NASCAR lineup at Texas: Starting order, pole for 2026 Würth 400 based on qualifying results originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The NASCAR Cup Series will be in Texas this weekend for the 2026 Würth 400 presented by Liqui Moly.
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It’s safe to say Spire Motorsports has been riding high these last couple of weeks. In Talladega last weekend, Carson Hocevar earned his first career win during his 91st start. Now, the 23-year-old earned pole ahead of Sunday’s race in Texas.
Last season’s Würth 400 gave its audience a race to remember. Penske’s Joey Logano earned his second win at Texas Motor Speedway with an overtime-win over Ross Chastain by a mere 0.346 seconds. This year, both will be starting outside the top-15.
Hocevar earned the pole position for Sunday’s race. Spire teammate Daniel Suarez will start alongside him on the first row.
Here is how the drivers will line up for the start of the 2026 Würth 400 at the Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.
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Who won the Würth 400 pole for 2026?
Qualifying for the Würth 400 took place on Saturday, and Hocevar earned the pole position. The Texas Motorway Speedway utilizes single-car, single-lap qualifying. Each driver had one chance to set their fastest lap possible, and the results determined the starting lineup.
Hocevar took pole for Sunday’s race with a blistering 28.222-second lap, beating out Spire Motorsports teammate Daniel Suarez (29.161), who will join him on the first row.
The rest of the top five for Sunday’s race will be Chris Buescher (28.275), Chase Briscoe (28.304), and Denny Hamlin (28.304). Logano won last year’s Würth 400 via an overtime finish, beating Ross Chastain by 0.346 seconds. This was Logano’s second win in Texas, but he will be starting at the No. 23 spot.
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Würth 400 starting lineup 2026
Pos.
Driver
Car No.
1
Carson Hocevar
77
2
Daniel Suarez
7
3
Chris Buescher
17
4
Chase Briscoe
19
5
Denny Hamlin
11
6
Kyle Busch
8
7
Christopher Bell
20
8
Tyler Reddick
45
9
Alex Bowman
48
10
Ty Gibbs
54
11
Kyle Larson
5
12
Connor Zilisch
88
13
Austin Cindric
2
14
Chase Elliott
9
15
William Byron
24
16
Ross Chastain
1
17
Corey Heim
67
18
Riley Herbst
35
19
Michael McDowell
71
20
Ryan Preece
60
21
Erik Jones
43
22
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
47
23
Joey Logano
22
24
Josh Berry
21
25
Brad Keselowski
6
26
AJ Allmendinger
16
27
Cole Custer
41
28
Noah Gragson
4
29
Cody Ware
51
30
Shane van Gisbergen
97
31
Ryan Blaney
12
32
Todd Gilliland
34
33
John H. Nemechek
42
34
Zane Smith
38
35
Ty Dillon
10
36
Chad Finchum
66
37
Bubba Wallace
23
38
Austin Dillon
3