Race Results : Texas Motor Speedway

Wurth 400

Texas Motor Speedway , Fort Worth, TX

Sunday, May 3rd, 2026 Race 11 of 36 2026 Season
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  • Texas Motor Speedway
  • W?rth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Carson Hocevar
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No 77 - Spectrum Chevrolet
  • Owner: Jeff Dickerson
  • Crew Chief: Lucas Lambert
  • 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
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Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 14 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 69 56 13 0 267 87 4 8 1 Running
2 4 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 43 35 8 0 267 21 5 10 4 Running
3 9 48 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 35 34 1 0 267 0 0 0 10 Running
4 8 45 Tyler Reddick Toyota 42 33 9 0 267 0 0 0 2 Running
5 3 17 Chris Buescher Ford 36 32 4 0 267 0 0 0 7 Running
6 2 7 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet 36 31 5 0 267 0 0 0 6 Running
7 1 77 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 41 30 11 0 267 40 5 2 9 Running
8 15 24 William Byron Chevrolet 31 29 2 0 267 0 0 9 0 Running
9 37 23 Bubba Wallace Toyota 28 28 0 0 267 0 0 0 0 Running
10 31 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 27 27 0 0 267 5 1 0 0 Running
11 18 35 Riley Herbst Toyota 29 26 3 0 267 1 1 0 8 Running
12 21 43 Erik Jones Toyota 35 25 10 0 267 13 1 1 0 Running
13 25 6 Brad Keselowski Ford 32 24 8 0 267 4 2 0 3 Running
14 20 60 Ryan Preece Ford 29 23 6 0 267 0 0 0 5 Running
15 13 2 Austin Cindric Ford 22 22 0 0 267 0 0 0 0 Running
16 12 88 Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 267 0 0 0 0 Running
17 30 97 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 267 0 0 0 0 Running
18 38 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 267 0 0 0 0 Running
19 22 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 26 18 8 0 267 0 0 3 0 Running
20 6 8 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 22 17 5 0 267 0 0 6 0 Running
21 33 42 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 16 16 0 0 266 0 0 0 0 Running
22 34 38 Zane Smith Ford 15 15 0 0 266 0 0 0 0 Running
23 5 19 Chase Briscoe Toyota 20 14 6 0 266 4 1 5 0 Running
24 35 10 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 266 0 0 0 0 Running
25 26 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 16 12 4 0 266 0 0 7 0 Running
26 16 1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 266 0 0 0 0 Running
27 19 71 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 266 0 0 0 0 Running
28 28 4 Noah Gragson Ford 9 9 0 0 266 0 0 0 0 Running
29 24 21 Josh Berry Ford 8 8 0 0 266 0 0 0 0 Running
30 29 51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 265 0 0 0 0 Running
31 17 67 Corey Heim Toyota 0 0 0 0 254 69 2 0 0 Accident
32 32 34 Todd Gilliland Ford 5 5 0 0 254 0 0 0 0 Running
33 36 66 Chad Finchum Ford 0 0 0 0 223 0 0 0 0 Running
34 11 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 180 0 0 0 0 Running
35 27 41 Cole Custer Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 173 0 0 0 0 Running
36 10 54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 8 1 7 0 110 1 1 4 0 Accident
37 23 22 Joey Logano Ford 1 1 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Accident
38 7 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 1 1 0 0 68 22 1 0 0 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Austin Dillon Pre-Race to the Rear Engine Change Tail End 0 0 White
Bubba Wallace Pre-Race to the Rear Backup Car Tail End 0 0 White
Chad Finchum Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 39 41 Green
Chad Finchum Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Pass Thru 51 60 Green
Chad Finchum Speeding on pit road Tail End 76 98 Green/Yellow
Todd Gilliland Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 81 88 Yellow
William Byron Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 93 98 Yellow
Todd Gilliland Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 97 98 Yellow
Todd Gilliland Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 97 98 Yellow
Ty Gibbs Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 102 106 Yellow
Todd Gilliland Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 102 106 Yellow
Kyle Larson Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 160 0 Yellow
Todd Gilliland Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 163 164 Yellow
Todd Gilliland Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 167 172 Yellow
Ross Chastain Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 210 213 Green
Cody Ware Driving through more than 3 pit boxes Pass Thru 215 222 Green
Noah Gragson Speeding on pit road Tail End 260 263 Yellow
Cody Ware Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 262 263 Yellow