By Lonnie Hugh Skinner

Carson Hocevar will be on pole for Sunday’s WURTH 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway after winning the pole during the May 3 qualifying session. Hocevar’s lap of 28.175 help win his first career pole award.

The 22-year-old from Portage, Michigan, drives the #77 Spires Motorsports Chevrolet.

NASCAR Texas qualifying results, starting lineup

1. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

2. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

3. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

4. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

5. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

6. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

7. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brother Racing Ford

8. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

9. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

10. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

11. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

12. Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford

13. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

14. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

15. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

16. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

17. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

18. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford

19. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

20. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford

21. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota

22. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

23. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

24. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

25. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

26. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

27. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

28. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

29. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

30. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford

31. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

32. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

33. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford

34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet

35. Jesse Love, No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet

36. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

37. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

38. Chad Finchum, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford

     

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