Daytona International Speedway Oval
WinnerMichael Caffery
PoleMichael Strickland4
Points LeaderMichael Caffery
34 starters • 19-pt lead after race
NEXTGEN CUP • LIVE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Chop Shop NextGen Season 7
22 races • 62 drivers • 6 championship lead changes
Nate Biggart
1076Points
11Wins
14Top 5s
232Current Margin
22Races
62Drivers
6Lead Changes
3143Laps Led
4402Incidents
CHAMPIONSHIP STORY
How the Season Unfolded
P2 IN POINTSTyler Dalton844 pts • 3 wins
MOST WINSNate Biggart11 wins
MOST POLESTyler Dalton6 poles
MOST LAPS LEDNate Biggart1021 laps led
BIGGEST RACE MOVERJoseph Grijalva+33 • Partly Cloudy 75°F 29% 11 MPH 0.00in
POINTS LEAD TIMELINE
Championship by Round
R1 • Apr 17, 2026
Michael Caffery
Daytona International Speedway Oval • 60 pts • +19
R2 • Apr 24, 2026
Michael Strickland4
Partly Cloudy 82°F 43% 12 MPH 0.00in • 66 pts • +1
R3 • May 1, 2026
Jason Day
Phoenix Raceway Oval w/open dogleg • 113 pts • +6
R4 • May 8, 2026
Jason Day
Partly Cloudy 75°F 29% 11 MPH 0.00in • 156 pts • +14
R5 • May 15, 2026
Jason Day
Partly Cloudy 86°F 40% 7 MPH 0.00in • 200 pts • +1
R6 • May 29, 2026
Jason Day
Homestead Miami Speedway Oval • 261 pts • +14
R7 • Jun 5, 2026
Tyler Dalton
Indianapolis Motor Speedway NASCAR Oval • 294 pts • +2
R8 • Jun 12, 2026
Tyler Dalton
EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) Oval - 2008 • 326 pts • +8
R9 • Jun 26, 2026
Jason Day
Partly Cloudy 86°F 32% 14 MPH 0.00in • 342 pts • +5
R10 • Jul 3, 2026
Jason Day
Clear 82°F 48% 12 MPH 0.00in • 373 pts • +6
R11 • Jul 10, 2026
Tyler Dalton
Bristol Motor Speedway Single Pit Roads • 429 pts • +24
R12 • Jul 24, 2026
Tyler Dalton
Partly Cloudy 77°F 34% 9 MPH 0.00in • 464 pts • +7
R13 • Jul 31, 2026
Nate Biggart
World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) Oval • 527 pts • +15
R14 • Aug 7, 2026
Nate Biggart
Clear 75°F 55% 13 MPH 0.00in • 567 pts • +10
R15 • Aug 21, 2026
Nate Biggart
Qualcomm Circuit (Naval Base Coronado) • 637 pts • +48
R16 • Aug 28, 2026
Nate Biggart
Clear 77°F 37% 16 MPH 0.00in • 709 pts • +79
R17 • Sep 4, 2026
Nate Biggart
Partly Cloudy 84°F 47% 7 MPH 0.00in • 779 pts • +149
R18 • Sep 18, 2026
Nate Biggart
St. Petersburg Grand Prix Grand Prix • 849 pts • +193
R19 • Sep 25, 2026
Nate Biggart
Clear 79°F 46% 6 MPH 0.00in • 899 pts • +197
R20 • Oct 2, 2026
Nate Biggart
Charlotte Motor Speedway Oval • 948 pts • +174
R21 • Oct 16, 2026
Nate Biggart
Clear 72°F 55% 9 MPH 0.00in • 1020 pts • +226
R22 • Oct 23, 2026
Nate Biggart
Clear 86°F 22% 13 MPH 0.00in • 1076 pts • +232
LEAD CHANGES
When the Championship Changed Hands
R2 • Partly Cloudy 82°F 43% 12 MPH 0.00in
Michael Caffery → Michael Strickland4
Apr 24, 2026 • new margin: 1 pts
R3 • Phoenix Raceway Oval w/open dogleg
Michael Strickland4 → Jason Day
May 1, 2026 • new margin: 6 pts
R7 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway NASCAR Oval
Jason Day → Tyler Dalton
Jun 5, 2026 • new margin: 2 pts
R9 • Partly Cloudy 86°F 32% 14 MPH 0.00in
Tyler Dalton → Jason Day
Jun 26, 2026 • new margin: 5 pts
R11 • Bristol Motor Speedway Single Pit Roads
Jason Day → Tyler Dalton
Jul 10, 2026 • new margin: 24 pts
R13 • World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) Oval
Tyler Dalton → Nate Biggart
Jul 31, 2026 • new margin: 15 pts
Current Archived Standings
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Avg Finish | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Biggart | 1076 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5.5 | 1021 |
| 2 | Tyler Dalton | 844 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 8.5 | 847 |
| 3 | Brian Fine | 790 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 9.77 | 159 |
| 4 | Brandon Banks | 767 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 7.9 | 127 |
| 5 | Jason Day | 701 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 10.38 | 172 |
| 6 | Chris Justice | 673 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 13.0 | 83 |
| 7 | Michael Strickland4 | 641 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 11.86 | 45 |
| 8 | Cameron Derieux | 546 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 13.86 | 3 |
| 9 | Craig Parks | 458 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 15.2 | 2 |
| 10 | Brian Rayburn | 443 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 15.05 | 15 |
| 11 | Clint Hackett | 431 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.48 | 0 |
| 12 | Brad Dove | 423 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14.79 | 26 |
| 13 | Eric Schaffer | 416 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 14.06 | 154 |
| 14 | Chad Coleman | 383 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8.8 | 92 |
| 15 | Logan Cogar | 382 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16.95 | 36 |
| 16 | Jerry Culver | 374 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19.0 | 16 |
| 17 | Tony Sanders | 357 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18.84 | 0 |
| 18 | David Ament | 343 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14.54 | 32 |
| 19 | Joshua Seigfried | 332 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16.0 | 24 |
| 20 | Jeremy Bailey | 324 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19.65 | 1 |
| 21 | David Steiner2 | 323 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16.86 | 0 |
| 22 | Craig Bridge | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.12 | 0 |
| 23 | Jeff Laraway | 314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.22 | 2 |
| 24 | Robert Church | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.11 | 0 |
| 25 | Tyler Lemon | 310 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16.42 | 1 |
| 26 | Bentley Glaser | 298 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15.82 | 128 |
| 27 | Mark Roettgen2 | 297 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.33 | 37 |
| 28 | Brock Duty | 276 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19.73 | 0 |
| 29 | Ron Hollifield | 252 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17.86 | 0 |
| 30 | Joe Hudson | 233 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17.0 | 6 |
| 31 | David Durand Jr | 229 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11.62 | 58 |
| 32 | Michael Caffery | 209 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17.88 | 10 |
| 33 | Pat Green | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.62 | 0 |
| 34 | John Hammond | 200 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18.64 | 18 |
| 35 | Joey Gattina | 198 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11.86 | 1 |
| 36 | Fred Chase | 193 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13.62 | 5 |
| 37 | Jonathan Parsons3 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.07 | 0 |
| 38 | Robert Dudley | 131 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.33 | 0 |
| 39 | Joseph Grijalva | 129 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17.17 | 3 |
| 40 | Micheal Woolf | 126 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11.75 | 3 |
| 41 | Levi Allen | 117 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20.57 | 9 |
| 42 | Steve Ritter | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.8 | 2 |
| 43 | Adam Dama | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.78 | 0 |
| 44 | Rick L Kennedy Jr | 80 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18.83 | 0 |
| 45 | Colby Hartung | 79 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 0 |
| 46 | Wesley Donaldson | 77 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 47 | Jerry Livingston | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.33 | 0 |
| 48 | Marc Holloway | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.67 | 0 |
| 49 | Brian Wertman | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 50 | Justin Hendry | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 0 |
| 51 | Jorge Rincon | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 0 |
| 52 | Jason Trieschman | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 0 |
| 53 | John Fowler2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 0 |
| 54 | Robert Walton2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 0 |
| 55 | Michael D Mueller | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 0 |
| 56 | Tony Lane | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 0 |
| 57 | Josh Parker | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 0 |
| 58 | Ryan Wenndt | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 0 |
| 59 | Jeff Kaye | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 0 |
| 60 | Rob Lowell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 0 |
| 61 | CJ Meunier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 0 |
| 62 | Philip Caffery | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 0 |
RACE-BY-RACE
Season Timeline
Partly Cloudy 82°F 43% 12 MPH 0.00in
WinnerDavid Ament
PoleTyler Dalton
Points LeaderMichael Strickland4
30 starters • 1-pt lead after race
Phoenix Raceway Oval w/open dogleg
WinnerNate Biggart
PoleJason Day
Points LeaderJason Day
32 starters • 6-pt lead after race
Partly Cloudy 75°F 29% 11 MPH 0.00in
WinnerNate Biggart
PoleChris Justice
Points LeaderJason Day
38 starters • 14-pt lead after race
Partly Cloudy 86°F 40% 7 MPH 0.00in
WinnerTyler Dalton
PoleTyler Dalton
Points LeaderJason Day
30 starters • 1-pt lead after race
Homestead Miami Speedway Oval
WinnerJason Day
PoleNate Biggart
Points LeaderJason Day
35 starters • 14-pt lead after race
Indianapolis Motor Speedway NASCAR Oval
WinnerNate Biggart
PoleTyler Dalton
Points LeaderTyler Dalton
34 starters • 2-pt lead after race
EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) Oval - 2008
WinnerBrian Fine
PoleChad Coleman
Points LeaderTyler Dalton
31 starters • 8-pt lead after race
Partly Cloudy 86°F 32% 14 MPH 0.00in
WinnerChad Coleman
PoleChris Justice
Points LeaderJason Day
33 starters • 5-pt lead after race
Clear 82°F 48% 12 MPH 0.00in
WinnerJerry Culver
PoleBrian Wertman
Points LeaderJason Day
33 starters • 6-pt lead after race
Bristol Motor Speedway Single Pit Roads
WinnerTyler Dalton
PoleTyler Dalton
Points LeaderTyler Dalton
31 starters • 24-pt lead after race
Partly Cloudy 77°F 34% 9 MPH 0.00in
WinnerNate Biggart
PoleNate Biggart
Points LeaderTyler Dalton
31 starters • 7-pt lead after race
World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) Oval
WinnerNate Biggart
PoleBentley Glaser
Points LeaderNate Biggart
30 starters • 15-pt lead after race
Clear 75°F 55% 13 MPH 0.00in
WinnerBrandon Banks
PoleBentley Glaser
Points LeaderNate Biggart
31 starters • 10-pt lead after race
Qualcomm Circuit (Naval Base Coronado)
WinnerNate Biggart
PoleNate Biggart
Points LeaderNate Biggart
25 starters • 48-pt lead after race
Clear 77°F 37% 16 MPH 0.00in
WinnerNate Biggart
PoleNate Biggart
Points LeaderNate Biggart
31 starters • 79-pt lead after race
Partly Cloudy 84°F 47% 7 MPH 0.00in
WinnerNate Biggart
PoleJason Day
Points LeaderNate Biggart
32 starters • 149-pt lead after race
St. Petersburg Grand Prix Grand Prix
WinnerNate Biggart
PoleNate Biggart
Points LeaderNate Biggart
20 starters • 193-pt lead after race
Clear 79°F 46% 6 MPH 0.00in
WinnerBrandon Banks
PoleEric Schaffer
Points LeaderNate Biggart
26 starters • 197-pt lead after race
Charlotte Motor Speedway Oval
WinnerTyler Dalton
PoleTyler Dalton
Points LeaderNate Biggart
26 starters • 174-pt lead after race
Clear 72°F 55% 9 MPH 0.00in
WinnerNate Biggart
PoleJoshua Seigfried
Points LeaderNate Biggart
26 starters • 226-pt lead after race
Clear 86°F 22% 13 MPH 0.00in
WinnerNate Biggart
PoleTyler Dalton
Points LeaderNate Biggart
31 starters • 232-pt lead after race