Sunday’s Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway caused some early chaos due to cautions that took out top drivers like Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Joey Logano. On a day that saw plenty of surprises at the front of the field and in terms of DNFs, there’s a lot to take away.

Let’s take a look at our winners and losers from today’s NASCAR race.

Winner: Chase Elliott takes his second win of 2026

Even if Chase Elliott couldn’t get to victory lane on Sunday, potentially missing out on the win due to a late caution with about 10 laps remaining, it was going to be a great points day. Thanks to the No. 9 team, the work put into building the fastest car at Texas Motor Speedway was rewarded on the final restart as Elliott raced to victory. Elliott has now given himself a nice cushion in the top four of the points table through 11 races.

Loser: Christopher Bell’s bad luck continues in Texas

Texas Motor Speedway has not been kind to Christopher Bell and the No. 20 team. Coming into the Wurth 400, Bell had finished 17th or worse in three of his previous nine races at the track. Things were looking promising early on Sunday, with Bell leading 22 laps and moving closer to the Stage 1 victory. Unfortunately, as he worked to pass teammate Denny Hamlin, Todd Gilliland broke loose and went straight into the No. 20. Bell’s car suffered damage at the end of the race, resulting in a last-place finish at Texas with only 1 point.

Winner: Riley Herbst starts proving she belongs

The day Corey Heim led 69 laps, rekindling calls for him to get a full-time ride with 23XI Racing next season, Riley Herbst needed a strong performance at Texas Motor Speedway. mission accomplished. Herbst scored 3 stage points in the second stage and secured his third top-20 finish of the season. While we believe Heim will drive the No. 35 car for 23XI next season, Herbst is doing enough to potentially earn a ride with Legacy Motor Club in 2026.

Loser: Fate got Joey Logano’s number 22

The day didn’t start well for Joey Logano, who finished 23rd in Stage 1. Fortune seemed to be on their side, however, when on lap 94, William Byron spun out and Logano narrowly avoided colliding with the No. 24 car. After a few moments, fate found him. Coming out of his pit box, Logano hit Cole Custer hard in the back when the No. 41 stopped on pit road to try to let Ty Gibbs out so he could get into his pit stall. The driver of the No. 22 car had his front end torn off by the impact, ending his day in 37th place.

Winner: Eric Jones delivers season-best points day

Coming into today’s NASCAR race, Erik Jones had not scored more than 16 points in last month’s race. He was losing 14 points in three consecutive races and after the first caution in Stage 1, thanks to the No. 43 team’s strategy, Jones took his first Cup Series stage win of the year and finished the day in 12th place with a season-best 35 points.

Loser: Ryan Blaney’s Pit Road Experience

The good news for the No. 12 team is that this time the pit crew was not at fault. Ryan Blaney lost 11 places on his first pit stop in the Wurth 400 because his car left the pit box and stalled when he put it in the wrong gear. It came after Blaney had earned double-digit placings after poor qualifying on Saturday. Unfortunately, the problem with qualifying poorly is that it leaves you with one of the last options for a pit stall. He later came back to bite Blaney. When Erik Jones came into his pit stall in an awkward position, Blaney had to retreat after his stop to turn the car around. It’s been that kind of season for Blaney on pit road. What’s remarkable, and a testament to Blaney, is that despite all this he’s still ranked 10th.

Winner: Alex Bowman Getting Back on Track

We still believe the chances of Alex Bowman appearing on The Chase are next to zero. That said, the driver of the No. 48 car has shown since his return why he could be the best option for Hendrick Motorsports next season. A third-place finish at Talladega gave Bowman a ninth-place finish on Saturday, giving him his second consecutive top-10 finish. He has scored 72 points over the last two races, which is a great score for someone who only had 24 points upon his return to Kansas Speedway a few weeks ago.

Loser: Kyle Larson has another bad day

The reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion comes to Texas Motor Speedway with two DNFs this season and three finishes of 32nd or worse in 11 races. Unfortunately for Kyle Larson, the No. 5 car had more problems on Sunday. He was already having trouble handling the car and then he lost it while taking a roundabout to take caution. Damage to No. 5 forced him behind the wall for repairs, resulting in him falling out of the top 30 for the fourth time this season.

Winner: Daniel Suarez leaves Trackhouse in the rearview

All three Trackhouse Racing drivers finished outside the top 15 in today’s NASCAR race at Texas. Meanwhile, the driver they didn’t want scored his third top-10 finish of the season through just 11 races. After qualifying in second place on Saturday, Daniel Suárez earned 5 stage points in Stage 2 and remained in the top-10 for sixth place for the rest of the day. Suarez is clearly demonstrating that he belongs in the Cup Series, which will make things even more interesting when NASCAR’s silly season arrives. It’s also clear at this point that the problem was Trackhouse, not Suarez.

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A surprising number of the points leaders had strong performances in Sunday’s Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, the Wurth 400. However, on a day that also included DNFs for Joey Logano, Christopher Bell and Ty Gibbs, there is still a lot of shakeup in the NASCAR standings.

Let’s take a look at the NASCAR Cup Series points leaders today after Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. Additionally, we have included a table for The Chase cutline to show how far back drivers are from 16th place in The Chase.

NASCAR Cup Series leads after 11 races

NASCAR Standings: The Chase Cutline

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Who won the NASCAR race today? Kyle Larson held off Justin Allgaier on the final laps and a late restart at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon, capping a spectacular end to a race that started with plenty of cautions.

Chaos quickly took over. There was a first-lap accident involving Taylor Gray, William Sawalich and Corey Day. The accident caused damage to the cars of the three top drivers in the O’Reilly Series, who were second in the race and brought out another caution on lap 9, again due to slipping on the track, with a third accident on lap 19.

Let’s look at the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series results from Texas Motor Speedway today. We start with the final results and total points from the Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 and follow that with the results from the OARS stage.

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NASCAR Truck Series results in Texas

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NASCAR OARS Stage Results in Texas

Here are the results from tonight’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series stage.

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Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Texas saw a few early cautions, with Tea Chase contenders like Corey Day and Taylor Gray suffering costly DNFs. As you might expect, this resulted in some major changes to the NASCAR O’Reilly Series points leaders after 12 races.

Let’s dive into the NASCAR OARS standings right now after today’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. Additionally, you can see where drivers stand below the Chase cutline.

NASCAR OARS points leaders right now

NASCAR O’Reilly Series Standings: The Chase Bubble

The focus here is on how many points below the cutline the drivers are for The Chase through 12 races.

Official 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series results at Texas Motor Speedway

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Who won the NASCAR race tonight? Carson Hocevar came out on top in overtime of Friday night’s Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. The SpeedyCash.com 250 featured a field of drivers that included Hocevar, Ross Chastain, and Kyle Busch. We got to see a phenomenal battle between Bush, Hocevar and Caden Honeycutt, then a battle between Hocevar and Gio Ruggiero with 3 to go before a caution to force OT.

Let’s look at the NASCAR Truck results at Texas Motor Speedway. We will present the entire SpeedyCash.com with 250 results, including total points. Then you can find today’s NASCAR Truck Series stage results.

NASCAR Truck Series results in Texas

RELATED: NASCAR Predictions for Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Stage Results Tonight: Truck Series at Texas

Here are the NASCAR Truck Series stage results for tonight’s SpeedyCash.com 250.

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NASCAR’s schedule is completely loaded this week as the Truck Series, O’Reilly Series and Cup Series are all in Fort Worth, Texas. It will be a great weekend of racing all three days at Texas Motor Speedway.

Let’s take a look at the NASCAR weekend schedule for Texas. As always, TMS is listed for Eastern Time. You can find everything from practice and qualifying times to track information and where to watch the race.

READ MORE: NASCAR Power Rankings before Texas

NASCAR weekend schedule in Texas

Here is this week’s NASCAR schedule for practice, qualifying times and green flag times at Texas Motor Speedway. We’ve broken it down before, you can find the individual Truck, O’Reilly Series and Cup Series weekend schedules below.

Friday, May 1

Saturday, May 2

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Sunday, May 3

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NASCAR Truck Series Schedule This Weekend

Here is the NASCAR Truck Series schedule for Texas this weekend.

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Schedule This Weekend

Here is the schedule for this weekend’s NASCAR ORAS.

NASCAR Cup Series schedule this weekend

Here is the NASCAR Cup Series schedule for Texas this weekend.

Texas Motor Speedway: Quick Stats

• Track Length: 1.5 miles
• Track Type: intermediate
• surface: asphalt
• Banking: turn; 24, backstretch; 5, tri-oval; 5

Texas Motor Speedway Race Details and Stages

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A new rumor claims both Texas and Texas A&M are in a battle with 10 other programs for a high upside freshman in the transfer portal.

Roster construction in college sports is much different than it was a decade ago. Instead of building primarily through recruiting the best high school players in the country, a school can quickly turn its fortunes around or draft a title contender through free agency, the amateur ranks version of the transfer portal.

With the 2026 NCAA Tournament officially in the rearview, the college basketball world will now shift its attention to the portal, where a few thousand players will be vying for the highest name, image and likeness bidders.

One player who is drawing a lot of interest from across the country is Providence forward Jamier Jones.

Texas and Texas A&M are among a dozen teams pursuing Jamier Jones

As college basketball insider Adam Zagoria reports, “The schools that have contacted Providence transfer Jamier Jones, who averaged 11.9 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game as one of the Big East’s best freshmen, include: Texas, Texas A&M, FSU, St. John’s, Oklahoma State, LSU, USC, Georgetown, Oregon, West Virginia, Miami and Missouri.”

The Florida native made 19 starts in his first season for the Friars. Along with his 11.9 points and 4.5 boards a night, he shot an impressive 57% from the field and 38.7% from three. Jones is an elite athlete who has shown strong offensive skills around the basket. His athleticism and size also help him become a versatile defender who can face strong powerhouses or quick wingmen.

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Who won the NASCAR race today? NASCAR finished its weekend at the Circuit of the Americas with the Duramax Texas Grand Prix in Austin, Texas on Sunday afternoon. The first road course race of the season proved to be a good one, with history being made in Texas.

Let’s jump straight into the NASCAR results for COTA today. We’ll start with the Cup Series winner and Duramax Texas Grand Prix results from Austin, followed by today’s NASCAR stage results. As always, we’ve included the points earned by each driver below.

RELATED: NASCAR points leaders today after Circuit of the Americas

NASCAR Results Today: Duramax Grand Prix 2026

Here are the NASCAR Cup Series results for Sunday’s Duramax Texas Grand Prix at COTA.

RELATED: Winners, losers of NASCAR races today at COTA

NASCAR Stage Results COTA: Cup Series Stage Winners Today

Here are today’s NASCAR stage results for the Cup Series races at Circuit of the Americas.

RELATED: NASCAR O’Reilly Series results from COTA

Who won the NASCAR race today?

Tyler Reddick won a NASCAR race at COTA today, becoming the first driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win the first three races of the season.

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Phoenix Suns all-time leading franchise scorer Devin Booker has been one of the most active Nike Basketball athletes to make a splash wearing his own player-exclusive sneakers on the court. At each game, Booker wears a new signature shoe tailored to his tastes and occasion, which is sometimes released to the public and at times remains exclusive to Booker. Recently, he wore his Nike Book 2 sneakers in a Texas Longhorns-inspired colorway.

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Following the massive success of the Nike Book 1, which debuted in early 2024, it was only a matter of time before Booker and Nike teamed up for a signature follow-up sneaker. Leaks finally surfaced and the Nike Book 2 was revealed, taking serious inspiration from the classic Nike Air Spiridon running shoes.

The Suns had visited the San Antonio Spurs just days earlier to renew their rivalry from the 1990s. Booker paid tribute to the city of Austin, Texas, and the University of Texas Longhorns by wearing the burnt-orange colorway of his signature sneakers for the first time. While Phoenix lost the game 121–94, Booker was easily wearing the cleanest shoes on the court.

Nike Book 2 “Texas” PE

Devin Booker takes out a new orange Spyridon-inspired Nike Book 2 against the Spurs 🟠 pic.twitter.com/RlJ5lkR7UA

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The D’Bucs pulled out a new Nike Buc 2 PE against San Antonio pic.twitter.com/vPXSF3CfVQ

– Complex Sneakers (@ComplexSneakers) 20 February 2026

Debuting the new sneakers, we see a bright orange Nike Swoosh as the hallmark detail, which plays into the Texas Longhorns theme and offers a perfect match for the Suns’ color scheme. The Spyridon-inspired mesh upper comes in neutral white and black to further accentuate the orange Swoosh. The shoe is based around a black and white midsole and outsole, making it one of the cleanest Book 2 PEs we’ve seen recently.

Although there’s no word of an official release behind this special PE, fans shouldn’t be surprised if this remains an exclusive to Booker’s growing collection. However, there have been a few times that one of his PEs has come out as a public release, so there’s always a chance to see Booker’s shoes on retailers’ shelves.

What are your thoughts on this latest Nike Book 2 colorway?