Tyler Reddick continued to grow his NASCAR Cup Series points lead by winning at COTA, earning his third victory in a row to start 2026.
Reddick leads Bubba Wallace by 70 points through three races. Chase Elliott is in third in points, 72 points behind Reddick.
Shane van Gisbergen finished second at COTA and moved up to fifth in the points standings. It’s been a SVG-friendly start to the year, but the series won’t race at a road course again until Watkins Glen on May 10.
Here’s the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:
NASCAR COTA race best photos from Texas, including Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 01: John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, (C) speaks to Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Rebel Root Beer Whiskey Chevrolet, (R) backstage during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Cup Series DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
NASCAR points standings, Cup Series points update after COTA race
Unofficial after COTA
- Tyler Reddick 186 points, +121 to 17th place
- Bubba Wallace +51
- Chase Elliott +49
- Ryan Blaney +35
- Shane van Gisbergen +25
- Joey Logano +25
- Daniel Suarez +22
- AJ Allmendinger +21
- Michael McDowell +18
- Carson Hocevar +17
- Chris Buescher +16
- Brad Keselowski +13
- William Byron +11
- Zane Smith +10
- Kyle Larson +8
- Ryan Preece +5
- Ty Gibbs -3 behind 16th
- Noah Gragson -3
- Ty Dillon -3
- Ross Chastain -4
- John Hunter Nemechek -5
- Kyle Busch -7
- Denny Hamlin -8
- Christopher Bell -9
- Riley Herbst -15
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -19
- Chase Briscoe -22
- Josh Berry -23
- Cole Custer -28
- Todd Gilliland -29
- Austin Cindric -29
- Connor Zilisch -31
- Cody Ware -31
- Austin Dillon -33
- Erik Jones -36
- Alex Bowman -45