Races of the Nascar Cup series at Texas: Live updates, highlights, ranking

The NASCAR CUP series will go to Texas for the second and last time this season with the Wurth 400 on the Texas Motor Speedway.

Texas is a benchmark for teams as one of the several 1.5-mile tracks of the series throughout the season, especially after they have come out of the break and have fulfilled the chaotic race in Talladega.

Carson Hocevar is on the shelf for the first time in his career as a NASCAR CUP series, after completing a blazing round in the qualification of the qualification on May 3.

Austin Cindric won the previous race in Talladega to achieve Team Penske the first victory of the 2025 season.

Follow our live updates of the race, which is to start in Texas after the CT from 2:30 p.m.

Races of the Nascar Cup series in Texas: Live updates, highlights, live ranking for the Wurth 400

Michael McDowell took two tires on the last pit stop of the race and went to second place and defeated Ryan Blaney on the Pit Road.

Kyle Larson performs the race with 46.

Jesse Love replied and emitted from his second career start of the Nascar Cup series. This will probably blow up the strategy and change the strategy for drivers who had not yet come under the green flag.

There is a last pit stop that could decide the race if the race stays green.

Ryan Blaney is for the race for the tour against Kyle Larson towards the end of the Nascar Texas race. Can Larson hold on or will Blaney get by?

Kyle Larson leaves his Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Bryron with 77 laps in front of him, but there is a large group, including Ty Gibbs and Ryan Blaney nearby to fight for the lead.

Ryan Blaney drove through the middle of Tyler Reddick and Carson Hocevar to move to the top 5.

Mike Joy made a Star Wars reference with “May the Fourth” with a piece with words from the famous line, “may the strength be with you”. Happy “May the Fourh”, Star Wars fans.

William Byron is at the front with damage to his front end and the steering, while the race starts with 89.

The seventh caution of the race falls after a wild accident in which Bubba Wallace turns to Noah Gragson and AJ Allmendher, Chad Finchum, Joey Logano and Alex Bowman collected.

Wallace hit the wall in the back. Then Logano opened to start the crash.

William Byron connected himself to Cole Custer in Pit -Gasse during caution, but still won the race on the Pit Road to take over the lead. Byron has damaged the right front fender and the splinter.

Kyle Larson won the second stage of the race under caution for the tire output for Chris Buescher.

Chris Buescher had a flat tire, but was able to retire him back to the pit lane to avoid the caution.

However, one of the tire shells landed on the track and produced the caution.

Todd Gilliland stayed outside during caution and has the lead when we return to green with 34 laps in the second stage.

Kyle Larson quickly took the lead with Ryan Preece second, Tyler Reddick third and Polesitter Carson Hocevar fourth.

Josh Berry drove away from the field, but he pushed into the ringing traffic. He ran towards the high line, hit the bump in curve 4 brisco earlier and turned from the lead.

Berry hit the outer wall, but he will be able to continue, but it is almost certainly out of the race for victory. Berry damaged the rear bumper.

Pit stops come for the entire field.

Bell had a hard sequence with a security injury, then had to pull down the pit street again and asked to connect his air hose again. His team could not connect it all the way and had to call him again to fully attach it.

Bell is currently achieving 29th place at the restart.

Chase Briscoe spread three, hit a small bump in curve 4, loosened and turned through the front fretch to produce the third caution of the race.

Briscoe typed Riley Herbst and the outer wall, but can continue.

Josh Berry Rockets at the top of the restart to start the second stage of the Nascar Texas race.

Josh Berry won the race on the Pit Road and took over the leadership of the Nascar Texas race into the second stage. Berry has a win this season, the first race of this variety this season, in Las Vegas on a 1.5-mile route.

Austin Cindric, fresh from a victory in Talladega, took the lead at the beginning of the first stage and kept the stage victory before caution after Denny Hamlin's car opened in flames.

Denny Hamlins No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota is on fire. He drove along his back after turning through curves 1 and 2. Hamlin. Hamlin lost the strength in the front route and shot out of the car exhaust.

Hamlin was able to get out of the car safely, but his 21-race stripes, which was completed on the tour round, is over.

The FS1 analyst Clint Bowyer theoretizes that it is an oil pan.

Austin Cindric runs with Josh Berry and Chris Buescher in Texas to run for the lead.

Denny Hamlin has a code word about whether he would get into the boxes or not. In the end he came during caution and sunk to the background of the field.

He also took up a speed penalty. Hard early setback for team No. 11.

The tires in the race are not in great premium early. However, the fuel is the key in this first stage. With the early caution, the drivers were able to get enough fuel to make it to the end of the stage. Several drivers, including Austin Cindric, Josh Berry and Chris Buescher, took two tires to win the track position. Austin Dillon did the same and won 11 places.

Denny Hamlin was not under caution and took over the leadership of the race.

Noah Gragson turned through curves 1 and 2 to produce the first caution of the Nascar Texas race. No contact, he only loosened through 1 and 2 and was able to save the car.

Now we will see pit stops that could turn the stage and possibly turn the race around. Denny Hamlin stayed outside and will take the lead at the restart.

The green flag is out in Texas. Carson Hocevar leads for the first time in his career as a Nascar Cup series. Hocevar leads the first round of the race.

The fuel window is about 70 laps in Texas. Depending on the tires

The drivers have to lift the gas lever through curves 1 and 2, which have 20 degrees banking and find a way, not to raise in rounds 3 and 4 that have 24 degrees banking.

The grooves in Texas seem to go on the middle lane for the race, but not much higher than two grooves. The thinking process, if a car drives outside the gray area, could get into trouble.

It is time to drive for the Wurth 400 on the Texas Motor Speedway. The engines are fired for all 38 cars of the NASCAR Cup series, which are ready for 267 rounds around the 1.5 mile speedway.

Carson Hocevar on the shelf; Full Nascar Cup series Texas Start Setup

Carson Hocevar is on the Pole in Texas, with William Byron on the other side of the first row.

The top 10:

Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brother Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23xi Racing Toyota
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Here you will find the full starting line -up.

NASCAR RACE radio reporting: How to listen to the Nascar Cup race in Texas

The Wurth 400 is broadcast on the radio from the Performance Racing Network. PRN has companies connected across the country, and its feed can also be streamed on nascar.com and on the Nascar app. The race can also be heard on Siriusxm Nascar Radio, Channel 90.

Nascar Bristol TV time plan, start time for the Wurth 400

Time of the green flag: Approx. 2.30 p.m. CT on May 4th
Rail: Texas Motor Speedway (1.5 miles oval) in Fort Worth, Texas
Length: 267 rounds, 400.5 miles
Step: 80 laps, 85 laps, 102 rounds
TV reporting: Fox Sports 1
Radio: Prn
Streaming: Fubo (free test version available); Fox Sports app (subscription required); Max app for cameras in the car; Nascar.com and siriusxm on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)

The Wurth 400 is transferred nationally to FS1. The streaming options for the race include Max for cameras in the car, the Fox Sports app and Fubo, which offers potential subscribers a free trial version.

The youngest winners of the Nascar Cup series in Texas

2024: Chase Elliott
2023: William Byron
2022 autumn: Tyler Reddick
2022 spring (all-star): Ryan Blaney
2021 autumn: Kyle Larson
2021 spring (all-star): Kyle Larson

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