COTA 2026 NASCAR Average Running Positions
| Rank | Driver | Finish | Average Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 3.2 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 8 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 2 | 4.9 |
| 4 | William Byron | 13 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Michael McDowell | 5 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 9.6 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 6 | 10.1 |
| 8 | Ty Gibbs | 4 | 11.3 |
| 9 | AJ Allmendinger | 9 | 12.2 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 35 | 15.6 |
| 11 | Chris Buescher | 24 | 16.1 |
| 12 | Joey Logano | 15 | 16.9 |
| 13 | Chase Briscoe | 37 | 17.3 |
| 14 | Kyle Busch | 12 | 17.6 |
| 15 | Denny Hamlin | 10 | 17.9 |
| 16 | Chase Elliott | 7 | 18.0 |
| 17 | Todd Gilliland | 21 | 18.5 |
| 18 | Connor Zilisch | 14 | 19.8 |
| 19 | Daniel Suarez | 25 | 19.9 |
| 20 | Bubba Wallace | 11 | 20.0 |
| 21 | Austin Cindric | 32 | 20.6 |
| 22 | Ryan Preece | 18 | 20.9 |
| 23 | John H. Nemechek | 17 | 21.4 |
| 24 | Ty Dillon | 16 | 21.9 |
| 25 | Cole Custer | 29 | 22.7 |
| 26 | Carson Hocevar | 31 | 23.4 |
| 27 | Zane Smith | 33 | 24.0 |
| 28 | Riley Herbst | 23 | 24.7 |
| 29 | Jesse Love | 27 | 25.1 |
| 30 | Austin Dillon | 19 | 25.3 |
| 31 | Alex Bowman | 36 | 25.9 |
| 32 | Josh Berry | 26 | 28.9 |
| 33 | Brad Keselowski | 20 | 29.0 |
| 34 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 28 | 29.0 |
| 35 | Erik Jones | 34 | 29.7 |
| 36 | Noah Gragson | 22 | 29.8 |
| 37 | Cody Ware | 30 | 33.8 |
