It was almost over before it started.  When the drivers lined up for the final race of the 2026 season at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Kyle Larson needed just nine points to secure the championship for a second year in a row and his third championship overall.

And by the end of stage one, the NASCAR Cup Series had their champion for 2026 in Kyle Larson.

Ryan Blaney would go on to wins the final race of the season, dominating stage three after advancing 23 spots in stage two.

Final Cup Series Point Standings:
Kyle Larson – 2501
Christopher Bell – 2452
Denny Hamlin – 2445
Ryan Blaney – 2407
Tyler Reddick – 2397
Chase Briscoe – 2386
Joey Logano – 2386
William Byron – 2344
Ty Gibbs – 2335
Austin Cindric – 2304
Bubba Wallace – 2293
Chase Elliott – 2287
Daniel Suarez – 2243
Carson Hocevar – 2234
Ryan Preece – 2226
Chris Buescher – 2212

Shane van Gisbergen – 774
Ross Chastain – 752
Brad Keselowski – 723
Michael McDowell – 691
Todd Gilliland – 656
Josh Berry – 651
Erik Jones – 643
Austin Dillon – 60
AJ Allmendinger – 5927
Alex Bowman – 606
Zane Smith – 584
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 527
John Hunter Nemechek – 517
Riley Herbst – 495
Noah Gragson – 486
Cole Custer – 450
Connor Zilisch – 410
Ty Dillon – 395
Cody Ware – 264
Kyle Busch – 217
Case Mears – 15
Kevin Magnussen – 11
Jimmie Johnson – 9
Katherine Legge – 8
BJ McLeod – 8

Carson Kvapil made it two in a row winning the final  race of the season with Justin Allaier taking home his second championshp

Final O’Reilly Auto Parts Series point standings:
Justin Allgaier – 2477
Jesse Love – 2463
Carson Kvapil – 2449
Sheldon Creed – 2444
Corey Day – 2416
Sam Mayer – 2387
Sammy Smith – 2352
Brandon Jones – 2314
Taylor Gray – 2300
Austin Hill – 2281
Parker Retzlaff – 2263
Rajah Caruth – 2224

Brent Crews – 878
William Sawalich – 838
Ryan Sieg – 758
Anthony Alfredo – 735
Dean Thompson – 620
Brennan Poole – 605
Harrison Burton – 571
Jeremy Clements – 570
Jeb Burton – 547
Blaine Perkins – 472
Patrick Staropoli – 444
Kyle Sieg – 436
Josh Bilicki – 386
Lavar Scott – 362
Ryan Ellis – 325
Austin Green – 276
Joey Gase – 255
Garrett Smithley – 243
Nick Sanchez – 235
Josh Williams – 234
Mason Maggio – 183
Andrew Pattersson – 134
Alex Labbe – 108
Lee Pulliam – 89
Will Rodgers – 85
JJ Yeley – 84
Nathan Byrd – 79
Preston Pardus – 79
Myatt Snider – 73
Dawson Cram – 69
Carson Ware – 65
Jake Finch – 63
Brad Perez – 61
Jordan Anderson – 57
Carson Brown – 54
Logan Bearden – 47
David Starr – 35
Blake Lothian – 35
Glen Reen – 32
Luke Fenhaus – 31
Matt DiBenedetto – 30
Baltazar Leguizamon – 15
Jesse Iwuji – 12
Gray Gaulding – 9
Alex Guenette – 9
Tyler Tomassi – 9
Austin J Hill – 9
CJ McLaughlin – 7
Andy Jankowia – 7
Dexter Bean – 7
Cleetus McFarland – 7
Caesar Bacarella – 6
Derek White – 5
Kyle Kelley – 3
Sage Karam – 2
Matt Wilson – 1

It was down to Kaden Honeycutt and Layne Riggs for the championship but some early truck troubles sent Layne Riggs back in the field.  Kaden Honeycutt went on to win the race and the championship.  The Truck Series is the one of the three series that crowned a new champion in 2026.

Craftsman Truck Series point standings:
Kaden Honeycutt – 2471
Layne Riggs – 2388
Chandler Smith – 2340
Ty Majeski – 2319
Christian Eckes – 2308
Gio Ruggiero – 2252
Daniel Hemric – 2249
Ben Rhodes – 2241
Grant Enfinger – 2210
Tyler Ankrum – 2196

Jake Garcia – 614
Stewart Friesen – 536
Brenden Queen – 514
Tanner Gray – 510
Justin Haley – 496
Andres Perez – 487
Corey Heim – 431
Cole Butcher – 378
Landen Lewis – 375
Dawson Sutton – 366
Corey LaJoie – 363
Mini Tyrrell – 359
Connor Mosack – 290
Kris Wright – 277
Frankie Muniz – 236
Spencer Boyd – 206
Tristan McKee – 177
Timmy Hill – 165
Tyler Reif – 155
Daniel Dye – 150
Parker Kligerman – 135
Parker Eatmon – 125
Nick Leitz – 118
Josh Reaume – 113
Clayton Green – 79
Adam Andretti – 76
Bayley Currey – 75
Connor Hall – 73
Luke Baldwin – 70
Michael Christopher Jr – 69
Colin Braun – 68
Conner Jones – 62
Nick Sanchez – 60
Leland Honeyman Jr – 59
Toni Breidinger – 59
Caleb Costner – 57
Jackson Lee – 54
Gavan Boschele – 50
Ben Maier – 42
Clay Greenfield – 41
Conor Daly – 39
Travis Pastrana – 38
Mason Massey – 37
Kaz Grala – 34
Regan Smith – 34
Nathan Nicholson – 32
Derek Lemke – 29
Jason M White – 28
Thomas Annunziata – 28
James Hinchcliffe – 27
Carson Ferguson – 26
Wesley Slimp – 25
Stephen Mallozzi – 25
Spencer Davis – 24
Kasey Kleyn – 23
Cory Roper – 22
Brendan Gaughan – 21
Austin Varco – 20
Stefan Parsons – 19
Graham Doyle – 18
Justin Carroll – 18
Dario Franchitti – 18
Carter Fartuch – 16
Lousi Foster – 16
Matt Millss – 14
Donovan Strauss – 14
Monty Tipton – 14
Ryan Newman – 13
Justin Marks – 12
Morgen Baird – 11
Tyler Tomassi – 8
Clint Bowyer – 8
Jason Kitzmiller – 7
Elliott Sadler – 5
Casten Everidge – 5
Natalie Decker – 4
Tony Stewart – 4
Dystany Spurlock – 3
Jamie McMurray – 3
Derek White – 2
Patrick Emerling – 2
Caden Kvapil – 2
Jackson Macenko – 2
Jackson Macenko – 1
Jonathan Shafer – 1