Chase Elliott was able to hold off Denny Hamlin on the final restart of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Wurth 400, and in doing so, he was able to go on to claim his second victory of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Elliott would cross the finish line 0.407 seconds ahead of Hamlin, the runner-up finisher.
Alex Bowman, Tyler Reddick, and Chris Buescher rounded out the top-five finishers in Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway.
Photo Credit: Daniel Nelson | TobyChristie.com
Wurth 400 Race Results
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 267 | -- | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Insurance Toyota | 267 | 0.407 | Running |
| 3 | 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 267 | 0.705 | Running |
| 4 | 8 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Rockstar Energy Toyota | 267 | 0.787 | Running |
| 5 | 3 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fifth Third Ford | 267 | 0.990 | Running |
| 6 | 2 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 267 | 1.326 | Running |
| 7 | 1 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Spectrum Chevrolet | 267 | 1.735 | Running |
| 8 | 15 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 267 | 2.139 | Running |
| 9 | 37 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Chumba Casino Toyota | 267 | 2.237 | Running |
| 10 | 31 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Ford | 267 | 2.685 | Running |
| 11 | 18 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing FRE Nicotine Pouches Toyota | 267 | 3.084 | Running |
| 12 | 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB AdventHealth Toyota | 267 | 3.201 | Running |
| 13 | 25 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Body Guard by Fastenal Ford | 267 | 3.596 | Running |
| 14 | 20 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Kroger / Ball Park Buns Ford | 267 | 3.749 | Running |
| 15 | 13 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Freightliner Ford | 267 | 4.078 | Running |
| 16 | 12 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 267 | 4.276 | Running |
| 17 | 30 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing SuperFile Chevrolet | 267 | 5.353 | Running |
| 18 | 38 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester AA White Flyer Chevrolet | 267 | 5.694 | Running |
| 19 | 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports Onin Staffing Chevrolet | 267 | 6.199 | Running |
| 20 | 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | 267 | 9.077 | Running |
| 21 | 33 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 266 | 1 lap | Running |
| 22 | 34 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports SpeedyCash Ford | 266 | 1 lap | Running |
| 23 | 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 266 | 1 lap | Running |
| 24 | 35 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 266 | 1 lap | Running |
| 25 | 26 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 266 | 1 lap | Running |
| 26 | 16 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Kubota Chevrolet | 266 | 1 lap | Running |
| 27 | 19 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Modo Casino Chevrolet | 266 | 1 lap | Running |
| 28 | 28 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rush Truck Centers Ford | 266 | 1 lap | Running |
| 29 | 24 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing WURTH Ford | 266 | 1 lap | Running |
| 30 | 29 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus / Costa Oil Chevrolet | 265 | 2 laps | Running |
| 31 | 17 | 67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing Toyota | 254 | 13 laps | Out |
| 32 | 32 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 254 | 13 laps | Running |
| 33 | 36 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Garage 66 Ford | 223 | 44 laps | Running |
| 34 | 11 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 180 | 87 laps | Running |
| 35 | 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Haas / Andy's Chevrolet | 173 | 94 laps | Running |
| 36 | 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 110 | 157 laps | Out |
| 37 | 23 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 95 | 172 laps | Out |
| 38 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 68 | 199 laps | Out |
