NASCAR Starting Lineup: Qualifying Results for the Wurth 400 at Texas

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NASCAR Starting Lineup: Qualifying Results for the Wurth 400 at Texas

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Thomas Carelli | Last updated May 2, 2026 4:55 PM ET

Qualifying for the Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway just concluded, finding Carson Hocevar on pole position Sunday afternoon. He beat out Daniel Suarez , who will start on the front row. Chris Buescher, Denny Hamlin, and Chase Briscoe round out the top-5.

The strategy was all about corner entry and getting to that bottom line. While the qualifying order was set, long-run speed may play a big factor in the big race. Spire Motorpsports won the pole last year via Carson Hocevar, the won the race at Talladega last week, and now, they swept the pole at Texas. What a week for the arguable... top Chevrolet team right now?

The early race favorite is Denny Hamlin, but the odds are thin. Last season, Joey Logano was the lucky one to take the checkered flag. Who do you think wins this week? Let us know on X — @athlonsports.

Wurth 400 Qualifying Results


Starting Position	Driver
1	Carson Hocevar
2	Daniel Suarez
3	Chris Buescher
4	Denny Hamlin
5	Chase Briscoe
6	Kyle Busch
7	Christopher Bell
8	Tyler Reddick
9	Alex Bowman
10	Ty Gibbs
11	Kyle Larson
12	Connor Zilisch
13	Austin Cindric
14	Chase Elliott
15	William Byron
16	Ross Chastain
17	Corey Heim
18	Riley Herbst
19	Michael McDowell
20	Ryan Preece
21	Erik Jones
22	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
23	Joey Logano
24	Josh Berry
25	Brad Keselowski
26	AJ Allmendinger
27	Cole Custer
28	Noah Gragson
29	Cody Ware
30	Shane van Gisbergen
31	Ryan Blaney
32	Todd Gilliland
33	John Hunter Nemechek
34	Zane Smith
35	Ty Dillon
36	Chad Finchum
37	Bubba Wallace*
38	Austin Dillon*

*Did Not Qualify (Wreck in Practice)

Best Qualifiers at Texas

Carson Hocevar races during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Würth 400. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)

Carson Hocevar earns pole position, staying on an insane run, including last years Texas pole, this years Texas pole, last weeks win at Talladega, and last nights Truck win at Texas.

Daniel Suarez historically run extremely well at Texas. He now has a car primed to win, qualifying in 2nd place by the thinnest of margins (0.003s).

Worst Qualifers at Texas

#NASCAR… Bubba Wallace has crashed in Turn 2 during NASCAR Cup Series practice from Texas Motor Speedway. pic.twitter.com/ChgKLGBWui
— Joseph Srigley (@joe_srigley) May 2, 2026

Bubba Wallace wrecked during practice and missed qualifying as a result, now starting in a backup car, 37th.

Ryan Blaneywas the biggest name of failure, outside of Wallace. He qualified very slow in 31st place. No Team Penske Ford will start better than 13th.

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