Larson tops Hendrick teammates in NASCAR Cup 2026 battle

Motorsport.com has ranked the leading driver in each of the eleven multi-car NASCAR Cup Series teams for 2026, weighing race wins, average finish, head-to-head results, championship position and other factors.

At Hendrick Motorsports, Kyle Larson was judged the best of the four drivers. He finished first in the championship, ahead of William Byron, Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman, and led the teammate categories for wins, top fives, top 10s, average finish and head-to-head battles. Elliott was the only Hendrick driver to win before the Chase began, but Larson was described as unstoppable over the final ten races.

At Joe Gibbs Racing, Denny Hamlin was picked as the leader ahead of Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe and Ty Gibbs. Hamlin finished runner-up to Bell in the championship by seven points and posted the best average finish in the field, while Bell had eight runner-up finishes but only one win.