| NASCAR Cup Series Texas Motor Speedway Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLYTeam Chevy Post-Race Report May 3, 2026 |
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| · Chase Elliott capped off Chevrolet’s tripleheader weekend sweep at Texas Motor Speedway – driving his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to the win in Sunday’s Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY. The victory – Elliott’s second at Texas and his 23rd all-time at NASCAR’s highest level – is his second trip to victory lane this season, making the Dawsonville, Georgia, native the series’ second two-time winner with 11 races complete. Elliott was accompanied by a trip to victory lane by Spire Motorsports’ Carson Hocevar in Friday’s Craftsman Truck Series race and Kyle Larson and JR Motorsports in Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race to make the Bowtie brand the first manufacturer to complete a tripleheader weekend sweep this season. · For the second consecutive weekend, Chevrolet earned five of the top-10 finishing positions with Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman earning back-to-back third-place finishes to round out the Team Chevy top-five. The Spire Motorsports teammates of Daniel Suarez and Carson Hocevar brought home sixth- and seventh-place results, respectively, with William Byron rebounding from an early-race spin to capture an eighth-place finish. RACE RECAP: Stage One: Chevrolet kicked off the NASCAR Cup Series annual trip to Texas Motor Speedway with its first front-row sweep of the season with Spire Motorsports teammates, Carson Hocevar and Daniel Suarez, leading the field to the green flag for Sunday’s race. Picking up right where he left off, the series most recent winner drove his No. 77 Chevrolet to the top position to lead the first lap of Stage One. Hocevar held the lead for the first 19 circuits around the 1.5-mile track but started losing forward grip early in the run and ultimately slipped to the third position during the green flag run. But at the conclusion of the first green flag pit cycle just past the halfway point of Stage One, it was Kyle Busch that led the Bowtie brigade in the fourth position. Quickly approaching lap traffic, Busch was able to close the gap to the leaders to just 1.7-seconds as the opening stage hit 20 laps to go. Despite losing grip in his right front, Busch managed only a two position loss before a timely natural caution came with 12 laps to go in the stage. With a call for a four-tire stop by crew chief Andy Street, Busch lined up on the fifth row for a six-lap dash to the first green-white checkered flag. Choosing better track position for the restart, Hocevar’s crew chief, Luke Lambert, gambled with a two-tire stop, with the Team Chevy driver going on to lead the manufacturer to the end of the stage from the second position. Stage Two: A late caution saw the majority of the lead pack stay out under the stage break, putting the No. 77 back on the front row to take the green flag for Stage Two. Electing the inside lane, it was a drag race for the lead between the No. 77 and the No. 54 on the opening lap of Stage One with Hocevar making his way back to the command position. With a short stint before the second caution of the day flew, Hocevar was among the lead pack cars that opted to make their second scheduled trip to pit road of the day. With mixed strategies throughout pit road, it was a fuel only call by crew chief Ryan Sparks that put Suarez back into the top-five for the restart. But a two-tire stop by crew chief Alan Gustafson gave Elliott just what he needed to make a climb towards the lead with the No. 9 gaining four positions on the restart to make his way into the runner-up spot. A long green flag run saw Elliott inherit the lead on Lap 150 as then race leader, Corey Heim, made a scheduled trip to pit road. Settled into position in what looked to be a run to the green-white checkered flag, a spin by his teammate, Kyle Larson, brought out the caution. Making the call for a fresh set of Goodyear tires, Elliott went from third to a powerhouse pass for the lead on the final lap to take the Stage Two win. Final Stage: Elliott lined up on the outside lane of the front row to lead the field to the green flag for the final 95 laps of the race. The speed of the No. 9 Chevrolet prevailed on the restart with Elliott retaining the lead on the opening lap of the final stage. Just inside 80 laps to go, Elliott had already inched his way towards a near one-second lead over second. Approaching the potential for a green flag pit cycle, a quiet driver behind the wheel reported that he was overall happy with the handling of his No. 9 Chevrolet. The green flag pit cycle started shortly thereafter with Elliott giving up the lead with 52 laps to go to make his way to pit road. As the final two cars left to pit attempted to stretch their fuel mileage, the green flag run saw the pair forced to hit pit road to move Elliott back to the lead as the race hit 28 laps to go in the race. The Team Chevy driver continued to masterfully work his way through lap traffic and managed to maintain at least an one-second lead until a caution flew with just 10 laps remaining. With the majority of the lead pack opting for track position, Elliott led the field to the restart and a four-lap race to the finish. Choosing the bottom lane, Elliot was able to clear Denny Hamlin coming out of turn two on the restart and hold onto the top position to capture his second checkered flag of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. |
| Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos. Driver 1st – Chase Elliott3rd – Alex Bowman6th – Daniel Suarez7th – Carson Hocevar8th – William Byron  Chevrolet’s season statistics with 11 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:Wins: 3Poles: 2Top-Fives: 20Top 10s: 39Stage Wins: 8 |
| The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Watkins Glen International with the Go Bowling at The Glen on Sunday, May 10, at 3 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. |
| NASCAR Cup SeriesTexas Motor SpeedwayWürth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLYTeam Chevy Post-Race ReportMay 3, 2026 |
Elliott Completes Chevrolet’s Tripleheader Weekend Sweep at Texas Motor Speedway |
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| · Chase Elliott capped off Chevrolet’s tripleheader weekend sweep at Texas Motor Speedway – driving his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to the win in Sunday’s Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY. The victory – Elliott’s second at Texas and his 23rd all-time at NASCAR’s highest level – is his second trip to victory lane this season, making the Dawsonville, Georgia, native the series’ second two-time winner with 11 races complete. Elliott was accompanied by a trip to victory lane by Spire Motorsports’ Carson Hocevar in Friday’s Craftsman Truck Series race and Kyle Larson and JR Motorsports in Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race to make the Bowtie brand the first manufacturer to complete a tripleheader weekend sweep this season. · For the second consecutive weekend, Chevrolet earned five of the top-10 finishing positions with Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman earning back-to-back third-place finishes to round out the Team Chevy top-five. The Spire Motorsports teammates of Daniel Suarez and Carson Hocevar brought home sixth- and seventh-place results, respectively, with William Byron rebounding from an early-race spin to capture an eighth-place finish. RACE RECAP: Stage One: Chevrolet kicked off the NASCAR Cup Series annual trip to Texas Motor Speedway with its first front-row sweep of the season with Spire Motorsports teammates, Carson Hocevar and Daniel Suarez, leading the field to the green flag for Sunday’s race. Picking up right where he left off, the series most recent winner drove his No. 77 Chevrolet to the top position to lead the first lap of Stage One. Hocevar held the lead for the first 19 circuits around the 1.5-mile track but started losing forward grip early in the run and ultimately slipped to the third position during the green flag run. But at the conclusion of the first green flag pit cycle just past the halfway point of Stage One, it was Kyle Busch that led the Bowtie brigade in the fourth position. Quickly approaching lap traffic, Busch was able to close the gap to the leaders to just 1.7-seconds as the opening stage hit 20 laps to go. Despite losing grip in his right front, Busch managed only a two position loss before a timely natural caution came with 12 laps to go in the stage. With a call for a four-tire stop by crew chief Andy Street, Busch lined up on the fifth row for a six-lap dash to the first green-white checkered flag. Choosing better track position for the restart, Hocevar’s crew chief, Luke Lambert, gambled with a two-tire stop, with the Team Chevy driver going on to lead the manufacturer to the end of the stage from the second position. Stage Two: A late caution saw the majority of the lead pack stay out under the stage break, putting the No. 77 back on the front row to take the green flag for Stage Two. Electing the inside lane, it was a drag race for the lead between the No. 77 and the No. 54 on the opening lap of Stage One with Hocevar making his way back to the command position. With a short stint before the second caution of the day flew, Hocevar was among the lead pack cars that opted to make their second scheduled trip to pit road of the day. With mixed strategies throughout pit road, it was a fuel only call by crew chief Ryan Sparks that put Suarez back into the top-five for the restart. But a two-tire stop by crew chief Alan Gustafson gave Elliott just what he needed to make a climb towards the lead with the No. 9 gaining four positions on the restart to make his way into the runner-up spot. A long green flag run saw Elliott inherit the lead on Lap 150 as then race leader, Corey Heim, made a scheduled trip to pit road. Settled into position in what looked to be a run to the green-white checkered flag, a spin by his teammate, Kyle Larson, brought out the caution. Making the call for a fresh set of Goodyear tires, Elliott went from third to a powerhouse pass for the lead on the final lap to take the Stage Two win. Final Stage: Elliott lined up on the outside lane of the front row to lead the field to the green flag for the final 95 laps of the race. The speed of the No. 9 Chevrolet prevailed on the restart with Elliott retaining the lead on the opening lap of the final stage. Just inside 80 laps to go, Elliott had already inched his way towards a near one-second lead over second. Approaching the potential for a green flag pit cycle, a quiet driver behind the wheel reported that he was overall happy with the handling of his No. 9 Chevrolet. The green flag pit cycle started shortly thereafter with Elliott giving up the lead with 52 laps to go to make his way to pit road. As the final two cars left to pit attempted to stretch their fuel mileage, the green flag run saw the pair forced to hit pit road to move Elliott back to the lead as the race hit 28 laps to go in the race. The Team Chevy driver continued to masterfully work his way through lap traffic and managed to maintain at least an one-second lead until a caution flew with just 10 laps remaining. With the majority of the lead pack opting for track position, Elliott led the field to the restart and a four-lap race to the finish. Choosing the bottom lane, Elliot was able to clear Denny Hamlin coming out of turn two on the restart and hold onto the top position to capture his second checkered flag of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. |
| Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos. Driver 1st – Chase Elliott3rd – Alex Bowman6th – Daniel Suarez7th – Carson Hocevar8th – William Byron Chevrolet’s season statistics with 11 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:Wins: 3Poles: 2Top-Fives: 20Top 10s: 39Stage Wins: 8 |
| The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Watkins Glen International with the Go Bowling at The Glen on Sunday, May 10, at 3 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90. |
| Post-Race Driver Quotes: Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 18th“We had to battle through that one. Starting at the back of the field without practice made it a long one for our Bass Pro Shops/Winchester AA White Flyer team but we kept chipping away it. Our Chevrolet was tight from the start, and dirty air definitely didn’t help. We ran some of our fastest laps of the day towards the end of the race though, so we made it better from the start. Proud of this No. 3 team and everyone at RCR and ECR.” Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 6th“Very proud of the No. 7 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet team. We had another fast Chevy this weekend. This weekend was a perfect example of having a fast racecar and we just had a lot of things go against us, like the tire yesterday in practice. Today, the first run of the race, we just really struggled. The car had potential, we just struggled quite a bit. I’m just very proud of this team for never giving up.” Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 20th “Disappointing end to the day for the No. 8 zone Watermelon Chevrolet team, but we are making steps in the right direction. We ran in the top-10 for most of the race today at Texas Motor Speedway, and started the weekend with a solid sixth-place qualifying effort. Unfortunately, we ended up with right-front damage after contact battling for position on the final lap. It turned our top-10 day into a 20th-place result.” Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 1stFor the second time this season, Chase Elliott is going to victory Lane, and for the second time in your career, you get a win here at Texas. We talk about how tricky this particular mile-and-a-half is, what allowed you guys to have the success you did today?“Man, first off, thanks everybody for coming out. Great crowd, as always. I have not been a huge fan of this place, and I’ve made that very obvious, but we continue to work hard. I really think this is a testament to the whole No. 9 Prime Video Chevrolet team. But not just the No. 9 team, but everybody at Hendrick Motorsports. We’ve not been where we wanted to be throughout portions of the season, but everybody’s just been digging in really hard – from the engine shop at Hendrick Motorsports to all the setup shops and everybody at Team Chevy.” It’s just crazy. As much as we’ve struggled at Texas, to have won two races here now in the last few years, is pretty wild. Just super grateful for all the people that helped make this possible and looking forward to celebrating with them.” Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing ChevroletFinished: 24th“It was a grind. We battled through it all day, worked hard. Got a solid day out of it. I’m proud of our effort; branching forward and taking a big step forward from where we were at Kansas. It’s something that we can grow from. It’s not everything that we want, but it’s in the right direction.” AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Finished: 25th “We were on top of the racetrack today,” said Allmendinger. “The balance was decent at times, but you have to be perfect to have any speed. We kept bouncing back and forth (between aero-tight and very loose), just trying to get the most out of the day. We took two tires on the restart, got caught in dirty air, and hit the wall, which cost us a couple of spots. In the end, we finished about where we ran all day.” Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 3rd“I think we made some big gains on our No. 48 Ally Chevrolet from where we unloaded. We struggled in practice, but we qualified well. This team chipped away at it all day. There are some things we can definitely clean up. We still need to be better, for sure, we had a really good Chevy today. Proud of the pit crew. They did an awesome job. It’s nice to get this team some good finishes. It’s been tough on them this year and glad to bring home back-to-back third-place finishes.” Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 16th“It was a better day here at Texas Motor Speedway for the No. 88 Choice Privileges Chevrolet team. We’ve struggled on these intermediate tracks all year long. Although 16th isn’t where we want to be, it’s a step in the right direction. Thank you to everyone at Trackhouse Racing for continuing to work hard through the tough days that we’ve had the past few months. It feels good to finally get a good result, run on the lead lap all day and get a decent finish for this team.” Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 17th“We struggled in qualifying, so we had to makeup for that. That was my fault yesterday. The No. 97 SuperFile Chevrolet was much better today, but I just kept hitting the bumps and having big moments. It kind of limited us to the bottom lane. It was a good points day. We struggled the last four or five weeks in a row, so it’s good to get a decent result.” |