Darlington #1 2026 NASCAR Average Running Positions
| Rank | Driver | Finish | Average Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 2.49 |
| 2 | Chris Buescher | 9 | 4.09 |
| 3 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 6.12 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 32 | 6.81 |
| 5 | Daniel Suarez | 7 | 8.95 |
| 6 | Chase Briscoe | 12 | 8.96 |
| 7 | Austin Cindric | 5 | 9.25 |
| 8 | William Byron | 8 | 9.45 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 3 | 9.75 |
| 10 | Ty Gibbs | 6 | 10.95 |
| 11 | Chase Elliott | 15 | 11.2 |
| 12 | Ryan Preece | 13 | 11.4 |
| 13 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 12.03 |
| 14 | Erik Jones | 10 | 15.71 |
| 15 | Christopher Bell | 19 | 16.3 |
| 16 | Kyle Busch | 21 | 16.86 |
| 17 | Ross Chastain | 16 | 18.01 |
| 18 | Carson Hocevar | 4 | 18.4 |
| 19 | Michael McDowell | 20 | 18.98 |
| 20 | Austin Dillon | 25 | 19.39 |
| 21 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 14 | 20.28 |
| 22 | Riley Herbst | 35 | 21.18 |
| 23 | Zane Smith | 22 | 22.03 |
| 24 | Bubba Wallace | 34 | 23.27 |
| 25 | Connor Zilisch | 18 | 23.49 |
| 26 | Josh Berry | 17 | 23.94 |
| 27 | Justin Allgaier | 24 | 26 |
| 28 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 29 | 26.06 |
| 29 | John H. Nemechek | 27 | 27.31 |
| 30 | Noah Gragson | 26 | 27.4 |
| 31 | Todd Gilliland | 23 | 28.59 |
| 32 | AJ Allmendinger | 30 | 29.53 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 28 | 31.43 |
| 34 | Ty Dillon | 31 | 32.45 |
| 35 | Joey Logano | 33 | 32.69 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 36 | 35.21 |
| 37 | Timmy Hill | 37 | 36.99 |