Bubba Wallace continues to lead NASCAR Cup Series in stage points
LAS VEGAS – Following the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday, Bubba Wallace continues to lead the NASCAR Cup Series in stage points scored through the first five races of 2026.
Wallace picked up 13 stage points across Stages 1 and 2 Sunday, bringing his season total to 53.
Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, and Tyler Reddick have a three-way tie for the second most stage points scored at 37.
William Byron, with 35 points, rounds out the Top-5 among drivers with the most stage points scored.
Through Las Vegas, 30 points-eligible drivers have scored at least stage point in 2026.
Wallace recalimed second in overall points after his ninth-place finish at Las Vegas, 61 points behind teammate and points leader Tyler Reddick.
Wallace has a 77-point advantage over the NASCAR Chase cutline.
STAGE POINT TOTALS (THROUGH LAS VEGAS)
Bubba Wallace 53
Christopher Bell 37
Ryan Blaney 37
Tyler Reddick 37
William Byron 35
Austin Cindric 30
Denny Hamlin 30
Kyle Larson 28
Chris Buescher 27
Ty Gibbs 25
Joey Logano 21
Chase Elliott 20
Daniel Suarez 19
Carson Hocevar 18
A.J. Allmendinger 15
Ryan Preece 14
Michael McDowell 12
Kyle Busch 11
Ross Chastain 11
Shane Van Gisbergen 11
Zane Smith 10
Chase Briscoe 8
Todd Gilliland 8
John Hunter Nemechek 8
Alex Bowman 6
Riley Herbst 6
Cole Custer 3
Brad Keselowski 2
Connor Zilisch 2
Noah Gragson 1
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
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