NASCAR Texas Sunday, April 26, 2026

TEXAS

Joey Logano was shut out of victory lane for more than a decade before finally winning at Texas in 2025.  It was the lone victory for Logano last season.  The previous year, Chase Elliott scored his only win of the season at Texas.  Hendrick Motorsports 300th victory came at Texas in 2023 when William Byron raced to the win.  It was the first Texas victory for 4 of the last 5 Texas winners & there have been 9 different winners in the last 9 races at Texas.

Kevin Harvick (3 Texas wins) won Texas for first time in 30th try – Most of all drivers before first win

Kevin Harvick age at Texas wins: 41, 42 & 43

46th Texas NASCAR Cup Series race – First race: 1997 (29 Years ago)

24 Different winners in 45 NASCAR Cup Series Texas races

10 Different winners in 13 races on reconfigured Texas track

9 Different winners last 9 Texas races –

Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Austin Dillon, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson

Tyler Reddick, William Byron, Chase Elliott & Joey Logano

Joey Logano: 2 Texas wins – 4/14 (4th career win) & 5/25 (37th career win)

Joey Logano age at Texas wins: 23 & 34

Last to win consecutive Texas races: Jimmie Johnson (11/14, 4/15 & 11/15) – Joey Logano won last Texas race

16 Scored first win of season at Texas including last 2 – Chase Elliott 2024 & Joey Logano 2025

2 Won first career race at Texas – Jeff Burton 1997 & Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 2000

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. only Rookie of the Year contender to win Texas – 2000

5 Texas races won from first starting position

33 of 45 Texas winners came from top 10 starting position

3 Texas winners started rear of field – Kenseth (2002), Biffle (4/05) & Johnson (4/17)

Stage 1 winner failed to win last 7 Texas races – Finished 21st or worse last 3 Texas races

Ryan Blaney Texas Stage 2 winner 3 times – Failed to win all 3 races

2 Texas races settled by last lap pass – Jeff Burton won 4/07 & Joey Logano won 4/14

Hendrick Motorsports: 12 Texas wins – Most all-time