{"id":276281,"date":"2026-05-02T19:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T19:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/276281\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T19:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T19:11:07","slug":"nascar-qualifying-results-texas-motor-speedway-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/276281\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Qualifying Results: Texas Motor Speedway (May 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASCAR practice and qualifying results from Texas Motor Speedway<\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series drivers will take the green flag tomorrow in Fort Worth, Texas. Now, the field is rolling to the 1.5-mile of Texas Motor Speedway for a round of practice and qualifying.<\/p>\n

View the NASCAR starting lineup for Texas Motor Speedway below. <\/p>\n

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Bubba Wallace has crashed late in practice and he won\u2019t take part in qualifying. Austin Dillon also will not make a qualifying lap as the team is making an engine change.<\/p>\n

Carson Hocevar will start from the pole position. He turned a laptime at 28.222 seconds in NASCAR qualifying. <\/p>\n

Texas Motor Speedway
Starting Lineup
May 3, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series<\/p>\n

Pos | Driver | Best Time<\/p>\n

1. Carson Hocevar
28.222<\/p>\n

2. Daniel Suarez
28.225<\/p>\n

3. Chris Buescher
28.275<\/p>\n

4. Denny Hamlin
28.304<\/p>\n

5. Chase Briscoe
28.304<\/p>\n

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

7. Christopher Bell
28.353<\/p>\n

8. Tyler Reddick
28.359<\/p>\n

9. Alex Bowman
28.364<\/p>\n

10. Ty Gibbs
28.396<\/p>\n

11. Kyle Larson
28.411<\/p>\n

12. Connor Zilisch
28.430<\/p>\n

13. Austin Cindric
28.442<\/p>\n

14. Chase Elliott
28.454<\/p>\n

15. William Byron
28.467<\/p>\n

16. Ross Chastain
28.507<\/p>\n

17. Corey Heim
28.520<\/p>\n

18. Riley Herbst
28.537<\/p>\n

19. Michael McDowell
28.548<\/p>\n

20. Ryan Preece
28.552<\/p>\n

21. Erik Jones
28.579<\/p>\n

22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
28.606<\/p>\n

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

24. Josh Berry
28.619<\/p>\n

25. Brad Keselowski
28.656<\/p>\n

26. AJ Allmendinger
28.662<\/p>\n

27. Cole Custer
28.676<\/p>\n

28. Noah Gragson
28.694<\/p>\n

29. Cody Ware
28.726<\/p>\n

30. Shane van Gisbergen
28.738<\/p>\n

31. Ryan Blaney
28.754<\/p>\n

32. Todd Gilliland
28.772<\/p>\n

33. John Hunter Nemechek
28.774<\/p>\n

34. Zane Smith
28.833<\/p>\n

35. Ty Dillon
29.134<\/p>\n

36. Chad Finchum
30.613<\/p>\n

37. Bubba Wallace
No Time<\/p>\n

38. Austin Dillon
No Time<\/p>\n

Texas Motor Speedway
Practice Results
May 2, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series<\/p>\n

Pos | Driver | Best Time<\/p>\n

1. William Byron
28.527<\/p>\n

2. Michael McDowell
28.646<\/p>\n

3. Corey Heim
28.675<\/p>\n

4. John Hunter Nemechek
28.690<\/p>\n

5. Bubba Wallace
28.711<\/p>\n

6. Erik Jones
28.731<\/p>\n

7. Denny Hamlin
28.767<\/p>\n

8. Austin Cindric
28.777<\/p>\n

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

10. Daniel Suarez
28.872<\/p>\n

11. Tyler Reddick
28.896<\/p>\n

12. Chris Buescher
28.901<\/p>\n

13. Chase Briscoe
28.903<\/p>\n

14. Ross Chastain
28.903<\/p>\n

15. Connor Zilisch
28.906<\/p>\n

16. Chase Elliott
28.906<\/p>\n

17. Joey Logano
28.921<\/p>\n

18. Christopher Bell
28.924<\/p>\n

19. Cole Custer
28.934<\/p>\n

20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
28.959<\/p>\n

21. AJ Allmendinger
28.973<\/p>\n

22. Carson Hocevar
28.982<\/p>\n

23. Ty Gibbs
28.993<\/p>\n

24. Ryan Preece
29.003<\/p>\n

25. Ryan Blaney
29.024<\/p>\n

26. Cody Ware
29.082<\/p>\n

27. Josh Berry
29.091<\/p>\n

28. Kyle Busch
29.107<\/p>\n

29. Ty Dillon
29.124<\/p>\n

30. Brad Keselowski
29.145<\/p>\n

31. Noah Gragson
29.177<\/p>\n

32. Shane van Gisbergen
29.185<\/p>\n

33. Alex Bowman
29.190<\/p>\n

34. Todd Gilliland
29.283<\/p>\n

35. Riley Herbst
29.299<\/p>\n

36. Zane Smith
29.533<\/p>\n

37. Austin Dillon
29.988<\/p>\n

38. Chad Finchum
30.892<\/p>\n

Links<\/p>\n

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