NASCAR Cup Series at Texas: Starting lineup, TV schedule for May 4 race
Carson Hocevar is on pole for the WURTH 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, his first in the Cup Series.
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William Byron is on the outside of the front row to start the race.
Chase Elliott won last year's stop at Texas Motor Speedway, marking his last win in the Cup Series.
Texas is always one of the difficult tracks to gauge with how the tires react and how the grooves work into the track as the race goes along.
The May 3 practice session appeared as if cars could run the low groove well, but passing will be a question during the race. If the May 3 NASCAR Xfinity Series race was any indication, there could be plenty of passing in the middle groove.
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NASCAR Texas TV schedule, start time for the WURTH 400
Green Flag Time: Approx. 2:30 p.m. CT on May 4
Track: Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) in Fort Worth, Texas
Length: 267 laps, 400.5 miles
Stages: 80 laps, 85 laps, 102 laps
TV coverage: FOX Sports 1
Radio: PRN
Streaming: FUBO (free trial available); FOX Sports app (subscription required); MAX app for in-car cameras; NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)
The WURTH 400 will be broadcast nationally on FS1. Streaming options for the race include MAX for in-car cameras, the FOX Sports app and FUBO, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
NASCAR Texas qualifying results, starting lineup
Row 1
1. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
2. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 2
3. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
4. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Row 3
5. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
6. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 4
7. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brother Racing Ford
8. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 5
9. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
10. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Row 6
11. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
12. Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
Row 7
13. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
14. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Row 8
15. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
16. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Row 9
17. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
18. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Row 10
19. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
20. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
Row 11
21. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
22. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 12
23. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
24. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Row 13
25. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
26. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Row 14
27. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
28. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
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Row 15
29. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
30. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
Row 16
31. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
32. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Row 17
33. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 18
35. Jesse Love, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
36. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
Row 19
37. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
38. Chad Finchum, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford
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