A look at the NASCAR qualifying results for the 2026 Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.
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Texas Motor Speedway hasn’t historically been known as a chaos track, but the last few Cup Series races here have had plenty of action. A wide racing surface, high grip levels, and two distinct ends created by the 2017 repave and reconfiguration give drivers a lot to manage — and Sunday’s Würth 400 figures to be no different.
With tire falloff less of a concern here than at other intermediates, track position takes on added importance. The NASCAR qualifying results also serve as one of the cleaner indicators of which teams have the right setup heading into race day. At a track where raw aero performance matters, starting up front could prove to be more than just a symbolic advantage.
The following shares the official starting grid for Sunday’s race, along with Texas Motor Speedway track details and key observations from NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying. If you are playing some fantasy today, make sure you check out our NASCAR fantasy picks for the Würth 400!
NASCAR Qualifying Results at Texas Motor Speedway
2026 Würth 400 Race Info
Date: Sunday, May 3, 2026
Start Time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Track: Texas Motor Speedway — Fort Worth, TX
Coverage: FS1
Pole Sitter: Carson Hocevar
Defending Champion: Joey Logano
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Würth 400 Race Breakdown
Distance: 400 miles
Laps: 267
Lap Length: 1.5 miles
Stages: Three (80 laps, 85 laps, 102 laps)
Surface: Asphalt
Turns: 4
Banking: Turns 1 and 2 — 20°; Turns 3 and 4 — 24°; Frontstretch and Backstretch — 5°
Official Würth 400 Starting Lineup
It has been a week filled with winning for Carson Hocevar. Last Sunday, he scored his first career Cup Series victory at Talladega. He doubled down with a trip to victory lane in the Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas on Friday night. His latest triumph came on Saturday afternoon when he secured the pole position for the Würth 400.
Hocevar turned his qualifying lap at 191.340 mph. The resulting pole award marks his first of the season and the second of his young Cup Series career. Both of his poles have come at Texas Motor Speedway.
With a lap time of 28.222 seconds, Hocevar beat out Spire Motorsports teammate Daniel Suarez by three one-thousandths of a second to claim the pole. Spire continued a strong season of NASCAR qualifying results as an organization by securing both front row positions.
The second row will feature the fastest qualifying Ford in Chris Buescher and the fastest Toyota from Saturday’s session in Denny Hamlin.
The table below shares the complete Würth 400 starting lineup and NASCAR qualifying results for Sunday afternoon’s race.
| Pos. | Driver | Car No. | Team | Manufac. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Daniel Suarez | 7 | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Chris Buescher | 17 | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 5 | Chase Briscoe | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 8 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Ford |
| 8 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 11 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Connor Zilisch | 88 | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Austin Cindric | 2 | Team Penske | Ford |
| 14 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 15 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Ross Chastain | 1 | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Corey Heim | 67 | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 18 | Riley Herbst | 35 | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Michael McDowell | 71 | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Ryan Preece | 60 | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 21 | Erik Jones | 43 | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | HYAK Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 23 | Joey Logano | 22 | Team Penske | Ford |
| 24 | Josh Berry | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 25 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 26 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Cole Custer | 41 | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet |
| 28 | Noah Gragson | 4 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 29 | Cody Ware | 51 | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 30 | Shane van Gisbergen | 97 | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske | Ford |
| 32 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 33 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 34 | Zane Smith | 38 | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 35 | Ty Dillon | 10 | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 36 | Chad Finchum | 66 | Garage 66 | Ford |
| 37 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 38 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
NASCAR Würth 400 Practice and Qualifying Notes
- This marks Daniel Suarez’s third top-10 starting position of the season in a resurgent start to his Spire Motorsports tenure. It is also his sixth such starting position in 14 races at Texas.
- Toyota once again will have several cars starting near the front with five of the top ten spots. All four Joe Gibbs Racing cars qualified in the top-10.
- Chris Buescher was the only Ford to qualify inside the top-12 for Sunday’s race.
- Defending Würth 400 race winner Joey Logano only managed to finish 23rd in this year’s NASCAR qualifying results.
- Bubba Wallace got loose during practice and tagged the wall hard. He will start at the rear of the field on Sunday in a backup car.
- Austin Dillon will also start at the back of the pack after engine issues in practice.
- Perhaps Kyle Busch’s crew chief change is already paying dividends. He posted the sixth-fastest time in qualifying as he tries to turn around what has been an awful season to date.
- William Byron posted the fastest lap in practice at 189.294. Michael McDowell and Corey Heim rounded out the top-3 practice laps times.
