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NASCAR Cup Series

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Last Race

Hollywood Casino 400 2026

27. Sep 2026

  1. 1
    Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
  2. 2
    Austin Cindric Team Penske
  3. 3
    Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing

Next Session

South Point 400 2026

Practice

03. Oct 2026, 20:30

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Driver Ranking

  1. 1. Kyle Larson 2282 pts.
  2. 2. Denny Hamlin 2256 pts.
  3. 3. Christopher Bell 2232 pts.
  4. 4. Joey Logano 2215 pts.
  5. 5. Ryan Blaney 2191 pts.
  6. 6. Ty Gibbs 2188 pts.
  7. 7. Tyler Reddick 2171 pts.
  8. 8. Chase Briscoe 2159 pts.
  9. 9. Bubba Wallace 2142 pts.
  10. 10. Austin Cindric 2142 pts.
  11. 11. Carson Hocevar 2132 pts.
  12. 12. William Byron 2124 pts.
  13. 13. Chase Elliott 2121 pts.
  14. 14. Ryan Preece 2109 pts.
  15. 15. Chris Buescher 2096 pts.
  16. 16. Daniel Suárez 2095 pts.
  17. 17. Shane van Gisbergen 660 pts.
  18. 18. Brad Keselowski 641 pts.
  19. 19. Ross Chastain 614 pts.
  20. 20. Michael McDowell 580 pts.
  21. 21. Erik Jones 570 pts.
  22. 22. Todd Gilliland 538 pts.
  23. 23. A. J. Allmendinger 529 pts.
  24. 24. Austin Dillon 510 pts.
  25. 25. Josh Berry 503 pts.
  26. 26. John Hunter Nemechek 489 pts.
  27. 27. Zane Smith 483 pts.
  28. 28. Alex Bowman 475 pts.
  29. 29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 455 pts.
  30. 30. Riley Herbst 427 pts.
  31. 31. Noah Gragson 377 pts.
  32. 32. Cole Custer 377 pts.
  33. 33. Ty Dillon 333 pts.
  34. 34. Connor Zilisch 325 pts.
  35. 35. Cody Ware 226 pts.
  36. 36. Kyle Busch 217 pts.
  37. 37. Casey Mears 13 pts.
  38. 38. Jimmie Johnson 9 pts.
  39. 39. B. J. McLeod 4 pts.
  40. 40. Corey Heim 0 pts.
  41. 41. Harrison Burton 0 pts.
  42. 42. 0 pts.
  43. 43. Corey LaJoie 0 pts.
  44. 44. Chandler Smith 0 pts.
  45. 45. Austin Hill 0 pts.
  46. 46. Jesse Love 0 pts.
  47. 47. Chad Finchum 0 pts.
  48. 48. Josh Bilicki 0 pts.
  49. 49. Gray Gaulding 0 pts.
  50. 50. Justin Allgaier 0 pts.
  51. 51. Daniel Dye 0 pts.
  52. 52. Anthony Alfredo 0 pts.
  53. 53. J. J. Yeley 0 pts.
  54. 54. Joey Gase 0 pts.

Team Ranking

  1. 1. Joe Gibbs Racing 8835 pts.
  2. 2. Hendrick Motorsports 7002 pts.
  3. 3. Team Penske 6548 pts.
  4. 4. RFK Racing 4846 pts.
  5. 5. Spire Motorsports 4807 pts.
  6. 6. 23XI Racing 4740 pts.
  7. 7. Trackhouse Racing 1599 pts.
  8. 8. Front Row Motorsports 1398 pts.
  9. 9. Legacy Motor Club 1068 pts.
  10. 10. Kaulig Racing 862 pts.
  11. 11. Richard Childress Racing 727 pts.
  12. 12. Wood Brothers Racing 503 pts.
  13. 13. Hyak Motorsports 455 pts.
  14. 14. Haas Factory Team 377 pts.
  15. 15. Rick Ware Racing 226 pts.
  16. 16. Garage 66 13 pts.
  17. 17. Live Fast Motorsports 4 pts.
  18. 18. NY Racing Team 0 pts.
  19. 19. Beard Motorsports 0 pts.
  20. 20. JR Motorsports 0 pts.
Teams & Drivers 2026
JGRJoe Gibbs Racing8835 Points
HMHendrick Motorsports7002 Points
TPTeam Penske6548 Points
RRRFK Racing4846 Points
SMSpire Motorsports4807 Points
2R23XI Racing4740 Points
TRTrackhouse Racing1599 Points
FRMFront Row Motorsports1398 Points
LMCLegacy Motor Club1068 Points
KRKaulig Racing862 Points
RCRRichard Childress Racing727 Points
WBRWood Brothers Racing503 Points
HMHyak Motorsports455 Points
HFTHaas Factory Team377 Points
RWRRick Ware Racing226 Points
G6Garage 6613 Points
LFMLive Fast Motorsports4 Points
NRTNY Racing Team0 Points
BMBeard Motorsports0 Points
JMJR Motorsports0 Points

Latest Reports

Past Races

The History of the NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) was founded on February 21, 1948, by Bill France Sr. in Daytona Beach, Florida, after he gathered race drivers and promoters to a meeting at the Streamline Hotel there in December 1947 to establish a unified rulebook for the chaotic, regionally fragmented stock car racing sport. The first race of the most prestigious division still running today, the “Strictly Stock” Series (predecessor of today’s Cup Series), took place on June 19, 1949, at the Charlotte Speedway and was won by Jim Roper, after the original winner Glenn Dunaway was disqualified for illegal rear spring reinforcement.

During the 1960s and 1970s, Richard Petty, nicknamed “The King,” set standards that remain unmatched to this day: with 200 wins, he is the sole record holder in Cup Series history, and in 1967 he won a still-standing record of 27 races in a single season, including ten consecutive wins. His seven championships between 1964 and 1979 held the solo record for many years.

During the 1980s and early 1990s, Dale Earnhardt matched Petty’s seven titles with championships between 1980 and 1994. Earnhardt’s fatal crash during the Daytona 500 in 2001, in the final turn of the final lap, marked the deepest turning point in the series’ history and accelerated a safety revolution that continues to this day: from the mandatory HANS neck restraint to universally installed SAFER barriers on track walls to the “Car of Tomorrow” introduced in 2007 with reinforced cockpits.

In the 2000s, Jimmie Johnson took the lead and won five consecutive championships between 2006 and 2010, a feat unmatched by any other driver and a record that stands today. With two additional titles in 2013 and 2016, he joined Petty and Earnhardt with seven championships. In 2022, the “Next Gen” race car, the most radical technical overhaul in series history featuring independent suspension and larger tires, replaced the previous chassis concept.

Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports secured his second championship in 2025 after 2021 and enters the 2026 season, the 78th season of the NASCAR Cup Series, as the defending champion.

Records & Milestones

Drivers

  • Most titles: Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt & Jimmie Johnson (7 each)
  • Most consecutive titles: Jimmie Johnson, 5 (2006–2010)
  • Most wins: Richard Petty (200)
  • Defending champion: Kyle Larson (2025)

Teams

  • Record holder: Hendrick Motorsports (15 titles)
  • Series founded: 1948 (Bill France Sr.)
  • First winner (Strictly Stock, 1949): Jim Roper
  • Current champion: Hendrick Motorsports (2025)

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