Denny Hamlin cut well into Tyler Reddick’s NASCAR Cup Series points lead after winning on June 7 at Michigan.
Hamlin started at the rear following unapproved adjustments and drove up to the front, avoiding the carnage at an unusually-wild race at the 2-mile track. Reddick’s day ended with a crash on Lap 82, finishing 35th (his first DNF of 2026).
Bubba Wallace’s third-place finish was a boost to the No. 23’s points situation after struggles in May, including a DNF last weekend in Nashville.
Here’s the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:
NASCAR points standings, Cup Series points update after Michigan race
Unofficial after Michigan; top 16 drivers make the Chase following the Daytona summer race
- Tyler Reddick 669 points, +340 to 17th place
- Denny Hamlin +289
- Ryan Blaney +183
- Chase Elliott +153
- Ty Gibbs +141
- Kyle Larson +124
- Carson Hocevar +99
- Chris Buescher +95
- Daniel Suarez +89
- Christopher Bell +81
- Bubba Wallace +49
- William Byron +48
- Chase Briscoe +41
- Shane van Gisbergen +26
- Brad Keselowski +21
- Austin Cindric +3
- Joey Logano -3 behind 16th
- Erik Jones -18
- Ryan Preece -19
- Michael McDowell -46
- AJ Allmendinger -46
- Zane Smith -50
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -61
- Ross Chastain -72
- Todd Gilliland -77
- Riley Herbst -82
- Austin Dillon -87
- John Hunter Nemechek -96
- Noah Gragson -120
- Josh Berry -136
- Ty Dillon -142
- Alex Bowman -154
- Cole Custer -157
- Connor Zilisch -184
- Cody Ware -201
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