According to NASCAR Insights, Joey Logano has quietly scored more points on short tracks than any other Cup Series driver during the 2026 season, putting him atop a leaderboard that includes several of the sport’s biggest names entering Sunday’s Iowa Corn 350. Joey Logano narrowly leads NASCAR’s short-track points raceThrough the Cup Series’ short-track events this season, Logano has accumulated 152 points, edging Ty Gibbs by just one point and Denny Hamlin by four. Only four points separate the top three drivers, while Logano and Gibbs have been virtually inseparable throughout the schedule. Hamlin enters Iowa as the betting favorite after another standout season, while Blaney returns to the track where he captured the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race in 2024. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver trails Logano by only a single point, reinforcing what has become one of the strongest seasons of his Cup Series career.