2026 NASCAR Cup Series at Texas Starting Lineup: Carson Hocevar on Pole & Full Grid — May 3

Carson Hocevar starts P1, with Daniel Suarez alongside in P2 for the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas at Texas Motor Speedway. The confirmed field contains 38 starters.

Pole position

Carson Hocevar

No. 77 · Chevrolet

Outside pole

Daniel Suarez

No. 7 · Chevrolet

Field

38 starters

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Grid briefing

Carson Hocevar leads the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas starting lineup

How the front row was set

Carson Hocevar edged Spire teammate Daniel Suarez by only 0.003 seconds—28.222 to 28.225—to give the organization its first Cup front-row lockout.

What track position means at Texas Motor Speedway

Texas has different geometry and banking at each end, narrowing the comfortable groove and increasing the value of clean air.

NASCAR Cup Series at Texas grid watch

Chase Elliott won from P14, so the race result rewarded a car outside the first seven rows even after Spire's standout qualifying session.

Starting-order facts checked against Texas Cup qualifying report. A post-qualifying inspection or unapproved adjustment can still send a car to the rear without changing its scored starting position.

Row-by-row grid

Full NASCAR Cup Series at Texas starting lineup

Find a driver or car

Row	Start	Driver	Car	Manufacturer	Sponsor
1	1	Carson Hocevar	No. 77	Chevrolet	Zeigler Auto Group
1	2	Daniel Suarez	No. 7	Chevrolet	Spectrum
2	3	Chris Buescher	No. 17	Ford	Spectrum
2	4	Denny Hamlin	No. 11	Toyota	Progressive
3	5	Chase Briscoe	No. 19	Toyota	Bass Pro Shops
3	6	Kyle Busch	No. 8	Chevrolet	zone Jalapeno Lime
4	7	Christopher Bell	No. 20	Toyota	Interstate Batteries
4	8	Tyler Reddick	No. 45	Toyota	Mobil 1
5	9	Alex Bowman	No. 48	Chevrolet	Spectrum
5	10	Ty Gibbs	No. 54	Toyota	Spectrum
6	11	Kyle Larson	No. 5	Chevrolet	Spectrum
6	12	Connor Zilisch	No. 88	Chevrolet	Spectrum
7	13	Austin Cindric	No. 2	Ford	Spectrum
7	14	Chase Elliott	No. 9	Chevrolet	Spectrum
8	15	William Byron	No. 24	Chevrolet	Spectrum
8	16	Ross Chastain	No. 1	Chevrolet	Spectrum
9	17	Corey Heim	No. 67	Toyota	Spectrum
9	18	Riley Herbst	No. 35	Toyota	Spectrum
10	19	Michael McDowell	No. 71	Chevrolet	Spectrum
10	20	Ryan Preece	No. 60	Ford	Spectrum
11	21	Erik Jones	No. 43	Toyota	Spectrum
11	22	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	No. 47	Chevrolet	Spectrum
12	23	Joey Logano	No. 22	Ford	Shell Pennzoil
12	24	Josh Berry	No. 21	Ford	Spectrum
13	25	Brad Keselowski	No. 6	Ford	Spectrum
13	26	AJ Allmendinger	No. 16	Chevrolet	Spectrum
14	27	Cole Custer	No. 41	Chevrolet	Spectrum
14	28	Noah Gragson	No. 4	Ford	Spectrum
15	29	Cody Ware	No. 51	Chevrolet	Spectrum
15	30	Shane van Gisbergen	No. 97	Chevrolet	Red Bull
16	31	Ryan Blaney	No. 12	Ford	Duracell
16	32	Todd Gilliland	No. 34	Ford	Spectrum
17	33	John Hunter Nemechek	No. 42	Toyota	Spectrum
17	34	Zane Smith	No. 38	Ford	Spectrum
18	35	Ty Dillon	No. 10	Chevrolet	Spectrum
18	36	Chad Finchum	No. 66	Ford	Spectrum
19	37	Bubba Wallace	No. 23	Toyota	Spectrum
19	38	Austin Dillon	No. 3	Chevrolet	Spectrum

38 confirmed starters shown.

Grid to checkered flag

How the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas winner started

Chase Elliott won after starting P14

Chase Elliott moved from P14 to the win, a net gain of 13 positions. The starting grid records where the car took the green; the race recap explains the decisive sequence that produced the finish.

Read the race recap and finishing order →

Quick answers

NASCAR Cup Series at Texas starting lineup FAQ

Who is on pole for the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas?

Carson Hocevar is the confirmed pole starter.

Who starts on the front row?

Carson Hocevar starts P1 and Daniel Suarez starts P2.

How many cars are in the NASCAR Cup Series at Texas starting lineup?

The confirmed field has 38 starters.

Can the starting lineup change after qualifying?

Yes. Inspection failures, backup cars and unapproved adjustments can send a driver to the rear. The official scored start position may remain unchanged even when the car drops behind the field for the green flag.

How to use this tool

Read the starting grid

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Use Start for the exact grid spot and Row to see which two cars share a row.
2
Search a driver, car number or manufacturer to jump straight to that entry.
3
Open the race recap after the checkered flag to compare start versus finish.

Race fan notes:

An entry list is not a confirmed lineup.
A car sent to the rear can retain its original scored starting position.