Indianapolis NASCAR 2026 Total Speed Rankings
| Rank | Driver | #1 (Lap 1-40) | #2 (40-80) | #3 (80-120) | #4 (120-160) | Avg. Speed Rank | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3.5 | 5 |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 4 | 3.5 | 39 | ||
| 3 | Corey Heim | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4.75 | 1 |
| 3 | Ty Gibbs | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4.75 | 12 |
| 5 | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 7.75 | 17 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8.25 | 10 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 16 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | Michael McDowell | 9 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | Chris Buescher | 14 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 11.25 | 3 |
| 11 | Carson Hocevar | 1 | 5 | 31 | 9 | 11.5 | 9 |
| 12 | Cole Custer | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
| 13 | William Byron | 7 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 13.75 | 21 |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | 11 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
| 15 | Alex Bowman | 13 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 19 |
| 16 | Christopher Bell | 28 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 15.5 | 2 |
| 17 | Josh Berry | 20 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 7 |
| 18 | Ryan Blaney | 15 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 17.5 | 26 |
| 19 | Zane Smith | 26 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18.25 | 15 |
| 20 | AJ Allmendinger | 10 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 19.25 | 25 |
| 21 | Ryan Preece | 27 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 20.25 | 8 |
| 22 | Riley Herbst | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20.666666666667 | 36 | |
| 23 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 25 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 16 |
| 24 | John H. Nemechek | 19 | 17 | 20 | 33 | 22.25 | 32 |
| 25 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 23 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 20 |
| 26 | Austin Cindric | 30 | 23 | 26 | 14 | 23.25 | 14 |
| 26 | Erik Jones | 17 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 23.25 | 27 |
| 28 | Bubba Wallace | 29 | 25 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 28 |
| 29 | Ross Chastain | 24 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 27.75 | 23 |
| 30 | Connor Zilisch | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29.333333333333 | 34 | |
| 31 | Chase Elliott | 22 | 29 | 38 | 32 | 30.25 | 37 |
| 32 | Noah Gragson | 33 | 39 | 29 | 22 | 30.75 | 22 |
| 32 | Todd Gilliland | 31 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 30.75 | 24 |
| 34 | Austin Dillon | 38 | 27 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 29 |
| 35 | Austin Hill | 34 | 37 | 27 | 32.666666666667 | 33 | |
| 36 | Ty Dillon | 35 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32.75 | 30 |
| 37 | Cody Ware | 36 | 31 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 31 |
| 38 | Daniel Dye | 37 | 34 | 36 | 35.666666666667 | 38 | |
| 39 | Casey Mears | 39 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 35 |