Who is on the pole for the NASCAR race Sunday? The NASCAR Cup Series held its first qualifying run of the 2026 season, coming in the third race of the season at Circuit of the Americas. With the Cup Series qualifying finished, we’ve now got the NASCAR starting grid tomorrow for the Cup race at COTA.
Let’s dive into the Cup Series qualifying results today at COTA, with the NASCAR starting lineup for Sunday’s DuraMax Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
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NASCAR Starting Lineup for Sunday: DuraMax Texas Grand Prix
Here is the DuraMax Texas Grand Prix starting lineup for Sunday following Cup Series qualifying results at Circuit of the Americas.
Tyler Reddick — 1:37.760
Ross Chastain — 1:37.897
Chase Briscoe — 1:37.913
Ryan Blaney — 1:37.982
Chase Elliott — 1:38.002
Michael McDowell — 1:38.14
AJ Allmendinger — 1:38.152
Christopher Bell — 1:38.20
Ty Gibbs — 1:38.25
William Byron — 1:38.38
Zane Smith — 1:38.408
Carson Hocevar — 1:38.463
Shane van Gisbergen — 1:38.464
Chris Buescher — 1:38.497
Kyle Larson — 1:38.51
Alex Bowman — 1:38.54
Todd Gilliland — 1:38.56
Cole Custer — 1:38.60
Denny Hamlin — 1:38.617
Joey Logano — 1:38.675
Ty Dillon — 1:38.772
Josh Berry — 1:38.80
Daniel Suarez — 1:38.836
Bubba Wallace — 1:38.838
Connor Zilisch — 1:38.89
Brad Keselowski — 1:38.917
Jesse Love — 1:38.99
Austin Cindric — 1:39.00
Ryan Preece — 1:39.082
Kyle Busch — 1:39.16
John Hunter Nemechek — 1:39.27
Riley Herbst — 1:39.43
Austin Dillon — 1:39.75
Ricky Stenhouse Jr — 1:39.78
Noah Gragson — 1:39.858
Erik Jones — 1:39.94
Cody Ware — 1:40.06
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NASCAR Starting Grid COTA
Here is the NASCAR starting grid for Sunday’s Cup Series race, the DuraMax Texas Grand Prix at COTA.
Row 1: Tyler Reddick, Ross Chastain
Row 2: Chase Briscoe, Ryan Blaney
Row 3: Chase Elliott, Michael McDowell
Row 4: AJ Allmendinger, Christopher Bell
Row 5: Ty Gibbs, William Byron
Row 6: Zane Smith, Carson Hocevar
Row 7: Shane van Gisbergen, Chris Buescher
Row 8: Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman
Row 9: Todd Gilliland, Cole Custer
Row 10: Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano
Row 11: Ty Dillon, Josh Berry
Row 12: Daniel Suarez, Bubba Wallace
Row 13: Connor Zilisch, Brad Keselowski
Row 14: Jesse Love, Austin Cindric
Row 15: Ryan Preece, Kyle Busch
Row 16: John Hunter Nemechek, Riley Herbst
Row 17: Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Row 18: Noah Gragson, Erik Jones
Row 19: Cody Ware
Related:Â NASCAR Points Leaders Before Circuit of the Americas
Who is on the pole for the NASCAR race tomorrow?
Tyler Reddick is on the pole for the NASCAR race tomorrow at COTA. Rounding out the top of the DuraMax Grand Prix starting grid is Ross Chastain (second), Chase Briscoe (third), Ryan Blaney (fourth)and Chase Elliott (fifth) rounding out the top five in the Cup Series starting lineup at Austin.
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