NASCAR Cup Series · 2026
Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY 2026Results, Stages & Qualifying
FinalRound 11
- Track: Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
- Raced: Sun, May 3, 3:30 PM ET
Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY 2026, round 11 of the NASCAR Cup Series, at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX, May 3, 2026. Chase Elliott won. Full results, stage results, qualifying and points.
Race Summary
Laps led: Chase Elliott (87), Corey Heim (69), Carson Hocevar (40), Christopher Bell (22), Denny Hamlin (21), Erik Jones (13), Ryan Blaney (5), Brad Keselowski (4), Chase Briscoe (4), Ty Gibbs (1), Riley Herbst (1).
Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY 2026 Results
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | #9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 87 | Running | 69 |
| 2 | 4 | #11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 21 | Running | 43 |
| 3 | 9 | #48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 4 | 8 | #45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 5 | 3 | #17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 6 | 2 | #7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 7 | 1 | #77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 40 | Running | 41 |
| 8 | 15 | #24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 9 | 37 | #23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 31 | #12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 5 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 18 | #35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 1 | Running | 29 |
| 12 | 21 | #43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 267 | 13 | Running | 35 |
| 13 | 25 | #6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 4 | Running | 32 |
| 14 | 20 | #60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 15 | 13 | #2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 12 | #88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 30 | #97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 38 | #3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 22 | #47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | HYAK Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 20 | 6 | #8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 21 | 33 | #42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 266 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 34 | #38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 5 | #19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 266 | 4 | Running | 20 |
| 24 | 35 | #10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 26 | #16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 26 | 16 | #1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 19 | #71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 28 | #4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 24 | #21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 266 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 29 | #51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 17 | #67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 254 | 69 | Accident | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | #34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 254 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 36 | #66 | Chad Finchum | Garage 66 | Ford | 223 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | #5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 27 | #41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 173 | 0 | Running | 2 |
| 36 | 10 | #54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 1 | Accident | 8 |
| 37 | 23 | #22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 95 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 7 | #20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 68 | 22 | Accident | 1 |
Fin = finishing position, St = starting position, Led = laps led. Points are the driver's race points.
Stage Results
Stage 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Jones#43 | 10 |
| 2 | Carson Hocevar#77 | 9 |
| 3 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr.#47 | 8 |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs#54 | 7 |
| 5 | Chase Briscoe#19 | 6 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch#8 | 5 |
| 7 | AJ Allmendinger#16 | 4 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott#9 | 3 |
| 9 | William Byron#24 | 2 |
| 10 | Denny Hamlin#11 | 1 |
Stage 2
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Elliott#9 | 10 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick#45 | 9 |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski#6 | 8 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin#11 | 7 |
| 5 | Ryan Preece#60 | 6 |
| 6 | Daniel Suarez#7 | 5 |
| 7 | Chris Buescher#17 | 4 |
| 8 | Riley Herbst#35 | 3 |
| 9 | Carson Hocevar#77 | 2 |
| 10 | Alex Bowman#48 | 1 |
Top 10 of each stage, by car number joined to the race entry.
Qualifying
| Pos | Car | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #77 | Carson Hocevar | 28.222 |
| 2 | #7 | Daniel Suarez | 28.225 |
| 3 | #17 | Chris Buescher | 28.275 |
| 4 | #11 | Denny Hamlin | 28.304 |
| 5 | #19 | Chase Briscoe | 28.304 |
| 6 | #8 | Kyle Busch | 28.330 |
| 7 | #20 | Christopher Bell | 28.353 |
| 8 | #45 | Tyler Reddick | 28.359 |
| 9 | #48 | Alex Bowman | 28.364 |
| 10 | #54 | Ty Gibbs | 28.396 |
| 11 | #5 | Kyle Larson | 28.411 |
| 12 | #88 | Connor Zilisch | 28.430 |
| 13 | #2 | Austin Cindric | 28.442 |
| 14 | #9 | Chase Elliott | 28.454 |
| 15 | #24 | William Byron | 28.467 |
| 16 | #1 | Ross Chastain | 28.507 |
| 17 | #67 | Corey Heim | 28.520 |
| 18 | #35 | Riley Herbst | 28.537 |
| 19 | #71 | Michael McDowell | 28.548 |
| 20 | #60 | Ryan Preece | 28.552 |
| 21 | #43 | Erik Jones | 28.579 |
| 22 | #47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 28.606 |
| 23 | #22 | Joey Logano | 28.618 |
| 24 | #21 | Josh Berry | 28.619 |
| 25 | #6 | Brad Keselowski | 28.656 |
| 26 | #16 | AJ Allmendinger | 28.662 |
| 27 | #41 | Cole Custer | 28.676 |
| 28 | #4 | Noah Gragson | 28.694 |
| 29 | #51 | Cody Ware | 28.726 |
| 30 | #97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 28.738 |
| 31 | #12 | Ryan Blaney | 28.754 |
| 32 | #34 | Todd Gilliland | 28.772 |
| 33 | #42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 28.774 |
| 34 | #38 | Zane Smith | 28.833 |
| 35 | #10 | Ty Dillon | 29.134 |
| 36 | #66 | Chad Finchum | 30.613 |
| 37 | #23 | Bubba Wallace | — |
| 38 | #3 | Austin Dillon | — |
Practice
| Pos | Car | Driver | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #24 | William Byron | 28.527 |
| 2 | #71 | Michael McDowell | 28.646 |
| 3 | — | Corey Heim | 28.675 |
| 4 | #42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 28.690 |
| 5 | #23 | Bubba Wallace | 28.711 |
| 6 | #43 | Erik Jones | 28.731 |
| 7 | #11 | Denny Hamlin | 28.767 |
| 8 | #2 | Austin Cindric | 28.777 |
| 9 | #5 | Kyle Larson | 28.803 |
| 10 | #7 | Daniel Suarez | 28.872 |
| 11 | #45 | Tyler Reddick | 28.896 |
| 12 | #17 | Chris Buescher | 28.901 |
| 13 | #19 | Chase Briscoe | 28.903 |
| 14 | #1 | Ross Chastain | 28.903 |
| 15 | #88 | Connor Zilisch | 28.906 |
| 16 | #9 | Chase Elliott | 28.906 |
| 17 | #22 | Joey Logano | 28.921 |
| 18 | #20 | Christopher Bell | 28.924 |
| 19 | #41 | Cole Custer | 28.934 |
| 20 | #47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 28.959 |
| 21 | #16 | AJ Allmendinger | 28.973 |
| 22 | #77 | Carson Hocevar | 28.982 |
| 23 | #54 | Ty Gibbs | 28.993 |
| 24 | #60 | Ryan Preece | 29.003 |
| 25 | #12 | Ryan Blaney | 29.024 |
| 26 | #51 | Cody Ware | 29.082 |
| 27 | #21 | Josh Berry | 29.091 |
| 28 | #8 | Kyle Busch | 29.107 |
| 29 | #10 | Ty Dillon | 29.124 |
| 30 | #6 | Brad Keselowski | 29.145 |
| 31 | #4 | Noah Gragson | 29.177 |
| 32 | #97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 29.185 |
| 33 | #48 | Alex Bowman | 29.190 |
| 34 | #34 | Todd Gilliland | 29.283 |
| 35 | #35 | Riley Herbst | 29.299 |
| 36 | #38 | Zane Smith | 29.533 |
| 37 | #3 | Austin Dillon | 29.988 |
| 38 | — | Chad Finchum | 30.892 |