Cup - 2026 - Window World 450
Date: 2026-07-19 | Track: North Wilkesboro Speedway
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Joey Logano (#22) | Ty Gibbs (#54) | Ty Gibbs (#54) |
| Finish | P1 | P4 | P4 |
| TLS points | 1877 | 2187 | 2187 |
| ARP | 6.72 | 1.55 | 1.55 |
| Laps led | 323 | 47 | 47 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Joey Logano (#22): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 323 laps with 6.72 average running position and 1,877 TLS points.
TLS leader — Ty Gibbs (#54): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (2,187 points). Finished P4 with 47 laps led and 1.55 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (1.55). The official winner ran a worse average position (6.72).
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 11 | 323 | 6.72 | 1877 |
| 2 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 7 | 9 | 5.17 | 1970 |
| 3 | 20 | Chase Briscoe | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 30 | 5 | 20.28 | 1063 |
| 4 | 1 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | 47 | 1.55 | 2187 |
| 5 | 8 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 97 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 8 | 49 | 6.83 | 1870 |
| 6 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 26 | 8 | 23.60 | 864 |
| 7 | 18 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | RFK Racing | 23 | 7 | 19.50 | 1110 |
| 8 | 16 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 16.40 | 1296 |
| 9 | 15 | Daniel Suarez | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 17 | 1 | 15.53 | 1348 |
| 10 | 19 | Ryan Preece | 60 | Ford | RFK Racing | 21 | 0 | 19.55 | 1107 |
| 11 | 27 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 1 | 1 | 26.35 | 699 |
| 12 | 13 | William Byron | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 15 | 0 | 12.33 | 1540 |
| 13 | 3 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 4.02 | 2039 |
| 14 | 12 | Austin Cindric | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 14 | 0 | 12.20 | 1548 |
| 15 | 24 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 23.68 | 859 |
| 16 | 17 | Ty Dillon | 10 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 22 | 0 | 17.80 | 1212 |
| 17 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 8.57 | 1766 |
| 18 | 33 | Riley Herbst | 35 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 34 | 0 | 31.23 | 406 |
| 19 | 2 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 3 | 0 | 2.80 | 2112 |
| 20 | 14 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | RFK Racing | 9 | 0 | 13.10 | 1494 |
| 21 | 6 | Erik Jones | 43 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 6 | 0 | 6.17 | 1910 |
| 22 | 30 | Zane Smith | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 29 | 0 | 29.98 | 481 |
| 23 | 10 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 12 | 0 | 12.02 | 1559 |
| 24 | 11 | Michael McDowell | 71 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 12.12 | 1553 |
| 25 | 29 | Noah Gragson | 4 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 31 | 0 | 28.45 | 573 |
| 26 | 22 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 25 | 0 | 23.27 | 884 |
| 27 | 35 | Ross Chastain | 1 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 13 | 0 | 36.31 | 100 |
| 28 | 21 | Cole Custer | 41 | Chevrolet | Haas Factory Team | 20 | 0 | 20.98 | 1021 |
| 29 | 34 | Cody Ware | 51 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 36 | 0 | 33.58 | 265 |
| 30 | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 5 | 0 | 5.65 | 1941 |
| 31 | 28 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 19 | 0 | 26.75 | 664 |
| 32 | 32 | Connor Zilisch # | 88 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 32 | 0 | 30.62 | 443 |
| 33 | 36 | Austin Hill(i) | 33 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 34 | 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | HYAK Motorsports | 24 | 0 | 25.62 | 743 |
| 35 | 36 | * Chad Finchum(i) | 66 | Ford | Garage 66 | 37 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 36 | 25 | Josh Berry | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 28 | 0 | 25.25 | 765 |
| 37 | 31 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 35 | 0 | 30.17 | 470 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 135286 | 10.76 | 863 | 1970 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | 133314 | 9.98 | 436 | 1941 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 128757 | 10.13 | 637 | 859 |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 126106 | 10.94 | 491 | 699 |
| 5 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | 120778 | 10.31 | 212 | 2187 |
| 6 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 115957 | 12.82 | 75 | 1494 |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 20 | 114710 | 12.23 | 422 | 2112 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 19 | 112062 | 12.53 | 177 | 1063 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 111912 | 13.08 | 280 | 1766 |
| 10 | William Byron | 24 | 106654 | 13.52 | 136 | 1540 |
| 11 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 106326 | 14.24 | 154 | 864 |
| 12 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | 106147 | 14.85 | 125 | 2039 |
| 13 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 101329 | 14.66 | 45 | 1548 |
| 14 | Joey Logano | 22 | 99034 | 15.54 | 439 | 1877 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez | 7 | 98177 | 16.73 | 39 | 1348 |
| 16 | Ryan Preece | 60 | 93388 | 18.28 | 32 | 1107 |
| 17 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 91318 | 19.22 | 167 | 1110 |
| 18 | Erik Jones | 43 | 89962 | 18.97 | 17 | 1910 |
| 19 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 89223 | 18.55 | 61 | 100 |
| 20 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 97 | 84275 | 17.06 | 233 | 1870 |
| 21 | Zane Smith | 38 | 81506 | 20.39 | 62 | 481 |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 71 | 80707 | 18.39 | 24 | 1553 |
| 23 | Riley Herbst | 35 | 78045 | 21.14 | 5 | 406 |
| 24 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 76391 | 20.58 | 5 | 1559 |
| 25 | Josh Berry | 21 | 73255 | 22.62 | 16 | 765 |
| 26 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 73039 | 21.12 | 9 | 470 |
| 27 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 67884 | 23.95 | 6 | 743 |
| 28 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | 67582 | 21.42 | 61 | 664 |
| 29 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | 63468 | 23.76 | 8 | 1296 |
| 30 | Noah Gragson | 4 | 57905 | 26.78 | 2 | 573 |
| 31 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 51784 | 20.65 | 0 | 884 |
| 32 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 51197 | 19.72 | 19 | 0 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 41 | 51017 | 25.82 | 3 | 1021 |
| 34 | Ty Dillon | 10 | 50491 | 26.52 | 3 | 1212 |
| 35 | Connor Zilisch # | 88 | 45765 | 24.38 | 8 | 443 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 51 | 33860 | 31.02 | 2 | 265 |
| 37 | * Jimmie Johnson | 84 | 2420 | 34.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | * Katherine Legge | 78 | 1917 | 35.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | * Casey Mears | 66 | 1747 | 34.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | * BJ McLeod | 78 | 995 | 32.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | * Kevin Magnussen | 91 | 187 | 25.62 | 0 | 0 |