2026 Würth 400

The 2026 Würth 400 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that will be held on May 3, 2026, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it will be the eleventh race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.

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Background

Texas Motor Speedway, the track where the race will be held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver. • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Driver</th><th>Team</th><th>Manufacturer</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Ross Chastain</td><td>Trackhouse Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Austin Cindric</td><td>Team Penske</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Austin Dillon</td><td>Richard Childress Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Noah Gragson</td><td>Front Row Motorsports</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Kyle Larson</td><td>Hendrick Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Brad Keselowski</td><td>RFK Racing</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Daniel Suárez</td><td>Spire Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Kyle Busch</td><td>Richard Childress Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Chase Elliott</td><td>Hendrick Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Ty Dillon</td><td>Kaulig Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Denny Hamlin</td><td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Ryan Blaney</td><td>Team Penske</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>A. J. Allmendinger</td><td>Kaulig Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Chris Buescher</td><td>RFK Racing</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Chase Briscoe</td><td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Christopher Bell</td><td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Josh Berry</td><td>Wood Brothers Racing</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Joey Logano</td><td>Team Penske</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Bubba Wallace</td><td>23XI Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>William Byron</td><td>Hendrick Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>34</td><td>Todd Gilliland</td><td>Front Row Motorsports</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Riley Herbst</td><td>23XI Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>38</td><td>Zane Smith</td><td>Front Row Motorsports</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>Cole Custer</td><td>Haas Factory Team</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>42</td><td>John Hunter Nemechek</td><td>Legacy Motor Club</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>Erik Jones</td><td>Legacy Motor Club</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>Tyler Reddick</td><td>23XI Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>Ricky Stenhouse Jr.</td><td>Hyak Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Alex Bowman</td><td>Hendrick Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>51</td><td>Cody Ware</td><td>Rick Ware Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>54</td><td>Ty Gibbs</td><td>Joe Gibbs Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>60</td><td>Ryan Preece</td><td>RFK Racing</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>66</td><td>Chad Finchum</td><td>Garage 66</td><td>Ford</td></tr><tr><td>67</td><td>Corey Heim (i)</td><td>23XI Racing</td><td>Toyota</td></tr><tr><td>71</td><td>Michael McDowell</td><td>Spire Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>77</td><td>Carson Hocevar</td><td>Spire Motorsports</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>88</td><td>Connor Zilisch (R)</td><td>Trackhouse Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>97</td><td>Shane van Gisbergen</td><td>Trackhouse Racing</td><td>Chevrolet</td></tr><tr><td>[ Official entry list]</td></tr></tbody></table>

Media

Television

Fox Sports will cover the race on the television side Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and three-time Texas winner Kevin Harvick will call the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds will provide insight on-site during the race.

<table><thead><tr><th>FS1</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Booth announcers</td><td>Pit reporters</td><td>In-race analyst</td></tr><tr><td>Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick</td><td>Jamie Little Regan Smith</td><td>Larry McReynolds</td></tr></tbody></table>

Radio

PRN will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Brad Gillie & Mark Garrow will cover the action for PRN when the field races down the front straightaway. Rob Albright will cover the action for PRN from a platform outside of Turns 1 & 2, & Pat Patterson will cover the action from a platform outside of Turns 3 & 4 for PRN. Wendy Venturini, Brett McMillan, and Heather Debeaux will have the call from pit lane for PRN.

<table><thead><tr><th>PRN</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Booth announcers</td><td>Turn announcers</td><td>Pit reporters</td></tr><tr><td>Lead announcer: Brad Gillie Announcer: Mark Garrow</td><td>Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson</td><td>Wendy Venturini Brett McMillan Heather Debeaux</td></tr></tbody></table>