Carson Hocevar won the Pole Award for the W?rth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY with a lap of 28222 seconds, 191340 mph
This is his second pole in 92 NASCAR Cup Series races
This is his first pole and sixth top-10 start in 2026
This is his second pole in four races at Texas Motor Speedway
Daniel Suarez (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2026 and his sixth in 14 races at Texas Motor Speedway
Chris Buescher (third) posted his third top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway It is his seventh in 11 races this season
Connor Zilisch (12th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
Drivers Entered: 38
Laps Scheduled: 267
Margin of Victory: 0.407 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours 56 Minutes 17 Seconds
Average Speed: 136.315
Cautions: 7 for 40 laps
Lead Changes: 23
Green Flag Passes: 2,954 (13.0 passes per green flag lap)
Texas Motor Speedway
W?rth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY
Race Winner: Chase Elliott
Age: 30
Team : No 9 - Amazon Prime Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Chase Elliott won the W?rth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY, his 23rd victory in 369 Cup Series races
This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2026
This is his second victory and eighth top-10 finish in 16 races at Texas Motor Speedway
Denny Hamlin (second) posted his 17th top-10 finish in 36 races at Texas Motor Speedway It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2026
Alex Bowman (third) posted his third top-10 finish in 17 races at Texas Motor Speedway
Connor Zilisch (16th) was the highest finishing rookie
Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 109 points over Denny Hamlin
Homestead, Florida -
November 19, 2017 :
A 'Thank You' message for Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 AXALTA Chevrolet, is displayed on a flag towed by a pickup truck during pre-race ceremonies for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
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