Chicagoland 2026 NASCAR Average Running Positions
| Rank | Driver | Finish | Average Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Byron | 4 | 3.2 |
| 2 | Chase Briscoe | 1 | 4.7 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 3 | 5.0 |
| 4 | Bubba Wallace | 6 | 6.0 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 2 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Ty Gibbs | 8 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 11 | 10.5 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 7 | 10.6 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 5 | 11.5 |
| 10 | Riley Herbst | 10 | 11.9 |
| 11 | Austin Cindric | 13 | 11.9 |
| 12 | Chris Buescher | 19 | 12.6 |
| 13 | Erik Jones | 15 | 16.6 |
| 14 | Corey Heim | 9 | 17.0 |
| 15 | John H. Nemechek | 23 | 17.5 |
| 16 | Ross Chastain | 18 | 17.6 |
| 17 | Daniel Suarez | 14 | 17.7 |
| 18 | Brad Keselowski | 21 | 18.5 |
| 19 | AJ Allmendinger | 17 | 19.4 |
| 20 | Joey Logano | 12 | 20.3 |
| 21 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 26 | 21.3 |
| 22 | Todd Gilliland | 16 | 21.4 |
| 23 | Tyler Reddick | 36 | 22.4 |
| 24 | Carson Hocevar | 22 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Austin Dillon | 24 | 23.1 |
| 26 | Kyle Larson | 34 | 24.0 |
| 27 | Ty Dillon | 20 | 24.5 |
| 28 | Zane Smith | 28 | 26.1 |
| 29 | Cole Custer | 31 | 26.7 |
| 30 | Josh Berry | 33 | 27.3 |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | 27 | 27.3 |
| 32 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 25 | 28.4 |
| 33 | Michael McDowell | 29 | 28.8 |
| 34 | Ryan Preece | 32 | 30.8 |
| 35 | Cody Ware | 30 | 31.0 |
| 36 | JJ Yeley | 35 | 32.4 |
| 37 | Austin Hill | 37 | 35.9 |
| 38 | Connor Zilisch | 38 | 38.0 |