COTA starting grid and TV schedule for the NASCAR Cup Series<\/p>\n
The field is set for the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday following a round of qualifying at Circuit of the Americas (COTA). This marks the first race with a higher horsepower package on the Next Gen car.<\/p>\n
View the NASCAR lineup and TV schedule for COTA below.<\/p>\n
Tyler Reddick will start from the pole position in Sunday\u2019s race. After winning the first two races of the season, he\u2019ll now lead the field to the green flag in Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n
St. Petersburg \/ COTA
TV Schedule<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the remaining events for the weekend:<\/p>\n
Saturday
February 28, 2026<\/p>\n
Noon ET
FOX | Fox One
NASCAR Truck Series
Race
(St. Petersburg)<\/p>\n
3:00pm ET
CW | PRN
NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Series
Race
(COTA)<\/p>\n
NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post NOAPS Race<\/p>\n
Sunday
March 1, 2026<\/p>\n
3:30pm ET
Fox One | HBO Max | PRN
NASCAR Cup Series
Race
(COTA)<\/p>\n
NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post NCS Race<\/p>\n
COTA
Starting Grid
March 1, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series<\/p>\n
Pos | Driver | Best Time<\/p>\n
1. Tyler Reddick
1:37.760<\/p>\n
2. Ross Chastain
1:37.897<\/p>\n
3. Chase Briscoe
1:37.913<\/p>\n
4. Ryan Blaney
1:37.982<\/p>\n
5. Chase Elliott
1:38.002<\/p>\n
6. Michael McDowell
1:38.147<\/p>\n
7. AJ Allmendinger
1:38.152<\/p>\n
8. Christopher Bell
1:38.204<\/p>\n
9. Ty Gibbs
1:38.259<\/p>\n
10. William Byron
1:38.909<\/p>\n
11. Zane Smith
1:38.408<\/p>\n
12. Carson Hocevar
1:38.463<\/p>\n
13. Shane van Gisbergen
1:38.464<\/p>\n
14. Chris Buescher
1:38.497<\/p>\n
15. Kyle Larson
1:38.514<\/p>\n
16. Alex Bowman
1:38.542<\/p>\n
17. Todd Gilliland
1:38.562<\/p>\n
18. Cole Custer
1:38.602<\/p>\n
19. Denny Hamlin
1:38.617<\/p>\n
20. Joey Logano
1:38.935<\/p>\n
21. Ty Dillon
1:38.801<\/p>\n
22. Josh Berry
1:38.807<\/p>\n
23. Daniel Suarez
1:38.836<\/p>\n
24. Bubba Wallace
1:38.838<\/p>\n
25. Connor Zilisch
1:38.895<\/p>\n
26. Brad Keselowski
1:38.917<\/p>\n
27. Jesse Love
1:38.996<\/p>\n
28. Austin Cindric
1:39.00<\/p>\n
29. Ryan Preece
1:39.082<\/p>\n
30. Kyle Busch
1:39.160<\/p>\n
31. John Hunter Nemechek
1:39.274<\/p>\n
32. Riley Herbst
1:39.433<\/p>\n
33. Austin Dillon
1:39.757<\/p>\n
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
1:39.781<\/p>\n
35. Noah Gragson
1:39.858<\/p>\n
36. Erik Jones
1:39.942<\/p>\n
37. Cody Ware
1:40.064<\/p>\n
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings<\/p>\n
Ahead of COTA<\/p>\n
Pos | Driver | Wins | Points<\/p>\n
1. Tyler Reddick
125 | 2 Wins<\/p>\n
2. Bubba Wallace
-40<\/p>\n
3. Chase Elliott
-44<\/p>\n
4. Carson Hocevar
-51<\/p>\n
5. Zane Smith
-54<\/p>\n
6. Joey Logano
-57<\/p>\n
7. Daniel Suarez
-58<\/p>\n
8. Ryan Blaney
-58<\/p>\n
9. Brad Keselowski
-64<\/p>\n
10. Chris Buescher
-64<\/p>\n
11. Ross Chastain
-74<\/p>\n
12. Noah Gragson
-75<\/p>\n
13. William Byron
-75<\/p>\n
14. Ryan Preece
-76<\/p>\n
15. Chase Briscoe
-80<\/p>\n
16. Shane van Gisbergen
-80<\/p>\n
17. Ty Dillon
-81<\/p>\n
18. AJ Allmendinger
-82<\/p>\n
19. John Hunter Nemechek
-82<\/p>\n
20. Michael McDowell
-82<\/p>\n
21. Kyle Larson
-83<\/p>\n
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
-85<\/p>\n
23. Riley Herbst
-86<\/p>\n
24. Kyle Busch
-89<\/p>\n
25. Josh Berry
-91<\/p>\n
26. Austin Cindric
-91<\/p>\n
27. Denny Hamlin
-93<\/p>\n
28. Cody Ware
-95<\/p>\n
29. Erik Jones
-96<\/p>\n
30. Cole Custer
-96<\/p>\n
31. Christopher Bell
-100<\/p>\n
32. Alex Bowman
-107<\/p>\n
33. Ty Gibbs
-108<\/p>\n
34. Austin Dillon
-108<\/p>\n
35. Todd Gilliland
-109<\/p>\n
36. Connor Zilisch
-111<\/p>\n
Links<\/p>\n
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