Qualifying Results : Circuit of The Americas
DuraMAX Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne
Circuit of The Americas , Austin, Texas
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- Circuit of The Americas
- DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Tyler Reddick
- Age: 30
- Team : No 45 - Chumba Casino Toyota
- Owner: Michael Jordan
- Crew Chief: Billy Scott
- Tyler Reddick won the Pole Award for the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne with a lap of 9776 seconds, 88380 mph
- This is his 12th pole in 221 NASCAR Cup Series races
- This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2026
- This is his third pole in six races at Circuit of The Americas
- Ross Chastain (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2026 and his third in six races at Circuit of The Americas
- Chase Briscoe (third) posted his first top-10 start at Circuit of The Americas It is his second in three races this season
- Connor Zilisch (25th) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 37
- Laps Scheduled: 95
- Margin of Victory: 03.944 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 58 Minutes 53 Seconds
- Average Speed: 76.474
- Cautions: 3 for 10 laps
- Lead Changes: 14
- Green Flag Passes: 2,368 (27.9 passes per green flag lap)
- Circuit of The Americas
- DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne
- Race Winner: Tyler Reddick
- Age: 30
- Team : No 45 - Chumba Casino Toyota
- Owner: Michael Jordan
- Crew Chief: Billy Scott
- Tyler Reddick won the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne, his 11th victory in 221 Cup Series races
- This is his third victory and third top-10 finish in 2026 Reddick is the first driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win the first three races of a season
- This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in six races at Circuit of The Americas
- Shane Van Gisbergen (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Circuit of The Americas It is his second top-10 finish in 2026
- Christopher Bell (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in six races at Circuit of The Americas
- Connor Zilisch (14th) was the highest finishing rookie
- Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 70 points over Bubba Wallace
Qualifying Round 1
Round 1 of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying splits drivers into two groups, with the fastest five from each advancing to the pole round. This initial round is critical as it determines the drivers competing for the top 10 starting positions.