Joey Logano dominates return to points racing at North Wilkesboro: Joey Logano had a gleam in his eye and a lilt in his voice as he readied to climb into the No. 22 Team Penske Ford for the start of Sunday night’s Window World 450. “I think we have a fast car,” Logano opined optimistically before taking the green flag in the first NASCAR Cup Series points race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 30 years. [Read More]
#22-Joey Logano won the Window World 450 NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in NASCAR’s first points race at the track in thirty years. The win is his first win of the year, first at North Wilkesboro and 38th career win.
#11-Denny Hamlin finished 2nd followed by #19-Chase Briscoe, #54-Ty Gibbs, #97-Shane van Gisbergen, #23-Bubba Wallace, #6-Brad Keselowski, #34-Todd Gilliland, #7-Daniel Suarez, and #60-Ryan Preece.
Pole sitter #12-Ryan Blaney had to start from the rear after the team found a power steering problem prior to the race. He charged back through the field but was caught speeding on pit road with less than 100 laps remaining. He finished 11th.
Logano dominated the race, leading 323 of the 450 laps. There were only six drivers on the lead lap at the finish.
Stage 1 was won by #54-Ty Gibbs. Stage 2 was won by #22-Joey Logano.
The fastest lap bonus was earned by #1-Ross Chastain.
There were 17 lead changes among 9 drivers and 5 cautions for 43 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 88.397mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.
Race Fast Facts – North Wilkesboro:
Joey Logano won the Window World 450, his 38th victory in 636 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2026.
Chase Briscoe (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Connor Zilisch (32nd) was the highest finishing rookie.
Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 68 points over Tyler Reddick.
Driver Points /Chase Standings after North Wilkesboro:
Race 21 of 26 in the regular season:
1) #11-Denny Hamlin, 842, +380 [Clinched Chase spot]
2) #45-Tyler Reddick, 774, +312 [Clinched Chase spot]
3) #12-Ryan Blaney, 755, +293 [Clinched Chase spot]
4) #54-Ty Gibbs, 708, +246
5) #9-Chase Elliott, 634, +172
6) #5-Kyle Larson, 616, +154
7) #77-Carson Hocevar, 598, +136
8) #19-Chase Briscoe, 587, +125
9) #17-Chris Buescher, 585, +123
10) #20-Christopher Bell, 574, +112
11) #7-Daniel Suarez, 558, +96
12) #24-William Byron, 546, +84
13) #23-Bubba Wallace, 531, +69
14) #97-Shane Van Gisbergen, 516, +54
15) #22-Joey Logano, 511, +49
16) #2-Austin Cindric, 495, +33
Outside the top 16:
17) #43-Erik Jones, 462, -33
18) #60-Ryan Preece, 447, -48
19) #6-Brad Keselowski, 437, -58
20) #71-Michael McDowell, 412, -83
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag for Logano. He wins over Hamlin Briscoe Gibbs SVG and Wallace.
White flag for Logano. His lead is .9 second.
Lap 445 – Logano’s lead has pulled back out to .67 second over Hamlin.
Lap 441 – Down to 10 laps remaining. Logano over Hamlin by .45 seconds. Briscoe now more than 7 seconds back.
Lap 436 – Hamlin has cut Logano’s lead down to .5 second.
Lap 431 – Twenty laps remaining. Logano Hamlin Briscoe Gibbs SVG Wallace on the lead lap. Gibbs SVG and Wallace could lose a lap before the end of the race.
Lap 421 – Thirty to go. Logano by 1 second still.
Lap 411 – Forty laps to go. Logano’s lead is 1 second over Hamlin. Briscoe is 4.8 seconds back.
Lap 401 – Fifty laps remaining. Logano leads Hamlin by .6 second. He has lead 273 laps so far. The first 400 laps were run in 2 hours, 34 minutes, 35 seconds.
Lap 393 – Just 6 drivers on the lead lap right now: Logano Hamlin Briscoe SVG Wallace and Gibbs.
Lap 382 – Logano back to the lead with 68 laps remaining as pit stops are complete. Logano’s lead is .32 second over Hamlin. Briscoe is 5.6 seconds back.
Lap 378 – Keselowski Suarez and Jones have yet top pit. Then it’s Logano Hamlin and Briscoe.
Lap 373 – Wallace pits from the lead. Keselowski now in front.
Lap 365 – Briscoe pits from the lead. Blaney pitted last time by and was speeding. Wallace now the leader.
Lap 362 – Briscoe to the lead as Logano pits for what could be the final time as green flag stops are underway.
Lap 351 – 100 laps remaining. Logano Hamlin Briscoe Blaney Wallace SVG Keselowski Gibbs Gilliland Suarez Preece Jones are on the lead lap.
Lap 343 – Hocevar loses a lap. Now 12 on the lead lap. Logano’s lead is up to 1.8 seconds over Hamlin. Briscoe now third, but 2.9 seconds back.
Lap 332 – Things on track seem to have settled into a routine. Logano leads Hamlin Briscoe Wallace SVG Blaney Keselowski Gibbs Gilliland and Suarez. 13 drivers no on the lead lap.
Lap 318 – Logano reports his brake pedal is sticking slightly.
Lap 316 – Logano’s lead holding steady at 1 second over Hamlin. Wallace is 3.4 seconds off the lead.
Lap 301- 300 laps completed in 2 hours, 1 minute, 42 seconds. Logano leads Hamlin by 1.1 second.
9:35pm/et – 292 laps completed in two hours.
Lap 291 – Still just 15 drivers on the lead lap. Logano leads Hamlin Wallace Briscoe and SVG.
Lap 275 – Green flag for the start of the final stage. 175 laps remaining.
Lap 270 – Pit road is open and lead lap drivers come in for service. Off pit road: Logano Hamlin Briscoe Wallace Hocevar SVG Blaney Keselowski Gilliland Suarez.
Lap 266 – CAUTION out for the end of stage 2. Logano Hamlin Briscoe Wallace SVG Hocevar Keselowski Blaney Gilliland Suarez the top 1o. Free pass is TDillon
Lap 261 – Five laps remaining in stage 2. Logano leads Hamlin by 4 seconds. Then Briscoe Hocevar and SVG.
Lap 251 – Hamlin is now in second, 3.4 seconds behind Logano. 15 drivers on the lead lap.
Lap 235 – Logano’s lead is 3.9 seconds over Hocevar. Hamlin, in third, is 4.1 seconds back.
Lap 226 – The race is halfway, and official. Logano leads Hocevar SVG Hamlin and Blaney. Time to reach halfway: 1 hour, 32 minutes, 10 seconds.
Lap 222 – Berry is officially done for the night.
Lap 213 – Hocevar now second. Hamlin back to fourth behind SVG. Allmendinger is officially done for the night.
Lap 207 – Green flag. Logano Hamlin SVG Blaney Hocevar Wallace Keselowski Gilliland Suarez Jones the top 10. Now 16 drivers on the lead lap.
Lap 201 – First 200 laps completed in 1 hour, 20 minutes, 37 seconds.
Lap 199 – CAUTION is out for Berry in turn 4. He got contact from Bell. Gibbs is the free pass.
Lap 193 – Green flag. Logano leads Hamlin Blaney SVG Hocevar Wallace Gilliland Jones Keselowski Suarez the top 10. There are just 15 cars on the lead lap. Among those a lap down: Gibbs Larson Chastain Reddick Elliott Byron Buescher Bell.
Lap 187 – Pit road is open. Lead lap cars are in. Off pit road: Logano Hamlin Blaney SVG Hocevar.
Lap 183 – CAUTION out for an accident on the backstretch involving Bowman and Reddick. Bowman dropped down the track to come to pit road and came across the nose of Reddick. Ty Dillon, in 13th, is the free pass.
Lap 180 – Elliott pits.
Lap 176 – Allmendinger limps to pit road after contact with the outside wall.
Lap 175 – Buescher and Bell come to pit road to kick off green flag pit stops. A couple other drivers follow.
Lap 166 – Gibbs has lost a lap. Now just 24 cars on the lead lap.
Lap 157 – Logano’s lead over Elliott is up to 3.6 seconds. Third place Hamlin is 3.9 second back. Then SVG Briscoe Blaney Hocevar Wallace Byron Cindric
8:35pm/et – 153 laps were completed in the first hour of the race.
Lap 146 – Chastain Herbst Ware and Zilisch are each a lap down, Nemechek now two down and Finchum four.
Lap 141 – Logano leads. Elliott is up to second, 2 seconds back. Blaney is up to 8th. Gibbs is 28th after restarting in the rear. Larson is 30th.
Lap 128 – Logano has driven out to a 1.585 second lead over SVG. Third place Elliott is 2.5 seconds back.
Lap 114 – Logano takes the lead back from SVG. Hocevar, Elliott and Wallace round out the top 5.
Lap 110 – SVG leads Logano Hocevar Elliott and Hamlin. Blaney is up to 10th. 35 cars on the lead lap. Nemechek is one lap down, Finchum is down two.
Lap 101 – The first 100 laps tonight were completed in 42 minutes, 31 seconds.
Lap 95 – SVG back to the lead over Logano. Hocevar around Hamlin for third.
Lap 92 – Green for the start of the second stage. Logano now the leader.
Lap 85 – Pit road is open. Leaders are in. Off pit road: Gibbs Logano SVG Hamlin Hocevar Elliott Wallace Briscoe Byron Buescher. Larson will pit multiple times to work on the toe of the car. Gibbs was speeding on pit road. He will have to fall to the rear.
Lap 81 – CAUTION is out for the end of stage 1. Gibbs leads SVG Logano Hamlin Hocevar Bell Elliott Briscoe Cindric and Byron.
Lap 65 – SVG continues to lead. Gibbs back to second, then Logano Hamlin and Hocevar. Free pass is Chastain.
Lap 52 – SVG takes the lead.
Lap 49 – Back to green. Hamlin leads Gibbs Bell SVG and McDowell.
Lap 46 – Larson has to pit a second time after breaking a wheel during contact with Zilisch on pit road.
Lap 42 – Pit road open. Hamlin stays out. Off pit road: Gibbs Bell SVG and McDowell with two tires. Then Logano Reddick Jones Larson Hocevar.
Lap 40 – CAUTION out in turn 2 for Nemechek. Free pass is Ware, who had just lost his lap.
Lap 36 – Gibbs’ lead over Bell is 1 second. Finchum has now lost a lap.
Lap 21 – Gibbs continues to lead. Bell is back to second. Blaney has moved to 30th since the start.
Lap 11 – With 10 laps complete: Gibbs Hocevar Bell Jones Reddick Hamlin Elliott Logano SVG ADillon the top 10. Chastain is about a lap and a half down.
Lap 2 – Gibbs leads the first lap. Chastain serves his pass through penalty.
• 7:35pm/et – Race is green. About 21 minutes later than planned. Bell and Gibbs up front with Blaney falling to the rear.
• 7:20pm/et – Engines have been fired.
• 7:10pm/et – NASCAR says the engines will be fired at 7:20pm/et.
• 7:05pm/et – The command to fire engines is on hold while NASCAR continues to dry the track.
• 7:00pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
• 6:57pm/et – The start of the race will likely be delayed a few minutes as NASCAR finish track drying on the front stretch and pit road once the cars roll off.
• 6:52pm/et – Blaney will now start at the rear tonight. The team had a power steering issue.
• 6:00pm/et – Track drying is underway. TBD on whether or not it will be an on time start for the race.
• 5:33pm/et – Rain has ended for now. The National Weather Service still calls for a decreasing chance of rain as the evening goes on.
• 5:18pm/et – It’s raining heavily at the track, with thunder and lightning.
• Rain could be in the area of the speedway today and tonight but it’s not expected to be much of an issue. The National Weather Service say a 40% chance of rain at 7:00pm/et with the chances dropping later into the evening. Teams to have wet weather tires if needed.
Race details:
Broadcast: TNT Sports, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 450 laps / 281.25 miles
Stages: 80 / 265 / 450
Average time of race: 3:23:00
Pit road speed: 30 mph
Caution vehicle speed: 35 mph
Fuel window: 180 laps
Invocation: 7:00:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 7:01:00 p.m.
Command: 7:08:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 7:14:00 p.m.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: #1-Chastain (pre-race inspection failure), #12-Blaney (unapproved adjustments)
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Window World 450 NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway have been made.
Pole sitter #12-Ryan Blaney chose pit stall 2, the first available.
Outside pole sitter #54-Ty Gibbs took the 4th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the North Wilkesboro Pit Stall page
Pre-race inspection is complete in the NASCAR Cup Series garage.
- No. 33-Austin Hill failed inspection twice
- Car chief Clay Alexander has been ejected, and the team will lose pit selection for this weekend
- No. 88-Connor Zilisch failed inspection twice
- Car chief Eddie D’Hond has been ejected, and the team will lose pit selection for this weekend
- No. 1-Ross Chastain failed inspection three times
- Car chief David Fero has been ejected, and the team will lose pit selection for this weekend.
- The driver will also drop to the rear of the field prior to the start of tomorrow’s race and serve a pass-through penalty after taking the green flag.
Practice for the Window World 450 NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway is over. The results:
#20-Christopher Bell 123.477
#11-Denny Hamlin 123.382
#1-Ross Chastain 123.065
#24-William Byron 122.816
#9-Chase Elliott 122.809
Slowest: #66-Chad Finchum, 117.610mph
Most laps run: #71-Michael McDowell, 84 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 36 drivers): #20-Christopher Bell, 122.291mph.
Notes: Practice was a single 50 minute session for all drivers after qualifying was canceled.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Window World 450 Practice speeds page.
#12-Ryan Blaney will start on the pole for the Window World 450 NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway after qualifying was rained out Saturday evening. The lineup was set by the rulebook. The starting order was determined by NASCAR’s qualifying metric, which is based 70% on the previous race finish by owner and 30% on current owner points position.
#54-Ty Gibbs will start second followed by #20-Christopher Bell, #77-Carson Hocevar, #45-Tyler Reddick, #43-Erik Jones, #11-Denny Hamlin, #97-Shane van Gisbergen, #17-Chris Buescher, and #9-Chase Elliott.
See the complete Window World 450 Starting Lineup.
Qualifying Order
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the Window World 450 NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway is posted, XX teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
The only open team entered: #66-Chad Finchum
See the full entry list on the Window World 450 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — North Wilkesboro: NASCAR Cup Series teams will run the same Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup at North Wilkesboro Speedway this weekend as they ran at Martinsville Speedway in March.
Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Window World 450: A look at some of the top statistical performers at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, going into the Window World 450 this Sunday, July 19 at 7 p.m. ET on TNT, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
Race rules and information:
