Gateway 2026 NASCAR Average Running Positions
| Rank | Driver | Finish | Average Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Logano | 3 | 3.17 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 4.39 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | 12 | 6.05 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | 10.14 |
| 5 | Alex Bowman | 2 | 11.87 |
| 6 | Josh Berry | 28 | 11.89 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 19 | 12.28 |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 5 | 12.87 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 31 | 13.04 |
| 10 | Ty Gibbs | 18 | 13.15 |
| 11 | Carson Hocevar | 8 | 13.22 |
| 12 | Ryan Preece | 17 | 13.25 |
| 13 | Austin Cindric | 10 | 13.51 |
| 14 | William Byron | 4 | 14.8 |
| 15 | Erik Jones | 13 | 15.77 |
| 16 | Chase Briscoe | 32 | 15.78 |
| 17 | Tyler Reddick | 25 | 15.85 |
| 18 | Ryan Blaney | 35 | 17.26 |
| 19 | Connor Zilisch | 7 | 17.33 |
| 20 | Bubba Wallace | 14 | 17.67 |
| 21 | Austin Dillon | 6 | 18.15 |
| 22 | John H. Nemechek | 15 | 18.49 |
| 23 | Daniel Suarez | 29 | 18.91 |
| 24 | Cole Custer | 11 | 21.87 |
| 25 | Austin Hill | 21 | 23.06 |
| 26 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 23 | 24.4 |
| 27 | Todd Gilliland | 24 | 25.11 |
| 28 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 25.35 |
| 29 | Chris Buescher | 27 | 25.74 |
| 30 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 26 | 26.36 |
| 31 | Ty Dillon | 30 | 28.85 |
| 32 | Zane Smith | 36 | 29.38 |
| 33 | Michael McDowell | 20 | 31.19 |
| 34 | Noah Gragson | 33 | 31.32 |
| 35 | Cody Ware | 22 | 31.93 |
| 36 | Riley Herbst | 34 | 32.6 |