2026 NASCAR Truck Series at Texas Starting Lineup: Ben Rhodes on Pole & Full Grid — May 1

Ben Rhodes starts P1, with Jake Garcia alongside in P2 for the NASCAR Truck Series at Texas at Texas Motor Speedway. The confirmed field contains 35 starters.

Pole position

Ben Rhodes

No. 99 · Ford

Outside pole

Jake Garcia

No. 98 · Ford

Field

35 starters

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Grid briefing

Ben Rhodes leads the NASCAR Truck Series at Texas starting lineup

How the front row was set

Ben Rhodes led a ThorSport front-row sweep at Texas with teammate Jake Garcia second. Ford had not won the Texas Truck race in more than two decades, but the manufacturer controlled practice and qualifying.

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 Truck Series at Texas grid watch

Carson Hocevar won from P11, breaking up the ThorSport qualifying story once the race moved into longer green-flag runs.

Starting-order facts checked against Texas Truck qualifying results. 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 Truck Series at Texas starting lineup

Find a driver or car

Row	Start	Driver	Car	Manufacturer	Sponsor
1	1	Ben Rhodes	No. 99	Ford	TYM
1	2	Jake Garcia	No. 98	Ford	Quanta Services
2	3	Giovanni Ruggiero	No. 17	Toyota	TYM
2	4	Cole Butcher	No. 13	Ford	TYM
3	5	Tanner Gray	No. 15	Toyota	TYM
3	6	Kyle Busch	No. 7	Chevrolet	HendrickCars.com
4	7	Stewart Friesen	No. 52	Toyota	TYM
4	8	Chandler Smith	No. 38	Ford	TYM
5	9	Grant Enfinger	No. 9	Chevrolet	TYM
5	10	Kaden Honeycutt	No. 11	Toyota	Safelite
6	11	Carson Hocevar	No. 77	Chevrolet	TYM
6	12	Christian Eckes	No. 91	Chevrolet	TYM
7	13	Tyler Ankrum	No. 18	Chevrolet	TYM
7	14	Daniel Hemric	No. 19	Chevrolet	TYM
8	15	Andres Perez de Lara	No. 44	Chevrolet	TYM
8	16	Conner Jones	No. 42	Chevrolet	TYM
9	17	Brenden Queen	No. 12	RAM	TYM
9	18	Brandon Jones	No. 1	Toyota	Mobil 1
10	19	Parker Kligerman	No. 25	RAM	TYM
10	20	Ty Majeski	No. 88	Ford	Ideal Door
11	21	William Sawalich	No. 5	Toyota	TYM
11	22	Dawson Sutton	No. 26	Chevrolet	TYM
12	23	Ross Chastain	No. 45	Chevrolet	TYM
12	24	Justin Haley	No. 16	RAM	TYM
13	25	Corey LaJoie	No. 10	RAM	TYM
13	26	Kris Wright	No. 81	Chevrolet	TYM
14	27	Toni Breidinger	No. 27	Chevrolet	TYM
14	28	Mini Tyrrell	No. 14	RAM	TYM
15	29	Clayton Green	No. 2	Ford	TYM
15	30	Spencer Boyd	No. 76	Chevrolet	TYM
16	31	Josh Reaume	No. 22	Ford	TYM
16	32	Frankie Muniz	No. 33	Ford	TYM
17	33	Caleb Costner	No. 93	Chevrolet	TYM
17	34	Layne Riggs	No. 34	Ford	Bare Knuckle Boxing
18	35	Cory Roper	No. 62	Toyota	TYM

35 confirmed starters shown.

Grid to checkered flag

How the NASCAR Truck Series at Texas winner started

Carson Hocevar won after starting P11

Carson Hocevar moved from P11 to the win, a net gain of 10 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 Truck Series at Texas starting lineup FAQ

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

Ben Rhodes is the confirmed pole starter.

Who starts on the front row?

Ben Rhodes starts P1 and Jake Garcia starts P2.

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

The confirmed field has 35 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

1
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.