Bubba Wallace leads NASCAR Cup Series in stage points
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Four races through the NASCAR Cup Series season, Bubba Wallace leads the way with most stage points earned in the series.
Earning six stage points at Phoenix Raceway Sunday, Wallace has earned 40 total on the season.
Ryan Blaney and Tyler Reddick have the second and third-most with 35 and 31 points respectively.
Austin Cindric (29) and Chris Buescher (23) round out the Top-5 competitors with the most stage points earned.
30 points-eligible drivers have scored stage points in 2026.
STAGE POINT TOTALS (THROUGH PHOENIX)
Bubba Wallace – 40
Ryan Blaney – 35
Tyler Reddick – 31
Austin Cindric – 29
Chris Buescher – 23
Joey Logano – 21
William Byron – 20
Christopher Bell – 19
Daniel Suarez – 19
Carson Hocevar – 18
Ty Gibbs – 18
Denny Hamlin – 16
A.J. Allmendinger – 15
Chase Elliott – 15
Michael McDowell – 12
Kyle Busch – 11
Ross Chastain – 11
Shane Van Gisbergen – 11
Kyle Larson – 10
Zane Smith – 10
Chase Briscoe – 8
John Hunter Nemechek – 8
Todd Gilliland – 8
Ryan Preece – 7
Alex Bowman – 6
Riley Herbst – 6
Cole Custer – 3
Brad Keselowski – 2
Connor Zilisch – 2
Noah Gragson – 1
STAGE POINTS EXPLAINED
NASCAR awards points to the Top-10 finishers in each stage of a points race (except the Clash, Duels and All-Star Race). Each race has two stages except the Coca-Cola 600, which has three.
A stage winner earns 10 points while the second-place driver earns 9. Third-place earns 8 points, down to the 10th-place driver who earns 1.
Stage points are added to a driver’s points for their finishing position. Finishing first awards a driver 40 points, second awards 34, down to 36th through 40th-place each awarding 1 point.
The totals in this article do not include the points earned in the Daytona qualifier races.
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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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