Ryan Blaney won the Nascar Cup Series Cup Series race Sunday to close the 2026 season, but Kyle Larson captured his third Cup Series championship and second straight. Larson clinched the title in the first stage of the race and captured the 16th season championship for car owner Rick Hendrick over his 32 year career in the sport.
Larson also became the first back-to-back series champion since Jimmie Johnson, another Hendrick Motorsports driver, in 2010. He is the 11th driver in Nascar history to win three Cup Series titles.
Blaney passed Tyler Reddick on the final lap for the victory. It was his fourth win of the season and 21st of his career. Blaney finished fourth in the season point standings. Christopher Bell was the championship runner-up, followed by Denny Hamlin. Tyler Reddick, who won six races during the season, was fifth in the final point standings.
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