2026 Wurth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY
Texas Motor Speedway · · NASCAR Cup Series
Race summary
| Winner | St | Cars | Margin | RAF | LLF | Ldrs | W-Led | Laps | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Elliott | 14 | 38 | 0.407 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 87 | 267 | 400.5 |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down.
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Interval | 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 | +0.407s | running | 43 |
| 3 | 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | +0.705s | running | 35 | |
| 4 | 8 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | +0.787s | running | 42 | |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | +0.990s | running | 36 | |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | +1.326s | running | 36 | |
| 7 | 1 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 40 | +1.735s | running | 41 |
| 8 | 15 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | +2.139s | running | 31 | |
| 9 | 37 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | +2.237s | running | 28 | |
| 10 | 31 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 5 | +2.685s | running | 27 |
| 11 | 18 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 1 | +3.084s | running | 29 |
| 12 | 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 267 | 13 | +3.201s | running | 35 |
| 13 | 25 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 4 | +3.596s | running | 32 |
| 14 | 20 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | +3.749s | running | 29 | |
| 15 | 13 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | +4.078s | running | 22 | |
| 16 | 12 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | +4.276s | running | 21 | |
| 17 | 30 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | +5.353s | running | 20 | |
| 18 | 38 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | +5.694s | running | 19 | |
| 19 | 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | +6.199s | running | 26 | |
| 20 | 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | +9.077s | running | 22 | |
| 21 | 33 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 266 | +1 lap | running | 16 | |
| 22 | 34 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | +1 lap | running | 15 | |
| 23 | 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 266 | 4 | +1 lap | running | 20 |
| 24 | 35 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | +1 lap | running | 13 | |
| 25 | 26 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | +1 lap | running | 16 | |
| 26 | 16 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | +1 lap | running | 11 | |
| 27 | 19 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | +1 lap | running | 10 | |
| 28 | 28 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | +1 lap | running | 9 | |
| 29 | 24 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 266 | +1 lap | running | 8 | |
| 30 | 29 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | +2 laps | running | 7 | |
| 31 | 17 | 67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 254 | 69 | +13 laps | accident | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 254 | +13 laps | running | 5 | |
| 33 | 36 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Garage 66 | Ford | 223 | +44 laps | running | 0 | |
| 34 | 11 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 180 | +87 laps | running | 3 | |
| 35 | 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 173 | +94 laps | running | 2 | |
| 36 | 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 110 | 1 | +157 laps | accident | 8 |
| 37 | 23 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 95 | +172 laps | accident | 1 | |
| 38 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 68 | 22 | +199 laps | accident | 1 |
Lap leaders
| # | Driver | Led | Share | Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 87 | 32.6% | P1 |
| 2 | Corey Heim | 69 | 25.8% | P31 |
| 3 | Carson Hocevar | 40 | 15.0% | P7 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 22 | 8.2% | P38 |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 21 | 7.9% | P2 |
| 6 | Erik Jones | 13 | 4.9% | P12 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 5 | 1.9% | P10 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 4 | 1.5% | P13 |
| 9 | Chase Briscoe | 4 | 1.5% | P23 |
| 10 | Riley Herbst | 1 | 0.4% | P11 |
| 11 | Ty Gibbs | 1 | 0.4% | P36 |