Carson Hocevar seemingly can’t be stopped, currently. After winning the NASCAR Cup race at Talladega and Friday’s NASCAR Truck race at Texas, the Spire Motorsports driver rocketed to the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Hocevar narrowly defeated Daniel Suarez, his Spire Motorsports teammate by 0.003 seconds to score the pole.
Chris Buescher, Denny Hamlin, and Chase Briscoe rounded out the top-five qualifiers for Sunday’s Wurth 400 at Texas.
Photo Credit: Daniel Nelson | TobyChristie.com
Official Wurth 400 Starting Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Spectrum Chevrolet | 28.222 | -- | 191.340 |
| 2 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 28.225 | 0.003 | 191.320 |
| 3 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fifth Third Ford | 28.275 | 0.053 | 190.981 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Insurance Toyota | 28.304 | 0.082 | 190.786 |
| 5 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 28.304 | 0.082 | 190.786 |
| 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet | 28.330 | 0.108 | 190.611 |
| 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 28.353 | 0.131 | 190.456 |
| 8 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Rockstar Energy Toyota | 28.359 | 0.137 | 190.416 |
| 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 28.364 | 0.142 | 190.382 |
| 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 28.396 | 0.174 | 190.168 |
| 11 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 28.411 | 0.189 | 190.067 |
| 12 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 28.430 | 0.208 | 189.940 |
| 13 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Freightliner Ford | 28.442 | 0.220 | 189.860 |
| 14 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 28.454 | 0.232 | 189.780 |
| 15 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 28.467 | 0.245 | 189.693 |
| 16 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Kubota Chevrolet | 28.507 | 0.285 | 189.427 |
| 17 | 67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing Toyota | 28.520 | 0.298 | 189.341 |
| 18 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing FRE Nicotine Pouches Toyota | 28.537 | 0.315 | 189.228 |
| 19 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Modo Casino Chevrolet | 28.548 | 0.326 | 189.155 |
| 20 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Kroger / Ball Park Buns Ford | 28.552 | 0.330 | 189.129 |
| 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB AdventHealth Toyota | 28.579 | 0.357 | 188.950 |
| 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports Onin Staffing Chevrolet | 28.606 | 0.384 | 188.772 |
| 23 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 28.618 | 0.396 | 188.692 |
| 24 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing WURTH Ford | 28.619 | 0.397 | 188.686 |
| 25 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Body Guard by Fastenal Ford | 28.656 | 0.434 | 188.442 |
| 26 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 28.662 | 0.440 | 188.403 |
| 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Haas / Andy's Chevrolet | 28.676 | 0.454 | 188.311 |
| 28 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rush Truck Centers Ford | 28.694 | 0.472 | 188.193 |
| 29 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus / Costa Oil Chevrolet | 28.726 | 0.504 | 187.983 |
| 30 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing SuperFile Chevrolet | 28.738 | 0.516 | 187.905 |
| 31 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Ford | 28.754 | 0.532 | 187.800 |
| 32 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 28.772 | 0.550 | 187.682 |
| 33 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 28.774 | 0.552 | 187.669 |
| 34 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports SpeedyCash Ford | 28.833 | 0.611 | 187.285 |
| 35 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 29.134 | 0.912 | 185.350 |
| 36 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Garage 66 Ford | 30.613 | 2.391 | 176.396 |
| 37 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Chumba Casino Toyota | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
| 38 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester AA White Flyer Chevrolet | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
