On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway. And we have a first time winner. On old tires, Ty Gibbs held off Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson and he picked up his first career race win.
View NASCAR points after Bristol below.
Next week, NASCAR is rolling into Kansas Speedway. The green flag is scheduled for Sunday, April 19th.
Bristol Race Results: April 12, 2026 (NASCAR Cup Series)
Updated NASCAR Points
After: Bristol
Pos | Driver
1. Tyler Reddick
386
2. Ryan Blaney
-62
3. Denny Hamlin
-86
4. Ty Gibbs
-105
5. Chase Elliott
-122
6. Kyle Larson
-126
7. William Byron
-141
8. Bubba Wallace
-150
9. Christopher Bell
-155
10. Chris Buescher
-156
11. Brad Keselowski
-157
12. Joey Logano
-168
13. Carson Hocevar
-177
14. Ryan Preece
-177
15. Daniel Suarez
-194
16. Shane van Gisbergen
-209
— Playoff Cutline —
17. Chase Briscoe
-210
18. Austin Cindric
-214
19. Michael McDowell
-215
20. AJ Allmendinger
-230
21. Ross Chastain
-233
22. Zane Smith
-242
23. Erik Jones
-253
24. Kyle Busch
-255
25. Josh Berry
-258
26. Todd Gilliland
-259
27. Austin Dillon
-262
28. John Hunter Nemechek
-275
29. Riley Herbst
-277
30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
-279
31. Noah Gragson
-282
32. Ty Dillon
-291
33. Connor Zilisch
-302
34. Cole Custer
-310
35. Cody Ware
-322
36. Alex Bowman
-362
Links
Bristol Motor Speedway | NASCAR
Context:
Ty Gibbs earned his first NASCAR Cup Series victory at Bristol, holding off Blaney and Larson on old tires.
Context:
This breakthrough win moves Gibbs to 4th in points and secures his playoff position early in the season.
Context:
Tyler Reddick maintains his points lead by 62 over Ryan Blaney heading into next week's Kansas race.