Darlington #2 2026 NASCAR Total Speed Rankings
| Rank | Driver | #1 (Lap 1-91) | #2 (91-182) | #3 (182-273) | #4 (273-367) | Avg. Speed Rank | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3.25 | 1 |
| 3 | Josh Berry | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6.25 | 7 |
| 4 | Chase Briscoe | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 19 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Bubba Wallace | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 7.5 | 8 |
| 8 | William Byron | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 9 | Austin Cindric | 5 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8.25 | 13 |
| 10 | Ty Gibbs | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8.75 | 2 |
| 11 | Chase Elliott | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11.75 | 14 |
| 12 | Carson Hocevar | 17 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 11 |
| 13 | Joey Logano | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13.5 | 9 |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 4 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| 15 | Michael McDowell | 11 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 |
| 16 | Alex Bowman | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15.5 | 12 |
| 16 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 15.5 | 18 |
| 18 | Daniel Suarez | 20 | 26 | 12 | 16 | 18.5 | 21 |
| 19 | Erik Jones | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 19.25 | 15 |
| 20 | Todd Gilliland | 24 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20.25 | 16 |
| 21 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | 30 | 17 | 23 | 20.5 | 23 |
| 21 | Zane Smith | 26 | 18 | 19 | 27 | 22.5 | 25 |
| 23 | Riley Herbst | 21 | 25 | 27 | 21 | 23.5 | 30 |
| 24 | Corey Heim | 29 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 |
| 25 | AJ Allmendinger | 25 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 24.5 | 22 |
| 26 | John H. Nemechek | 23 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 24 |
| 27 | Austin Hill | 27 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
| 28 | Ross Chastain | 28 | 33 | 34 | 17 | 28 | 27 |
| 28 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 36 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
| 30 | Noah Gragson | 30 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 28.75 | 32 |
| 31 | Chris Buescher | 22 | 32 | 35 | 29 | 29.5 | 20 |
| 32 | Austin Dillon | 32 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 29.75 | 29 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 31 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 31 | 33 |
| 34 | Connor Zilisch | 33 | 34 | 32 | 37 | 34 | 34 |
| 35 | Ty Dillon | 35 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34.25 | 31 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 34 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35.5 | 36 |
| 37 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 37 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 36 | 35 |
| 38 | Chad Finchum | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |