In 2026, we welcomed back the Chase, and here are your 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase Standings following Sonoma.
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | +330 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | +329 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | +226 |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs | +200 |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | +182 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | +165 |
| 7 | Chris Buescher | +129 |
| 8 | Carson Hocevar | +120 |
| 9 | Daniel Suarez | +95 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | +83 |
| 11 | Chase Briscoe | +79 |
| 12 | William Byron | +57 |
| 13 | Bubba Wallace | +55 |
| 14 | Shane van Gisbergen | +36 |
| 15 | Ryan Preece | +13 |
| 16 | Austin Cindric | +12 |
| CUTLINE | ||
| 17 | Erik Jones | -12 |
| 18 | Brad Keselowski | -25 |
| 19 | AJ Allmendinger | -26 |
| 20 | Joey Logano | -31 |