Who is on the pole for the NASCAR race Sunday? The NASCAR Cup Series held its first qualifying run of the 2026 season, coming in the third race of the season at Circuit of the Americas. With the Cup Series qualifying finished, we’ve now got the NASCAR starting grid tomorrow for the Cup race at COTA.
Let’s dive into the Cup Series qualifying results today at COTA, with the NASCAR starting lineup for Sunday’s DuraMax Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
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NASCAR Starting Lineup for Sunday: DuraMax Texas Grand Prix
Here is the DuraMax Texas Grand Prix starting lineup for Sunday following Cup Series qualifying results at Circuit of the Americas.
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Tyler Reddick — 1:37.760
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Ross Chastain — 1:37.897
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Chase Briscoe — 1:37.913
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Chase Elliott — 1:38.002
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Michael McDowell — 1:38.14
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AJ Allmendinger — 1:38.152
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Christopher Bell — 1:38.20
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William Byron — 1:38.38
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Carson Hocevar — 1:38.463
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Shane van Gisbergen — 1:38.464
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Chris Buescher — 1:38.497
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Todd Gilliland — 1:38.56
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Denny Hamlin — 1:38.617
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Daniel Suarez — 1:38.836
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Bubba Wallace — 1:38.838
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Connor Zilisch — 1:38.89
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Brad Keselowski — 1:38.917
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Austin Cindric — 1:39.00
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John Hunter Nemechek — 1:39.27
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Austin Dillon — 1:39.75
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr — 1:39.78
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Noah Gragson — 1:39.858
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NASCAR Starting Grid COTA
Here is the NASCAR starting grid for Sunday’s Cup Series race, the DuraMax Texas Grand Prix at COTA.
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Row 1: Tyler Reddick, Ross Chastain
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Row 2: Chase Briscoe, Ryan Blaney
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Row 3: Chase Elliott, Michael McDowell
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Row 4: AJ Allmendinger, Christopher Bell
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Row 5: Ty Gibbs, William Byron
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Row 6: Zane Smith, Carson Hocevar
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Row 7: Shane van Gisbergen, Chris Buescher
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Row 8: Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman
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Row 9: Todd Gilliland, Cole Custer
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Row 10: Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano
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Row 11: Ty Dillon, Josh Berry
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Row 12: Daniel Suarez, Bubba Wallace
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Row 13: Connor Zilisch, Brad Keselowski
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Row 14: Jesse Love, Austin Cindric
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Row 15: Ryan Preece, Kyle Busch
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Row 16: John Hunter Nemechek, Riley Herbst
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Row 17: Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr
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Row 18: Noah Gragson, Erik Jones
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Who is on the pole for the NASCAR race tomorrow?
Tyler Reddick is on the pole for the NASCAR race tomorrow at COTA. Rounding out the top of the DuraMax Grand Prix starting grid is Ross Chastain (second), Chase Briscoe (third), Ryan Blaney (fourth)and Chase Elliott (fifth) rounding out the top five in the Cup Series starting lineup at Austin.
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