2026 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (JacksFuture)

2026 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
The 2026 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series was the 78th season of professional stock car racing in the United States, and the 55th season of the modern-era cup series season. William Byron enters as the defending champion, while Ryan Reed is the defending Daytona 500 champion. The season saw 18 different winners across 36 races.
JD Motorsports
0:Garrett Smithley (Restrictor Plates Only)
Stewart Haas Racing
00:Cole Custer
4:Ross Chastain
8:John Hunter Nemechek
14:Daniel Hemric
Chip Ganassi Racing
1:Tyler Reddick
42:Kyle Larson
Team Penske
2:Chase Briscoe
12:Ryan Blaney
22:Joey Logano
Richard Childress Racing
3:Austin Dillon
27:Chris Buescher
31:Ty Dillon
33:Austin Theriault
Hendrick Motorsports
5:Brennan Poole
9:Chase Elliott
24:William Byron
88:Alex Bowman
Roush Fenway Racing
6:Darrell Wallace Jr
16:Todd Gilliland
17:Ricky Stenhouse Jr
99:Ryan Reed
JR Motorsports
7:Jeffrey Earnhardt
Joe Gibbs Racing
11:Matt Tifft
18:Kyle Busch
19:Daniel Suarez
20:Erik Jones
Germain Burton Racing
13:Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers
21:Ty Majeski
GMS Racing
23:Spencer Gallagher
Chris Cockrum Racing
25:Chris Cockrum (Restrictor Plates Only)
JGL Racing
28:Noah Gragson
Go FAS racing
32:Trevor Bayne (Restrictor Plates Only)
RSS Racing
39:Ryan Sieg
Richard Petty Motorsports
43:Dakoda Armstrong
44:Spencer Davis
Precision Motorsports
46:Tyler Dippel (R)
JTG Daughtery Racing
47:Chris Eggleston
Rick Ware Racing
51:Cody Ware (3 races)
51:Doug Coby (6 races)
51:Kevin O'Connell (2 races)
Premium Motorsports
15:Collin Cabre (Daytona 500 only)
55:Julia Landauer (7 races)
55:Collin Cabre (5 races)
55:Ryan Preece (18 races)
55:Chase Cabre (R) (5 races)
68:Ryan Preece (Daytona 500 only)
98:Chase Cabre (Daytona 500 only)
TriStar Motorsports
72:Ben Kennedy (R) (Daytona 500 only)
Furniture Row Racing
77:Christopher Bell
78:Chandler Smith
79:Kyle Benjamin
Brandonbilt Motorsports
86:Brandon Brown
King Autosport
90:Alon Day (2 Races)
90:Sheldon Creed (32 Races)
Leavine Family Racing
95:Matt DiBenedetto (Restrictor Plates Only)
Gaunt Brothers Racing
96:Cayden Lapcevich (R) (Daytona 500 only)
Calendar.                         Date.              Pole.                 Winner
NAPA Clash at Daytona. February 14. Joey Logano.  Matt Tifft
Can Am Duel 1.       February 19.       Chase Elliott. Darrell Wallace Jr
Can Am Duel 2.  February 19.          William Byron. Chase Briscoe
1:Daytona.            February 22.       Chase Elliott.  Austin Dillon
2:Atlanta.          March 1.                  Erik Jones.   Joey Logano
3:Las Vegas.   March 8.                  Joey Logano.  Erik Jones
4:Phoenix.     March 15.                  Kyle Busch.       Cole Custer
5:Fontana.    March 22.               Chase Elliott.      Kyle Busch
6:Martinsville. March 29.             Todd Gilliland.   Ross Chastain
7:Richmond.  April 11.                  Matt Tifft.          Matt Tifft
8:Texas.       April 19.                   Erik Jones.         Erik Jones
9:Bristol.    April 26.                    Chase Elliott.   Erik Jones
10:Talladega. May 4*.               Matt Tifft.         Ryan Reed
11:Kansas. May 9.                   Todd Gilliland.  Todd Gilliland
All Star Race. May 16.           Joey Logano.     Erik Jones
12:Charlotte. May 24.           Christopher Bell. Chandler Smith
13:Iowa.        May 31.           Chandler Smith.   Kyle Busch
14:Pocono.  June 7.          Ty Majeski.            Joey Logano
15:Michigan. June 14.     Kyle Larson.             Kyle Larson
16:Sonoma. June 28.    John Hunter Nemechek. Daniel Suarez
17:Daytona. July 5*.     Todd Gilliland.          Todd Gilliland
18:Chicago. July 12.    Chase Elliott.           William Byron
19:Kentucky. July 18.  Erik Jones.               Chase Briscoe
20:New Hampshire. July 26. Matt Tifft.  William Byron
21:Gateway.  August 1. Joey Logano.    Kyle Busch
22:Watkins Glen. August 9. Joey Logano. Chandler Smith
23:Bristol.     August 15. Joey Logano. Erik Jones
24:Indianapolis GP. August 23. Darrell Wallace Jr. Ryan Blaney
25:Darlington. September 6. Cole Custer. Chase Elliott
26:Indianapolis. September 13. Daniel Hemric. Alex Bowman
Playoff Races
27:Las Vegas. September 20.   Erik Jones.   Joey Logano
28:Richmond.       September 27. William Byron. Matt Tifft
29:Dover. October 4.                 Todd Gilliland. Ross Chastain
30:Charlotte Roval. October 11.  John Hunter Nemechek. Chase Elliott
31:Martinsville. October 19*.  Kyle Busch. Ryan Blaney
32:Talladega. October 25.    Ryan Reed.  Chris Buescher
33:Atlanta.    November 1.   William Byron. Kyle Busch
34:Texas.   November 8. Cole Custer.     Matt Tifft
35:Phoenix. November 15. Kyle Busch.  Cole Custer
36:Homestead Miami. November 22. Erik Jones. Todd Gilliland
*race postponed
#race shortened
Final standings. Wins
1.Erik Jones.        4
2.Joey Logano.   3
3.Kyle Busch.      4
4.William Byron.   2
5.Ryan Reed%.     1
6.Ryan Blaney%.   2
7.Cole Custer#.      2
8.Chase Elliott%.    2
9.Ross Chastain%. 2
10.Daniel Suarez#. 1
11.Kyle Larson*.      1
12.Matt Tifft#.        3
13.Todd Gilliland#. 3
14.Chandler Smith*. 2
15.Alex Bowman*. 1
16.Austin Dillon*.  1
17.Christopher Bell. 0
18.Daniel Hemric.   0
19.Chase Briscoe.  1
20.Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 0
21.John Hunter Nemechek. 0
22.Justin Allgaier. 0
23.Chris Buescher. 1
24.Brennan Poole. 0
25.Ty Majeski (RY)      0
26.Kyle Benjamin.  0
27.Dakoda Armstrong. 0
28.Tyler Reddick.   0
29.Ty Dillon.              0
30.Brandon Jones. 0
31.Darrell Wallace Jr. 0
32.Noah Gragson (R) 0
33.Harrison Burton. 0
34.Spencer Gallagher 0
35.Chris Eggleston. 0
36.Spencer Davis.  0
37.Ryan Sieg.        0
38.Brandon Brown. 0
39.Ryan Preece.       0
40.Sheldon Creed.   0
41.Matt DiBenedetto. 0
42.Julia Landauer.   0
43.Tyler Dippel (R)        0
44.Cody Ware.         0
45.Garrett Smithley. 0
46.Chase Cabre (R)  0
47.Ben Kennedy (R)       0
48.Trevor Bayne.       0
49.Alon Day.                0
50.Doug Coby.            0
51.Cayden Lapcevich (R) 0
52.Collin Cabre.          0
53.Kevin O'Connell.   0
54.Chris Cockrum.      0
%means eliminated in 3rd round
#means eliminated in 2nd round
*means eliminated in 1st round
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