{"id":170644,"date":"2026-02-26T22:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/170644\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T22:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:26:07","slug":"nascar-qualifying-order-cota-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/170644\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Qualifying Order: COTA (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Qualifying orders for St. Petersburg and Circuit of the Americas<\/p>\n

NASCAR is rolling into two different tracks this weekend. COTA in Austin, Texas will host the NASCAR Cup Series and O\u2019Reilly Series. St. Petersburg, Florida will host the NASCAR Truck Series for the first time. <\/p>\n

View the NASCAR qualifying orders below.<\/p>\n

NASCAR TV schedule for COTA \/ St. Petersburg (2026)<\/a><\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series
Qualifying Order
COTA<\/p>\n

Pos | Driver | Metric Score<\/p>\n

1. Jesse Love
58.700<\/p>\n

2. Ty Gibbs
35.800<\/p>\n

3. Josh Berry
34.100<\/p>\n

4. Connor Zilisch
32.100<\/p>\n

5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
31.800<\/p>\n

6. Kyle Busch
31.000<\/p>\n

7. Austin Dillon
30.500<\/p>\n

8. Riley Herbst
30.000<\/p>\n

9. Kyle Larson
28.700<\/p>\n

10. Todd Gilliland
28.000<\/p>\n

11. Cody Ware
27.300<\/p>\n

12. Austin Cindric
26.000<\/p>\n

13. Alex Bowman
25.700<\/p>\n

14. Erik Jones
25.500<\/p>\n

15. Cole Custer
24.400<\/p>\n

16. Christopher Bell
24.000<\/p>\n

17. William Byron
23.500<\/p>\n

18. Michael McDowell
20.000<\/p>\n

19. John Hunter Nemechek
19.000<\/p>\n

Group B<\/p>\n

20. Denny Hamlin
17.200<\/p>\n

21. Ty Dillon
16.300<\/p>\n

22. Brad Keselowski
14.600<\/p>\n

23. Joey Logano
14.400<\/p>\n

24. AJ Allmendinger
13.800<\/p>\n

25. Chris Buescher
13.500<\/p>\n

26. Noah Gragson
13.400<\/p>\n

27. Ryan Preece
10.500<\/p>\n

28. Ryan Blaney
9.400<\/p>\n

29. Shane van Gisbergen
9.000<\/p>\n

30. Chase Elliott
8.600<\/p>\n

31. Zane Smith
6.400<\/p>\n

32. Bubba Wallace
6.200<\/p>\n

33. Chase Briscoe
5.900<\/p>\n

34. Daniel Suarez
5.600<\/p>\n

35. Ross Chastain
5.400<\/p>\n

36. Carson Hocevar
4.000<\/p>\n

37. Tyler Reddick
1.000<\/p>\n

\"COTA\"COTACOTA (Photo: NASCAR Xfinity Series)<\/p>\n

NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Series
Qualifying Order
COTA<\/p>\n

Pos | Driver | Metric Score<\/p>\n

1. Shane van Gisbergen
59.000<\/p>\n

2. Preston Pardus
58.700<\/p>\n

3. Harrison Burton
36.500<\/p>\n

4. Kyle Sieg
36.200<\/p>\n

5. Austin J Hill
36.100<\/p>\n

6. Ryan Sieg
32.800<\/p>\n

7. Baltazar Leguizamon
30.700<\/p>\n

8. Blaine Perkins
30.600<\/p>\n

9. Jeremy Clements
30.500<\/p>\n

10. Josh Williams
30.000<\/p>\n

11. Carson Kvapil
29.900<\/p>\n

12. Anthony Alfredo
28.900<\/p>\n

13. Brent Crews
27.600<\/p>\n

14. Lavar Scott
27.400<\/p>\n

15. Justin Allgaier
24.900<\/p>\n

16. Connor Zilisch
24.800<\/p>\n

17. Sammy Smith
24.000<\/p>\n

18. William Sawalich
22.700<\/p>\n

19. Austin Green
22.200<\/p>\n

20. Sage Karam
21.800<\/p>\n

Group B<\/p>\n

21. Tyler Gonzalez
21.200<\/p>\n

22. Alex Labbe
19.100<\/p>\n

23. JJ Yeley
18.900<\/p>\n

24. Ryan Ellis
18.700<\/p>\n

25. Jeb Burton
17.200<\/p>\n

26. Brennan Poole
17.200<\/p>\n

27. Dean Thompson
15.800<\/p>\n

28. Josh Bilicki
15.000<\/p>\n

29. Patrick Staropoli
13.300<\/p>\n

30. Brandon Jones
12.100<\/p>\n

31. Sam Mayer
10.600<\/p>\n

32. Taylor Gray
9.900<\/p>\n

33. Austin Hill
8.700<\/p>\n

34. Nick Sanchez
6.900<\/p>\n

35. Ross Chastain
6.300<\/p>\n

36. Rajah Caruth
6.200<\/p>\n

37. Corey Day
5.500<\/p>\n

38. Jesse Love
4.700<\/p>\n

39. Parker Retzlaff
2.900<\/p>\n

40. Sheldon Creed
1.600<\/p>\n

\"St.\"St.St. Petersburg Grand Prix \u2013 Indycar Series<\/p>\n

NASCAR Truck Series
Qualifying Order
St. Petersburg<\/p>\n

Pos | Driver | Metric Score<\/p>\n

1. Timmy Hill
41.300<\/p>\n

2. Ben Maier
40.700<\/p>\n

3. Daniel Hemric
33.700<\/p>\n

4. Dawson Sutton
32.600<\/p>\n

5. Derek White
30.800<\/p>\n

6. Christian Eckes
30.000<\/p>\n

7. Cole Butcher
29.500<\/p>\n

8. Tanner Gray
28.200<\/p>\n

9. Layne Riggs
27.600<\/p>\n

10. Nathan Nicholson
26.600<\/p>\n

11. Carter Fartuch
25.700<\/p>\n

12. Grant Enfinger
24.400<\/p>\n

13. Jackson Lee
24.300<\/p>\n

14. Frankie Muniz
24.100<\/p>\n

15. Ty Majeski
22.300<\/p>\n

16. Mini Tyrrell
19.600<\/p>\n

17. Kris Wright
19.500<\/p>\n

18. Kaden Honeycutt
18.600<\/p>\n

Group B<\/p>\n

19. Tyler Reif
17.600<\/p>\n

20. Stewart Friesen
17.000<\/p>\n

21. Colin Braun
15.800<\/p>\n

22. Brenden Queen
14.800<\/p>\n

23. Andres Perez De Lara
14.700<\/p>\n

24. Tyler Ankrum
14.300<\/p>\n

25. Daniel Dye
14.200<\/p>\n

26. Justin Haley
12.400<\/p>\n

27. Adam Andretti
11.700<\/p>\n

28. Jake Garcia
10.900<\/p>\n

29. Landen Lewis
8.100<\/p>\n

30. Wesley Slimp
6.800<\/p>\n

31. Dario Franchitti
5.600<\/p>\n

32. Chandler Smith
4.500<\/p>\n

33. Ben Rhodes
4.300<\/p>\n

34. James Hinchcliffe
3.800<\/p>\n

35. Giovanni Ruggiero
3.000<\/p>\n

36. Connor Mosack
1.300<\/p>\n

Links<\/p>\n

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