NASCAR Championship Race Down to Three Drivers After Martinsville

The NASCAR Cup Series championship is officially down to three drivers. And with one race remaining, Kyle Larson is in a position his two remaining challengers can only envy. Following Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, Larson, Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin are the only drivers still mathematically eligible to win the 2026 Cup Series title. Larson carries a commanding 67-point lead into next weekend’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with Bell sitting second and Hamlin another three points behind. The numbers tell an even more daunting story for the Joe Gibbs Racing teammates.