Talladega #1 2026 NASCAR Average Running Positions
| Rank | Driver | Finish | Average Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Chastain | 7 | 9.4 |
| 2 | Ryan Preece | 18 | 10.1 |
| 3 | Chris Buescher | 2 | 10.4 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 17 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 13.1 |
| 6 | Austin Dillon | 19 | 13.2 |
| 7 | Cody Ware | 21 | 13.4 |
| 8 | Erik Jones | 23 | 13.9 |
| 9 | Todd Gilliland | 11 | 14.4 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 10 | 15.0 |
| 11 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 20 | 16.6 |
| 12 | John H. Nemechek | 22 | 16.7 |
| 13 | Chase Elliott | 4 | 17.3 |
| 14 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 6 | 17.3 |
| 15 | Carson Hocevar | 1 | 17.8 |
| 16 | Tyler Reddick | 14 | 18.9 |
| 17 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 19.2 |
| 18 | Noah Gragson | 9 | 20.0 |
| 19 | Daniel Suarez | 12 | 20.0 |
| 20 | William Byron | 35 | 21.0 |
| 21 | Ty Gibbs | 34 | 21.0 |
| 22 | Ryan Blaney | 37 | 21.4 |
| 23 | Brad Keselowski | 31 | 21.9 |
| 24 | Zane Smith | 5 | 22.2 |
| 25 | Austin Cindric | 8 | 22.2 |
| 26 | Joey Logano | 39 | 22.6 |
| 27 | Josh Berry | 33 | 23.2 |
| 28 | Denny Hamlin | 15 | 23.5 |
| 29 | Bubba Wallace | 36 | 23.6 |
| 30 | Ty Dillon | 13 | 24.2 |
| 31 | Connor Zilisch | 26 | 24.2 |
| 32 | Jesse Love | 27 | 25.6 |
| 33 | Chase Briscoe | 29 | 26.1 |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | 32 | 27.6 |
| 35 | Chad Finchum | 28 | 28.2 |
| 36 | Kyle Larson | 40 | 28.3 |
| 37 | Riley Herbst | 25 | 28.6 |
| 38 | Cole Custer | 38 | 29.7 |
| 39 | Daniel Dye | 24 | 30.4 |
| 40 | Joey Gase | 30 | 36.0 |
