The NASCAR Cup Series is complete at Texas with an overtime showdown.
Joey Logano has won the WURTH 400 on May 4 at Texas Motor Speedway, holding off Ross Chastain and Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney in overtime for the win, his first of 2025.
Logano took the lead from Michael McDowell, who led late in the race but made a big block against Logano and ended up crashing on the following lap.
Austin Cindric won the first stage and Kyle Larson won the second of the race.
Logano’s win marks two wins in a row for Team Penske after Cindric’s win in the last race at Talladega.
Look back at the action with our live updates of the race.
NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas: Live updates, highlights, live leaderboard for the WURTH 400
Joey Logano scores his first win of the 2025 season. The 2024 champion will lock into the playoffs.
Here’s the top 10:
- Joey Logano
- Ross Chastain
- Ryan Blaney
- Kyle Larson
- Erik Jones
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Austin Dillon
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Christopher Bell
- Daniel Suarez
Find the full results here.
Joey Logano leads on the inside, Ryan Blaney is on the outside of row 1 for the restart to begin overtime.
Michael McDowell made a wild attempt to block Joey Logano, forcing the No. 22 below the white line down the backstretch, and lost the lead. One lap later, McDowell got loose coming off turn 2 and crashed into the outside wall and hit the inside wall.
A strong day for McDowell comes to an abrupt end.
Michael McDowell and Ryan Blaney are battling for the lead with 10 laps to go at Texas.
Tyler Reddick spun going into turn 1 after contact with Daniel Suarez. Reddick saved it and will be able to continue.
Michael McDowell continues to lead as the field comes back to green with 15 laps to go in Texas.
The 10th caution of the race is out for another big crash including Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Cole Custer and Austin Cindric.
Keselowski spun coming out of turn 2 and collected the others.
Michael McDowell jumped to the lead of the NASCAR Texas race after restarting on the front row. Larson went high in turns 1 and 2, allowing Ryan Blaney to take second.
Carson Hocevar, Cody Ware and Ryan Preece were collected in a crash to bring out the ninth caution of the race. Hocevar got loose coming off turn 2, hit Preece into the wall and Hocevar nearly went airborne from the crash.
Hocevar had a serious right rear issue, causing his car to point the car toward the right as opposed to straight.
Larson leads with 33 to go. McDowell is still up toward the front with Ryan Blaney charging hard.
Kyle Busch was running third when he spun out in turn 4, close to the same bump Chase Briscoe and Josh Berry hit earlier in the race. Busch hit the wall but will be able to continue.
Kyle Larson leads the field to green with Michael McDowell next to him for a restart with 42 laps to go.
Here’s the top 5:
- Kyle Larson
- Michael McDowell
- Ryan Blaney
- Kyle Busch
- Joey Logano
Michael McDowell took two tires on what looks to be the final pit stop of the race and moved to second, beating Ryan Blaney off pit road.
Kyle Larson leads the race with 46 to go.
Jesse Love has spun out and crashed out of his second career NASCAR Cup Series start. That will likely blow up the strategy and change the strategy for drivers who had not yet pitted under the green flag.
There is one final pit stop upcoming, which could decide the race if the race stays green.
Ryan Blaney is there for the race for the lead against Kyle Larson toward the end of the NASCAR Texas race. Can Larson hold on or will Blaney get by?
Kyle Larson eases past his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron, with 77 laps to go but there is a big group including Ty Gibbs and Ryan Blaney close by to contend for the lead.
Ryan Blaney drove through the middle of Tyler Reddick and Carson Hocevar to move into the top five.
Mike Joy made a Star Wars reference with “May the Fourth” with a play on words of the famous line, “May the Force be with you.” Happy “May the Fourth,” Star Wars fans.
William Byron is out front with damage to his front end and steering as the race restarts with 89 to go.
The seventh caution of the race is out after a wild crash involving Bubba Wallace spinning into Noah Gragson and collecting AJ Allmendinger, Chad Finchum, Joey Logano and Alex Bowman.
Wallace hit the wall in the backstretch then bumped Logano to start the crash.
William Byron connected with Cole Custer in the pit lane during the caution but still won the race off pit road to take the lead of the race. Byron has damage to the right front fender and splitter.
Kyle Larson won the second stage of the race under the caution following the tire issue for Chris Buescher.
Chris Buescher had a flat tire but was able to limp it back to the pit lane to avoid the caution coming out.
However, one of the shells of the tires landed on the track and bringing out the caution.
Todd Gilliland stayed out during the caution and has the lead as we go back to green with 34 laps left in the second stage.
Kyle Larson quickly took the lead away with Ryan Preece second, Tyler Reddick third and polesitter Carson Hocevar fourth.
Josh Berry was driving away from the field, but he ran into lapped traffic. He ran toward the high line, hit the bump in turn 4 Briscoe hit earlier, and spun from the lead.
Berry did hit the outside wall but he will be able to continue but is almost certainly out of the running for the win. Berry has damage to the rear bumper.
Pit stops are coming for the entire field.
Bell had a tough sequence with a safety violation, then had to pull down pit road again and asked to have his air hose reconnected. His team was not able to connect it all the way and had to call him down again to fully fasten it.
Bell is currently scored 29th at the restart.
Chase Briscoe went three wide, hit a small bump in turn 4, got loose and spun through the frontstretch to bring out the third caution of the race.
Briscoe tapped Riley Herbst and the outside wall, but will be able to continue.
Josh Berry rockets to the lead on the restart to begin the second stage of the NASCAR Texas race.
Josh Berry won the race off pit road and has taken the lead of the NASCAR Texas race heading into the second stage. Berry has a win on a 1.5-mile track this season, the first race of that variety this season, at Las Vegas.
Austin Cindric, fresh off a win at Talladega, grabbed the lead early in the first stage and held on for the stage win under caution following Denny Hamlin’s car going up in flames.
Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota is on fire. He coasted down the backstretch after spinning through turns 1 and 2. Hamlin lost power in the front stretch then flames shot out of the exhaust of the car.
Hamlin was able to get out of the car safely, but his 21-race streak of finishing on the lead lap is over.
FS1 analyst Clint Bowyer theorizes that it’s an oil pan failure.
Austin Cindric leads at Texas with Josh Berry and Chris Buescher closing in to make a run for the lead.
Denny Hamlin misheard a code word on whether or not he was going to pit. He ended up coming around and pitting during the caution and has dropped to the back of the field.
On top of it, he picked up a speeding penalty. Tough early setback for the No. 11 team.
Tires early in the race are not at a major premium. Fuel, however, is key in this first stage. With the early caution, 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 gain track position. Austin Dillon did the same and gained 11 spots.
Denny Hamlin did not pit under the caution and has taken the lead of the race.
Noah Gragson spun out through turns 1 and 2 to bring out the first caution of the NASCAR Texas race. No contact, he just got loose through 1 and 2 and he was able to save the car.
Now, we’ll see pit stops which could flip the stage and possibly the race. Denny Hamlin stayed out and will take the lead at the restart.
The green flag is out at Texas. Carson Hocevar leads the field to green for the first time in his NASCAR Cup Series career. Hocevar leads the first lap of the race.
The fuel window is approximately 70 laps at Texas. With the stages just slightly longer than 70 laps, look for teams to pit halfway between the stages and possibly twice during the final stage, depending on tires.
Drivers will need to lift off the throttle through turns 1 and 2, which have 20 degrees of banking, and find a way to not lift in turns 3 and 4, which have 24 degrees of banking.
The grooves at Texas appear to go up to the middle lane for the race, but not much higher than two grooves wide. The thought process, if a car goes outside of the gray area, they might be in trouble.
It’s just about time to go racing for the WURTH 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. The engines are fired for all 38 NASCAR Cup Series cars, ready for 267 laps around the 1.5-mile speedway.
Carson Hocevar on the pole; full NASCAR Cup Series Texas starting lineup
Carson Hocevar is on the pole at Texas, with William Byron on the other side of the front 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
Find the full starting lineup here.
NASCAR race radio coverage: How to listen to NASCAR Cup race at Texas
The WURTH 400 will be aired on the radio by the Performance Racing Network. PRN has affiliates all across the country, and their feed can also be streamed on NASCAR.com as well as the NASCAR app. The race can also be heard on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.
NASCAR Bristol TV schedule, start time for the WURTH 400
- Green Flag Time: Approx. 2:30 p.m. CT on May 4
- Track: Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) in Fort Worth, Texas
- Length: 267 laps, 400.5 miles
- Stages: 80 laps, 85 laps, 102 laps
- TV coverage: FOX Sports 1
- Radio: PRN
- Streaming: FUBO (free trial available); FOX Sports app (subscription required); MAX app for in-car cameras; NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)
The WURTH 400 will be broadcast nationally on FS1. Streaming options for the race include MAX for in-car cameras, the FOX Sports app and FUBO, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
Recent NASCAR Cup Series winners at Texas
- 2024: Chase Elliott
- 2023: William Byron
- 2022 fall: Tyler Reddick
- 2022 spring (All-Star): Ryan Blaney
- 2021 fall: Kyle Larson
- 2021 spring (All-Star): Kyle Larson
NASCAR Texas news, notes, stories
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