A look at the NASCAR qualifying results from the 2026 Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The NASCAR world descends on Sin City this weekend with the culmination being the Cup Series race on Sunday afternoon. The Pennzoil 400 marks the first race of the 2026 season to be run on a 1.5-mile oval, the sport’s most common track type.
With this in mind, this weekend will be another great early-season measuring stick to see which drivers and teams are up to the task. If the NASCAR qualifying results for the Pennzoil 400 are any indication, it could be a Toyota-dominated race.
The following shares the official starting grid for Sunday’s race, along with Las Vegas Motor Speedway track details and key observations from NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying.
NASCAR Qualifying Results at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
2026 Pennzoil 400 Race Info
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026
Start Time: 4 p.m. EST
Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway — Las Vegas, NV
Coverage: FS1
Pole Sitter: Christopher Bell
Defending Champion: Josh Berry
Pennzoil 400 Race Breakdown
Distance: 400.5 miles
Laps: 267
Lap Length: 1.5 miles
Stages: Three (80 laps, 80 laps, 107 laps)
Surface: Asphalt
Turns: 4
Banking: All Turns — 20°; Frontstretch — 9°; Backstretch — 9°
Official Pennzoil 400 Starting Lineup
It was the Toyota show in Saturday’s qualifying session, and Christopher Bell was the best of the bunch. A lap time of 28.853 seconds was good enough for Bell to capture his first pole of the season and the 15th of his NASCAR Cup Series career. This also marks his fourth pole award at Las Vegas.
Bell turned his pole-winning lap at 187.156 mph. The next fastest driver in qualifying was Bell’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Denny Hamlin (186.188 mph). He finished 0.150 seconds behind the No. 20.
The table below shares the complete Pennzoil 400 starting lineup and NASCAR qualifying results for Sunday afternoon’s race.
| Starting Position | Driver | Car Number | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 3 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 4 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske | Ford |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 8 | Ryan Preece | 60 | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 9 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Chris Buescher | 17 | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Zane Smith | 38 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 13 | Daniel Suarez | 7 | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Erik Jones | 43 | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 15 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Shane van Gisbergen | 97 | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Ross Chastain | 1 | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 18 | Chase Briscoe | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Riley Herbst | 35 | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Joey Logano | 22 | Team Penske | Ford |
| 22 | Justin Allgaier | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | HYAK Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 24 | Kyle Busch | 8 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 25 | Connor Zilish | 88 | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 27 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 28 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 29 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 30 | Michael McDowell | 71 | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Austin Cindric | 2 | Team Penske | Ford |
| 32 | Josh Berry | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 33 | Cody Ware | 51 | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Noah Gragson | 4 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 35 | Cole Custer | 41 | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet |
| 36 | Ty Dillon | 10 | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
NASCAR Pennzoil 400 Practice and Qualifying Notes
- Joe Gibbs Racing dominated the NASCAR qualifying results this week and will have the top three spots on the grid for Sunday’s race.
- 23XI Racing continued a phenomenal start to the 2026 season with Bubba Wallace qualifying fourth, and Tyler Reddick slotting in seventh.
- This marks the seventh time in history that Toyota has swept the top-4 spots in the starting lineup.
- RFK Racing provided will also have a pair of drivers starting inside the top-10 with Ryan Preece in eighth and Chris Buescher in tenth.
- In practice, six of the top-8 cars in terms of best ten consecutive lap average speeds were Toyotas, led by Denny Hamlin (180.552 mph).
- After running away with this race a year ago, Josh Berry only managed to qualify 32nd for the 2026 Pennzoil 400.
