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


 * 1) 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


 * 1) means eliminated in 2nd round

* means eliminated in 1st round