Unlike a week ago at Talladega Superspeedway, when NASCAR Cup Series qualifying ended up being canceled due to rain, all of the drivers on the entry list for this Sunday afternoon’s Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway are set to qualify, with no DNQs.
There are 38 drivers on the entry list, including 36 in their usual full-time chartered entries and two others in non-chartered (open) cars.
Each driver is set to make a single-lap qualifying attempt around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Fort Worth, Texas oval, and those speeds are set to determine the full 38-car starting lineup; there is no second round like there is on superspeedways.
The full qualifying order was determined using NASCAR’s qualifying metric, which can be found in more detail here. This metric, a modified version of the one used from 2020 to 2024, was introduced in 2025 and factors in each car’s result in the most recent race, as well as each car’s position in the owner standings.
Follow along with our Wurth 400 qualifying udpates from Texas.
NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Texas
1 – Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2 – Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
3 – Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4 – Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5 – Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 – Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
7 – William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8 – Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota
9 – Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
10 – Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
11 – Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
12 – Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
13 – Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
14 – Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
15 – Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
16 – A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 – Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
18 – Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
19 – Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
20 – Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
21 – Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
22 – Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
23 – John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
24 – Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
25 – Chad Finchum, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford
26 – Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
27 – Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
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