NASCAR 2026 Season To Date Total Speed Rankings – Heading to Talladega #1
| Rank | Driver | Daytona #1 | Atlanta #1 | COTA | Phoenix #1 | Las Vegas #1 | Darlington #1 | Martinsville #1 | Bristol #1 | Kansas #1 | Avg. Speed Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 10 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6.4 |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 6.4 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 31 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8.7 |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick | 24 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 8.8 |
| 5 | Ty Gibbs | 12 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9.7 |
| 6 | William Byron | 2 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 13 | 9.8 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 37 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 12.1 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 40 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 12.2 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 32 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 13.4 |
| 9 | Chris Buescher | 21 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 13.4 |
| 11 | Carson Hocevar | 6 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 13.9 |
| 12 | Ryan Preece | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14.1 |
| 13 | Austin Cindric | 33 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14.4 |
| 14 | Joey Logano | 18 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 14.8 |
| 15 | Bubba Wallace | 25 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 15.0 |
| 16 | Ross Chastain | 8 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15.1 |
| 17 | Daniel Suarez | 7 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 17.6 |
| 18 | AJ Allmendinger | 23 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 18.4 |
| 18 | Brad Keselowski | 37 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 18.4 |
| 20 | Zane Smith | 11 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 19.7 |
| 21 | Todd Gilliland | 13 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 21.4 |
| 22 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 20 | 31 | 35 | 20 | 21.8 | ||||
| 23 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 33 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 33 | 22.2 |
| 24 | Kyle Busch | 28 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 23.1 |
| 25 | Michael McDowell | 20 | 35 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 35 | 23.4 |
| 26 | Erik Jones | 16 | 28 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 23.9 |
| 27 | Josh Berry | 26 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 25 | 37 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 24.8 |
| 28 | Connor Zilisch | 35 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 31 | 18 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 25.7 |
| 28 | Noah Gragson | 13 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 25.7 |
| 28 | Riley Herbst | 21 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 25.7 |
| 31 | Austin Dillon | 39 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 26.4 |
| 32 | John H. Nemechek | 27 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 26.7 |
| 33 | Ty Dillon | 8 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 26.9 |
| 34 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 13 | 24 | 35 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 27.7 |
| 35 | Cole Custer | 36 | 36 | 32 | 36 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32.4 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 28 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 37 | 34.6 |