Talladega #2 2026 NASCAR Average Running Positions

Rank	Driver	Finish	Average Position
1	Chris Buescher	32	6.9
2	Brad Keselowski	24	7.4
3	Ryan Preece	13	8.6
4	Kyle Larson	1	10.8
5	Austin Cindric	27	12.7
6	Austin Hill	14	13.0
7	Erik Jones	28	13.0
8	Shane Van Gisbergen	30	13.5
9	Joey Logano	34	13.5
10	Denny Hamlin	8	13.6
11	William Byron	2	14.8
12	Riley Herbst	26	15.5
13	Chase Briscoe	33	15.7
14	Austin Dillon	11	16.4
15	Alex Bowman	9	16.9
16	Cole Custer	5	17.7
17	Todd Gilliland	7	17.7
18	Connor Zilisch	29	17.9
19	Bubba Wallace	22	19.2
20	Josh Berry	12	19.4
21	Michael McDowell	10	19.5
22	Ryan Blaney	38	22.0
23	Ty Gibbs	17	23.3
24	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	3	23.4
25	Chase Elliott	36	23.4
26	Tyler Reddick	37	24.2
27	Daniel Suarez	18	25.0
28	Cody Ware	16	25.1
29	AJ Allmendinger	31	25.4
30	Ross Chastain	4	26.0
31	Carson Hocevar	6	27.1
32	John H. Nemechek	39	28.1
33	Daniel Dye	25	28.9
34	Gray Gaulding	23	29.2
35	Noah Gragson	20	29.2
36	Zane Smith	19	29.4
37	Joey Gase	21	30.0
38	Casey Mears	40	31.2
39	Ty Dillon	15	32.6
40	Christopher Bell	35	32.9