Starting from 14th place Car 9 Chase Elliott Amazon Prime Chevrolet won the W?rth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY, his 23rd win in 369 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 2nd win & 8th Top 10 finish in 16 races at Texas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Progressive Insurance Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 17th Top 10 finish in 36 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 7th Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 9th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 17 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK Toyota, started from 8th place followed by 5th place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Ford, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 7 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, started from 2nd place followed by 7th place Car 77 Carson Hocevar Spectrum Chevrolet, started from pole. 8th Place Car 24 William Byron Valvoline/Heavy Duty Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 9th place Car 23 Bubba Wallace Chumba Casino Toyota, started from 37th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Knauf Ford, in 10th place, started from 31st place. Connor Zilisch (16th) was the highest finishing rookie. Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 109 points over Denny Hamlin.
The race had 7 Cautions for 40 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 69 for #20, 34 Crash in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 93 for #24 Spin Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 102 for #54, 60 Crash in Turn 3. 5th Caution on lap 161 for #5 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 167 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 258 for #67 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 23 Lead Changes among 11 drivers; C. Hocevar 1-19; D. Hamlin 20-35; C. Hocevar 36-41; B. Keselowski 42; C. Briscoe 43-46; C. Bell 47-68; D. Hamlin 69-70; E. Jones 71-83; C. Hocevar 84-88; T. Gibbs 89; C. Hocevar 90-94; *. Heim(i) 95-151; C. Elliott 152-160; D. Hamlin 161; B. Keselowski 162-164; C. Elliott 165-214; D. Hamlin 215; R. Herbst 216; C. Hocevar 217-221; R. Blaney 222-226; *. Heim(i) 227-238; C. Elliott 239-262; D. Hamlin 263; C. Elliott 264-267.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 43, 77, 47, 54, 19, 8, 16, 9, 24, 11
Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 45, 6, 11, 60, 7, 17, 35, 77, 48
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 11
Race Results for the W?rth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY – Sunday, May 3, 2026
Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 5/3/2026 @ 06:59 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 14. Car 9 Chase Elliott Amazon Prime Chevrolet 267 Running
2. 4. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Progressive Insurance Toyota 267 Running
3. 9. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 267 Running
4. 8. Car 45 Tyler Reddick ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK Toyota 267 Running
5. 3. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Ford 267 Running
6. 2. Car 7 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 267 Running
7. 1. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Spectrum Chevrolet 267 Running
8. 15. Car 24 William Byron Valvoline/Heavy Duty Chevrolet 267 Running
9. 37. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Chumba Casino Toyota 267 Running
10. 31. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Knauf Ford 267 Running
11. 18. Car 35 Riley Herbst FRE Nicotine Pouches Toyota 267 Running
12. 21. Car 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota 267 Running
13. 25. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Body Guard by Fastenal Ford 267 Running
14. 20. Car 60 Ryan Preece Kroger/Ball Park Buns Ford 267 Running
15. 13. Car 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford 267 Running
16. 12. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Choice Privileges Chevrolet 267 Running
17. 30. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen SuperFile Chevrolet 267 Running
18. 38. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Winchester AA White Chevrolet 267 Running
19. 22. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Onin Staffing Chevrolet 267 Running
20. 6. Car 8 Kyle Busch zone Watermelon x Circle K Chevrolet 267 Running
21. 33. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 266 Running
22. 34. Car 38 Zane Smith Speedy Cash Ford 266 Running
23. 5. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 266 Running
24. 35. Car 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 266 Running
25. 26. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 266 Running
26. 16. Car 1 Ross Chastain Kubota Chevrolet 266 Running
27. 19. Car 71 Michael McDowell Modo Casino Chevrolet 266 Running
28. 28. Car 4 Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers Ford 266 Running
29. 24. Car 21 Josh Berry WURTH Ford 266 Running
30. 29. Car 51 Cody Ware Parts Plus/Costa Oil Chevrolet 265 Running
31. 17. Car 67 * Corey Heim(i) Robinhood Toyota 254 Accident
32. 32. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford 254 Running
33. 36. Car 66 * Chad Finchum(i) Cooper & Hunter Ford 223 Running
34. 11. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 180 Running
35. 27. Car 41 Cole Custer Haas/Andy’s Chevrolet 173 Running
36. 10. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Interstate Batteries Toyota 110 Accident
37. 23. Car 22 Joey Logano Discount Tire Ford 95
38. 7. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 68 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: No. 23 (Backup Car) and No. 3 (Engine). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 56 Mins, 17 Secs. Average Speed: 136.315 MPH. Margin of Victory: .407 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 9 lap 176/28.89. Caution Flags: 7 for 40 laps. Lead Changes: 23 among 11 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 10, 2026 – Watkins Glen International
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