2026 Projected Chase

Per-race winners & projected standings from the projected seeding

as of 2026-07-19 03:30 UTC
Projected champion: Denny Hamlin 2395 pts
Chase seeding (16 drivers)
Seed Driver Seed Pts Proj Reg Pts
1 Denny Hamlin 2100 953
2 Tyler Reddick 2075 906
3 Ryan Blaney 2065 890
4 Ty Gibbs 2060 799
5 Kyle Larson 2055 755
6 Chase Elliott 2050 747
7 Chris Buescher 2045 707
8 Christopher Bell 2040 703
9 Carson Hocevar 2035 690
10 Chase Briscoe 2030 682
11 William Byron 2025 664
12 Daniel Suarez 2020 635
13 Bubba Wallace 2015 631
14 Austin Cindric 2010 585
15 Joey Logano 2005 577
16 Ryan Preece 2000 565
R27 Cook Out Southern 500 Denny Hamlin
Win probability
Denny Hamlin 9.9%
Tyler Reddick 9.8%
Ryan Blaney 7.5%
Chris Buescher 7.0%
Ty Gibbs 5.9%
Standings after race
1 Denny Hamlin 2131
2 Tyler Reddick 2105
3 Ryan Blaney 2091
4 Ty Gibbs 2085
5 Kyle Larson 2076
6 Chris Buescher 2072
7 Chase Elliott 2070
8 Christopher Bell 2061
9 Carson Hocevar 2055
10 Chase Briscoe 2055
11 William Byron 2048
12 Daniel Suarez 2038
13 Bubba Wallace 2034
14 Austin Cindric 2028
15 Joey Logano 2027
16 Ryan Preece 2020
R28 Enjoy Illinois 300 Denny Hamlin
Win probability
Denny Hamlin 12.6%
Christopher Bell 8.2%
Joey Logano 7.1%
Ryan Blaney 6.8%
Austin Cindric 5.6%
Standings after race
1 Denny Hamlin 2163
2 Tyler Reddick 2127
3 Ryan Blaney 2117
4 Ty Gibbs 2109
5 Kyle Larson 2100
6 Chris Buescher 2096
7 Chase Elliott 2093
8 Christopher Bell 2090
9 Chase Briscoe 2076
10 Carson Hocevar 2075
11 William Byron 2071
12 Daniel Suarez 2057
13 Joey Logano 2056
14 Bubba Wallace 2055
15 Austin Cindric 2054
16 Ryan Preece 2038
R29 Bass Pro Shops Night Race Ryan Blaney
Win probability
Ryan Blaney 14.3%
Ty Gibbs 9.9%
Kyle Larson 8.9%
Chase Briscoe 8.7%
Denny Hamlin 8.1%
Standings after race
1 Denny Hamlin 2192
2 Ryan Blaney 2149
3 Tyler Reddick 2147
4 Ty Gibbs 2140
5 Kyle Larson 2130
6 Chris Buescher 2122
7 Christopher Bell 2119
8 Chase Elliott 2116
9 Chase Briscoe 2105
10 Carson Hocevar 2102
11 William Byron 2094
12 Bubba Wallace 2075
13 Joey Logano 2074
14 Daniel Suarez 2073
15 Austin Cindric 2071
16 Ryan Preece 2060
R30 Hollywood Casino 400 Kyle Larson
Win probability
Kyle Larson 11.1%
Chase Elliott 9.4%
Tyler Reddick 8.3%
Christopher Bell 6.8%
Chase Briscoe 5.8%
Standings after race
1 Denny Hamlin 2222
2 Tyler Reddick 2175
3 Ryan Blaney 2170
4 Ty Gibbs 2162
5 Kyle Larson 2160
6 Christopher Bell 2147
7 Chase Elliott 2145
8 Chris Buescher 2142
9 Chase Briscoe 2131
10 Carson Hocevar 2122
11 William Byron 2115
12 Bubba Wallace 2098
13 Joey Logano 2091
14 Daniel Suarez 2090
15 Austin Cindric 2087
16 Ryan Preece 2079
R31 South Point 400 Christopher Bell
Win probability
Christopher Bell 10.5%
Denny Hamlin 10.5%
Alex Bowman 9.1%
William Byron 7.2%
Kyle Larson 6.0%
Standings after race
1 Denny Hamlin 2252
2 Tyler Reddick 2195
3 Ryan Blaney 2190
4 Kyle Larson 2189
5 Ty Gibbs 2184
6 Christopher Bell 2176
7 Chase Elliott 2167
8 Chris Buescher 2162
9 Chase Briscoe 2150
10 William Byron 2144
11 Carson Hocevar 2141
12 Bubba Wallace 2116
13 Joey Logano 2114
14 Daniel Suarez 2109
15 Austin Cindric 2104
16 Ryan Preece 2099
R32 Bank of America 400 Christopher Bell
Win probability
Christopher Bell 13.0%
William Byron 10.4%
Denny Hamlin 8.2%
Tyler Reddick 5.0%
Daniel Suarez 4.8%
Standings after race
1 Denny Hamlin 2282
2 Tyler Reddick 2221
3 Ryan Blaney 2211
4 Kyle Larson 2211
5 Christopher Bell 2207
6 Ty Gibbs 2207
7 Chase Elliott 2186
8 Chris Buescher 2182
9 William Byron 2173
10 Chase Briscoe 2171
11 Carson Hocevar 2161
12 Bubba Wallace 2136
13 Joey Logano 2134
14 Daniel Suarez 2133
15 Austin Cindric 2120
16 Ryan Preece 2115
R33 Freeway Insurance 500 Christopher Bell
Win probability
Christopher Bell 12.5%
Ryan Blaney 12.4%
Denny Hamlin 11.2%
Kyle Larson 9.6%
William Byron 5.4%
Standings after race
1 Denny Hamlin 2314
2 Ryan Blaney 2247
3 Tyler Reddick 2242
4 Kyle Larson 2241
5 Christopher Bell 2238
6 Ty Gibbs 2230
7 Chase Elliott 2211
8 Chris Buescher 2203
9 William Byron 2198
10 Chase Briscoe 2193
11 Carson Hocevar 2180
12 Joey Logano 2158
13 Bubba Wallace 2153
14 Daniel Suarez 2149
15 Ryan Preece 2138
16 Austin Cindric 2136
R34 YellaWood 500 Austin Cindric
Win probability
Austin Cindric 5.5%
Chase Elliott 5.0%
Ryan Blaney 4.5%
Carson Hocevar 4.2%
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 4.2%
Standings after race
1 Denny Hamlin 2335
2 Ryan Blaney 2268
3 Tyler Reddick 2264
4 Kyle Larson 2261
5 Christopher Bell 2257
6 Ty Gibbs 2249
7 Chase Elliott 2235
8 Chris Buescher 2222
9 William Byron 2220
10 Chase Briscoe 2212
11 Carson Hocevar 2202
12 Joey Logano 2175
13 Bubba Wallace 2173
14 Daniel Suarez 2169
15 Austin Cindric 2158
16 Ryan Preece 2156
R35 Xfinity 500 Ryan Blaney
Win probability
Ryan Blaney 13.6%
Kyle Larson 10.8%
William Byron 10.3%
Denny Hamlin 9.8%
Chase Elliott 9.5%
Standings after race
1 Denny Hamlin 2365
2 Ryan Blaney 2303
3 Kyle Larson 2293
4 Christopher Bell 2287
5 Tyler Reddick 2281
6 Ty Gibbs 2278
7 Chase Elliott 2266
8 William Byron 2251
9 Chris Buescher 2241
10 Chase Briscoe 2232
11 Carson Hocevar 2220
12 Joey Logano 2205
13 Bubba Wallace 2191
14 Daniel Suarez 2185
15 Ryan Preece 2182
16 Austin Cindric 2175
R36 NASCAR Championship Race Ryan Blaney
Win probability
Ryan Blaney 10.1%
Bubba Wallace 7.5%
Tyler Reddick 7.0%
William Byron 6.6%
Denny Hamlin 6.2%
Standings after race
1 Denny Hamlin 2395
2 Ryan Blaney 2332
3 Kyle Larson 2318
4 Christopher Bell 2312
5 Tyler Reddick 2307
6 Ty Gibbs 2298
7 Chase Elliott 2289
8 William Byron 2280
9 Chris Buescher 2264
10 Chase Briscoe 2254
11 Carson Hocevar 2241
12 Joey Logano 2225
13 Bubba Wallace 2218
14 Daniel Suarez 2206
15 Ryan Preece 2200
16 Austin Cindric 2194

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