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Cup Series · 2026 · race 1 of 36

DAYTONA 500

Season

Three ways to measure this race

Official winnerTLS leaderBest ARP
Driver Tyler Reddick (#45) Bubba Wallace (#23) Denny Hamlin (#11)
Finish P1 P10 P31
TLS points 4,845 6,122 6,051
ARP 17.90 11.69 11.59
Laps led 1 40 3

Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.

Official winner — Tyler Reddick (#45): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 1 laps with 17.90 average running position and 4,845 TLS points.

TLS leader — Bubba Wallace (#23): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (6,122 points). Finished P10 with 40 laps led and 11.69 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.

Best ARP — Denny Hamlin (#11): lowest average running position (11.59). Finished P31 with 6,051 TLS points and 3 laps led. ARP is an average across all laps — a driver can run near the front all day yet score fewer TLS points if they led fewer laps, completed fewer laps, or lost ground late while keeping a strong average.

The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.

What happened on the last lap

Carson Hocevar (#77) led at the white flag. Chase Elliott (#9) led on the final backstretch. A tri-oval crash on the last lap collected both; Reddick cleared the chaos to win by 0.308 seconds over Ricky Stenhouse Jr (#47).

For most of the race the field ran in tight packs, often at partial throttle — strong average running position mattered more than a snapshot lead. That is why three different drivers can hold the official win, the TLS lead, and the best ARP in the same afternoon.

Race results

FinTLS rank DriverCarMakeTeam StartLaps ledARPTLS points
1 15 Tyler Reddick 45 Toyota 23XI Racing 26 1 17.90 4,845
2 33 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 Chevrolet HYAK Motorsports 16 4 28.77 2,659
3 11 Joey Logano 22 Ford Team Penske 3 9 15.77 5,272
4 4 Chase Elliott 9 Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 4 2 12.52 5,925
5 5 Brad Keselowski 6 Ford RFK Racing 9 0 13.13 5,803
6 9 Zane Smith 38 Ford Front Row Motorsports 30 9 14.59 5,510
7 2 Chris Buescher 17 Ford RFK Racing 41 4 11.86 6,059
8 19 Riley Herbst 35 Toyota 23XI Racing 28 0 19.18 4,586
9 13 Josh Berry 21 Ford Wood Brothers Racing 14 0 17.06 5,037
10 1 Bubba Wallace 23 Toyota 23XI Racing 27 40 11.69 6,122
11 20 Noah Gragson 4 Ford Front Row Motorsports 25 0 21.58 4,124
12 25 William Byron 24 Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 39 0 22.59 3,901
13 27 Daniel Suarez 7 Chevrolet Spire Motorsports 15 0 23.45 3,729
14 22 Ty Dillon 10 Chevrolet Kaulig Racing 34 3 21.86 4,048
15 7 Kyle Busch 8 Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 1 19 14.54 5,547
16 12 Kyle Larson 5 Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 8 7 16.52 5,121
17 28 Cody Ware 51 Chevrolet Rick Ware Racing 33 2 24.07 3,604
18 30 Carson Hocevar 77 Chevrolet Spire Motorsports 6 1 25.21 3,374
19 32 AJ Allmendinger 16 Chevrolet Kaulig Racing 35 1 27.45 2,924
20 10 Ross Chastain 1 Chevrolet Trackhouse Racing 37 12 14.69 5,489
21 21 Erik Jones 43 Toyota Legacy Motor Club 24 0 21.65 4,090
22 24 Michael McDowell 71 Chevrolet Spire Motorsports 10 10 22.56 3,908
23 16 Ty Gibbs 54 Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 20 0 18.22 4,779
24 18 Cole Custer 41 Chevrolet Haas Factory Team 23 0 18.85 4,653
25 26 Ryan Preece 60 Ford RFK Racing 19 0 22.61 3,898
26 14 John Hunter Nemechek 42 Toyota Legacy Motor Club 11 19 17.44 4,912
27 8 Ryan Blaney 12 Ford Team Penske 5 2 14.38 5,525
28 – * Corey Heim(i) 67 Toyota 23XI Racing 29 8 – 4,949 (i)
29 37 * Jimmie Johnson 84 Toyota Legacy Motor Club 31 0 30.00 2,399
30 17 Shane Van Gisbergen 97 Chevrolet Trackhouse Racing 13 3 18.59 4,681
31 3 Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 22 3 11.59 6,051
32 38 * Casey Mears 66 Ford Garage 66 17 0 36.38 1,101
33 34 Connor Zilisch # 88 Chevrolet Trackhouse Racing 32 0 28.46 2,653
34 23 Austin Cindric 2 Ford Team Penske 36 5 21.47 3,982
35 6 Christopher Bell 20 Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 12 9 13.03 5,562
36 29 Chase Briscoe 19 Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing 2 23 23.29 3,536
37 35 Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet Richard Childress Racing 7 0 22.81 2,648
38 – * Justin Allgaier(i) 40 Chevrolet JR Motorsports 40 3 – 3,152 (i)
39 31 Todd Gilliland 34 Ford Front Row Motorsports 18 1 17.88 2,991
40 36 Alex Bowman 48 Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 21 0 21.87 2,496
41 39 * BJ McLeod 78 Chevrolet Live Fast Motorsports 38 0 28.20 69

official winner TLS leader · (i) ineligible for series points (lap points shown for reference, not counted) · legend

Season standings through this race

RankDriverCarSeason points ARPLaps ledThis race
1 Bubba Wallace 23 6,122 11.69 40 6,122
2 Chris Buescher 17 6,059 11.86 4 6,059
3 Denny Hamlin 11 6,051 11.59 3 6,051
4 Chase Elliott 9 5,925 12.52 2 5,925
5 Brad Keselowski 6 5,803 13.13 0 5,803
6 Christopher Bell 20 5,562 13.03 9 5,562
7 Kyle Busch 8 5,547 14.54 19 5,547
8 Ryan Blaney 12 5,525 14.38 2 5,525
9 Zane Smith 38 5,510 14.59 9 5,510
10 Ross Chastain 1 5,489 14.69 12 5,489
11 Joey Logano 22 5,272 15.77 9 5,272
12 Kyle Larson 5 5,121 16.52 7 5,121
13 Josh Berry 21 5,037 17.06 0 5,037
14 John Hunter Nemechek 42 4,912 17.44 19 4,912
15 Tyler Reddick 45 4,845 17.90 1 4,845
16 Ty Gibbs 54 4,779 18.22 0 4,779
17 Shane Van Gisbergen 97 4,681 18.59 3 4,681
18 Cole Custer 41 4,653 18.85 0 4,653
19 Riley Herbst 35 4,586 19.18 0 4,586
20 Noah Gragson 4 4,124 21.58 0 4,124
21 Erik Jones 43 4,090 21.65 0 4,090
22 Ty Dillon 10 4,048 21.86 3 4,048
23 Austin Cindric 2 3,982 21.47 5 3,982
24 Michael McDowell 71 3,908 22.56 10 3,908
25 William Byron 24 3,901 22.59 0 3,901
26 Ryan Preece 60 3,898 22.61 0 3,898
27 Daniel Suarez 7 3,729 23.45 0 3,729
28 Cody Ware 51 3,604 24.07 2 3,604
29 Chase Briscoe 19 3,536 23.29 23 3,536
30 Carson Hocevar 77 3,374 25.21 1 3,374
31 Todd Gilliland 34 2,991 17.88 1 2,991
32 AJ Allmendinger 16 2,924 27.45 1 2,924
33 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 2,659 28.77 4 2,659
34 Connor Zilisch # 88 2,653 28.46 0 2,653
35 Austin Dillon 3 2,648 22.81 0 2,648
36 Alex Bowman 48 2,496 21.87 0 2,496
37 * Jimmie Johnson 84 2,399 30.00 0 2,399
38 * Casey Mears 66 1,101 36.38 0 1,101
39 * BJ McLeod 78 69 28.20 0 69
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