Chase Elliott won the 2026 Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 3, his 23rd NASCAR Cup Series victory, 0.407 seconds ahead of Denny Hamlin. NASCAR’s 2027 schedule has the Cup Series back at Texas on Sunday, May 2, 2027. Our 2025 picks for the race are graded below: one of nine bets won.
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The 2026 Wurth 400 at Texas
Elliott started 14th and led 87 of the 267 laps, more than any other driver. NASCAR’s results show 23 lead changes among 11 leaders and seven cautions for 40 laps. Erik Jones won the first stage and Elliott the second.
| Finish | Driver | Car | Team | Laps led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Elliott | No. 9 Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 87 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | No. 11 Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 21 |
| 3 | Alex Bowman | No. 48 Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 0 |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick | No. 45 Toyota | 23XI Racing | 0 |
| 5 | Chris Buescher | No. 17 Ford | RFK Racing | 0 |
| 6 | Daniel Suárez | No. 7 Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 0 |
| 7 | Carson Hocevar | No. 77 Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 40 |
| 8 | William Byron | No. 24 Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 0 |
| 9 | Bubba Wallace | No. 23 Toyota | 23XI Racing | 0 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | No. 12 Ford | Team Penske | 5 |
Corey Heim led 69 laps, second only to Elliott, before an accident left him 31st. Pole sitter Hocevar finished seventh. Christopher Bell, Joey Logano and Ty Gibbs were the last three classified, all out in accidents.
The 2025 Wurth 400: Logano from 27th
Joey Logano won the 2025 race on Sunday, May 4, for his 37th Cup win, 0.346 seconds ahead of Ross Chastain. He started 27th and led only seven laps. The race ran 271 laps, four past the scheduled 267, with 12 cautions for 73 laps, and 10 cars were out in accidents.
Kyle Larson led the most laps, 90, and finished fourth. Austin Cindric won the first stage and led 60 laps before finishing 25th.
How our 2025 picks did
Before the 2025 race this page bet William Byron to win at +400. He started second, led 22 laps and finished 13th. Every prop and value bet the page named is graded below against NASCAR’s official results.
| Bet, as published | Result | Graded |
|---|---|---|
| William Byron to win (+400) | 13th | Lost |
| Christopher Bell or Denny Hamlin top 3 (+100) | Bell 9th, Hamlin 38th (engine) | Lost |
| Tyler Reddick top 5 (+125) | 21st | Lost |
| Chase Elliott top 10 (+100) | 16th | Lost |
| Kyle Busch top 10 (+130) | 20th | Lost |
| Erik Jones to win (+8000), the longshot | 5th | Lost |
| Erik Jones top 10 (+400) | 5th | Won |
| Chevrolet winning manufacturer (+115) | Ford (Logano) | Lost |
| Hendrick Motorsports team of the winner (+150) | Team Penske | Lost |
The one winner was the longshot’s top-10 price: Erik Jones finished fifth at +400. Ford and Team Penske, neither of which the page backed, took the race, with Ryan Blaney third behind Logano.
Before the next Texas race
The 2027 race is listed for Sunday, May 2, 2027, and no price for it is quoted here. Our NASCAR picks this week page covers the race at hand, the NASCAR championship odds page follows the title, and every race page we publish is in our NASCAR section. If you follow a paid capper, compare the best handicappers before you bet.
Results, stages, laps led and cautions: NASCAR’s official race feeds for the 2025 and 2026 Wurth 400 (races 5554 and 5606), read October 25, 2026, 19:40 UTC. 2027 date: NASCAR’s 2027 Cup race list, read October 25, 2026. 2025 odds and picks: this page as published in April 2025.