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Oct 22, 2026 7:49 PM
Updated Oct 22, 2026 8:10 PM
Kyle Larson leads in basically every statistic through seven Chase races in the NASCAR Cup Series but his competitors are nipping at his heels.
No surprise, Kyle Larson leads in basically every statistic through seven Chase races in the NASCAR Cup Series but his competitors are nipping at his heels:
- Wins: Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe (Two wins each)
Joey Logano, Christopher Bell and Tyler Reddick each have one win in the Chase. Denny Hamlin, the No. 1 seed, and Ryan Blaney have yet to win in the Chase.
- Top-Five Finishes: Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney (Five top-fives each)
Christopher Bell has the third-most top-fives (four) while Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick are tied for the fourth-most (three top-fives). Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano are tied for sixth, each with two top-fives.
- Top-10 Finishes: Kyle Larson, Joey Logano (Six top-10s each)
Christopher Bell also ranks third with five top-10s – tied with Ryan Blaney and Chase Briscoe. Denny Hamlin and Tyler Reddick are tied for sixth with four top-10s each.
- Poles: Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney (One pole each)
Only three Chase races have had qualifying, which was cancelled for the other four races.
- Laps Led: Kyle Larson (556)
Behind Larson are Chase Briscoe (303 laps led), Joey Logano (273), Ryan Blaney (272) and Christopher Bell (233). Denny Hamlin ranks seventh with 113 laps led. Tyler Reddick ranks ninth with 93 laps led.
- Average Start: Denny Hamlin (5.7)
Aside from poles, this is the only stat line where Hamlin is in the top-five. Rounding out the top-five are Joey Logano (7.0), Christopher Bell (7.9), Kyle Larson (8.4) and Austin Cindric (9.3). In sixth and seventh are Tyler Reddick (9.7) and Chase Briscoe (10.0).
Ryan Blaney ranks 14th (15.1).
- Average Finish: Kyle Larson (7.3)
Behind Larson are Joey Logano (8.3), Christopher Bell (8.4), Tyler Reddick (9.9), Austin Cindric (10.9), Chase Briscoe (11.3) and Corey Heim (11.7 in three races).
Denny Hamlin (12.4) is eighth while Ryan Blaney (12.4) is ninth.
- Points Earned: Kyle Larson (325)
Behind Larson are Christopher Bell (315), Joey Logano (291), Chase Briscoe (291), Ryan Blaney (255), Tyler Reddick (249) and Denny Hamlin (239).
Austin Cindric has earned 235 points and ranks eighth behind the seven championship contenders. However, he ranks eighth in points, 74 points behind Reddick:
- Kyle Larson 2370
- Christopher Bell -5
- Chase Briscoe -24
- Denny Hamlin -31
- Ryan Blaney -40
- Joey Logano -44
- Tyler Reddick -56
- Austin Cindric -130
- Ty Gibbs -132
- Chase Elliott -149
- Carson Hocevar -158
- Bubba Wallace -162
- Daniel Suarez -188
- William Byron -190
- Chris Buescher -204
- Ryan Preece -211
Ranked last in the Chase, Buescher and Preece are the only drivers who haven't led a lap in the Chase. However, that could change at Talladega Superspeedway where Buescher led laps late last fall and challenged for the win in the spring.
Preece is also the most recent drafting track winner – back in August at Daytona.
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