NASCAR drivers are set to battle for $1M in a head-to-head mid-season challenge
The 2026 In-Season Challenge Bracket is set following Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway. The In-Season Challenge is set to begin on June 28th at Sonoma Raceway.
The bracket has been set by current points. The highest finisher of each lineup will advance into the next round of the five-race battle.
The winner of the bracket challenge at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will take home a $1M prize.
2026 In-Season Challenge Schedule
June 28th
Sonoma Raceway
July 5th
Chicagoland Speedway
July 12th
EchoPark Speedway
July 19th
North Wilkesboro Speedway
July 26th
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2026 In-Season Challenge Seeding
Tyler Reddick (1st)
vs
Alex Bowman (32nd)
Denny Hamlin (2nd)
vs
Ty Dillon (31st)
Ryan Blaney (3rd)
vs
Josh Berry (30th)
Chase Elliott (4th)
vs
Noah Gragson (29th)
Ty Gibbs (5th)
vs
Austin Dillon (28th)
Kyle Larson (6th)
vs
Riley Herbst (27th)
Chris Buescher (7th)
vs
John Hunter Nemechek (26th)
Daniel Suarez (8th)
vs
Todd Gilliland (25th)
Carson Hocevar (9th)
vs
Zane Smith (24th)
Christopher Bell (10th)
vs
Ross Chastain (23rd)
William Byron (11th)
vs
Ricky Stenhouse Jr (22nd)
Chase Briscoe (12th)
vs
AJ Allmendinger (21st)
Bubba Wallace (13th)
vs
Michael McDowell (20th)
Shane van Gisbergen (14th)
vs
Ryan Preece (19th)
Erik Jones (15th)
vs
Joey Logano (18th)
Austin Cindric (16th)
vs
Brad Keselowski (17th)
