NASCAR In-Season Tournament Bracket 2026 Updated Point Standings After Sonoma
Shane van Gisbergen’s Sonoma win moved him back into the top 16, while Tyler Reddick was upset after engine trouble cost him a chance at $1 million.
- Denny Hamlin secured the NASCAR Cup Series points lead for the first time this season following the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 28.
- The NASCAR In-Season Challenge began Sunday with a major upset, as top-seeded Tyler Reddick lost to Alex Bowman following persistent engine trouble.
- Radioing his team, "I'm trying to understand what's causing this," Reddick finished 36th, while Hamlin slipped to 26th after a spin with 45 laps to go.
- With his second win of the season at Sonoma, Shane van Gisbergen jumped back into the top 16, while Erik Jones slipped below the Chase cutline.
- Heading into next week's race at Chicagoland, Hamlin holds a 1-point lead, while top seeds Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott avoided upsets in the opening round.
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No smiles from Denny Hamlin despite snatching the points lead from Tyler Reddick
For the first time during the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, Tyler Reddick is not the championship leader. After winning the first three races of the year, Reddick held the top spot through the first 17 rounds of the season. At one point, he had a mighty 129-point lead. Just one month later, it’s gone. Reddick has finished 25th or worse in three of the last four races, and at Sonoma, a power steering issue left him with a last-place finish. As a result…
The NASCAR Cup race at Sonoma Raceway was a thrilling affair, with only three-tenths of a second separating first and second place. Shane van Gisbergen took his eighth win, tying Tony Stewart for second all-time in road course wins, and just one win shy of Jeff Gordon's record. This event was also the final road course event of the 2026 season, with competition now focused on ovals until November. However, the race was not as favorable for forme…
NASCAR Cup Series Standings After Sonoma: Denny Hamlin Takes Over the Points Lead
The NASCAR Cup Series championship picture changed dramatically Sunday at Sonoma Raceway. A power steering failure dropped Tyler Reddick to a 36th-place finish, opening the door for Denny Hamlin to reclaim the regular-season points lead despite finishing just 26th himself. Hamlin now sits atop the standings with 719 points, one ahead of Reddick’s 718 entering next weekend’s race at Chicagoland Speedway. Elsewhere, Shane van Gisbergen’s dominant …
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