 | Riley Herbst | 369 | -473 | -126 |
| 26 | John Hunter Nemechek | 350 | -492 | -145 |
| 27 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 347 | -495 | -148 |
| 28 | Austin Dillon | 341 | -501 | -154 |
| 29 | Alex Bowman | 292 | -550 | -203 |
| 30 | Ty Dillon | 259 | -583 | -236 |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | 253 | -589 | -242 |
| 32 | Cole Custer | 246 | -596 | -249 |
| 33 | Josh Berry | 234 | -608 | -261 |
| 34 | Connor Zilisch (R) | 213 | -629 | -282 |
| 35 | Cody Ware | 177 | -665 | -318 |
