Logano Surprise Winner at Texas

Joey Logano won the Wurth 400 at the Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas. The win is the first of the season for the multi-time Cup Series Champion.

Carson Hocevar started on the pole for the first time in his NASCAR career. He led the first 21 laps, cruising until the first caution. At that point, differing strategies came into play. With tire wear seemingly not much of a factor, some teams opted not to take four tires .That allowed Austin Cindric to take the lead, and he would keep it for the majority of Stage One. While passing was difficult for most of the field, the #45 of Tyler Reddick was able to make up some ground. Reddick picked his way through the top five as the stage neared an end. However, Denny Hamlin’s #11 blew up with five laps to go in the stage, causing a caution right before Reddick could get past Cindric. Cindric’s #2 car won the first stage.

To start Stage Two, Josh Berry’s #21 got the lead due to taking two tires. He held it through the first portion of the stage, but then disaster struck. Berry spun unprovoked as he was trying to pass lapped traffic. He brought out the caution, deeming green-flag pit stops unnecessary.

That led to   Kyle Larson quickly taking the lead after the next restart. He was able to maintain that lead through the end, holding off Reddick. The third-place runner for that stretch, Chris Buescher, blew a tire with just a few laps left in the stage, ending his race-winning chances.

Larson remained ahead into the final stage, and kept that lead through multiple cautions. Kyle Busch spun with less than 40 laps to go, setting up a run to the finish.

Michael McDowell gained the lead after the restart, and looked poised to score a surprise victory. However, he was overtaken by Joey Logano with three laps to go and then wrecked. That set up an overtime finish. On the final restart of overtime, Logano held off Blaney and Ross Chastain to win the race.

“The sport changes so quickly,” Logano, who started 27th,  after the race. “It’s crazy. If you can just ride these roller coasters. Just proud of the team”

 McDowell’s chances to win ended after Logano passed him on Lap 264 and McDowell wrecked on the next lap after he was passed by Blaney in Turn 2. McDowell finished 26th

A restart melee in the 172nd lap snarled Bubba Wallace, whose No. 23 Toyota collected Noah Gragson, Alex Bowman, AJ Allmendinger and Chad Finchum in its wake. All five were relegated to finishes outside the top 30.

Denny Hamlin was the first driver out, sidelined when his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota ignited with a potential engine issue with six laps left in the first stage. He finished last in the 38-car field.

Unofficial Results: Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY, May 4, 2025 - Texas Motor Speedway 
Fin, Str, Driver, Car, Laps, St1, St2, Tms Led, Laps Led, Playoff Pts, Pts, Status
1) 27, Joey Logano, No. 22 AAA Insurance Ford, 271, , 9, 2, 7, 5, 42, Running
2) 31, Ross Chastain, No. 1 Tooties Orchid Lounge Chevrolet, 271, , , , , , 35, Running
3) 24, Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Knauf Ford, 271, , 8, 2, 2, , 37, Running
4) 4, Kyle Larson, No. 5 Valvoline Chevrolet, 271, 4, 1, 4, 90, 1, 50, Running
5) 14, Erik Jones, No. 43 AdventHealth Toyota, 271, 10, , , , , 33, Running
6) 34, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 SUNNYD Chevrolet, 271, , , , , , 31, Running
7) 19, Austin Dillon, No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet, 271, , , , , , 30, Running
8) 28, John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Dollar Tree Toyota, 271, , , 1, 1, , 29, Running
9) 16, Christopher Bell, No. 20 Interstate Batteries Toyota, 271, , , , , , 28, Running
10) 25, Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Kubota Chevrolet, 271, , , , , , 27, Running
11) 32, Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford, 271, , , 1, 4, , 26, Running
12) 23, Ty Dillon, No. 10 Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet, 271, , , , , , 25, Running
13) 2, William Byron, No. 24 Raptor Chevrolet, 271, 7, 7, 1, 22, , 32, Running
14) 21, Riley Herbst #, No. 35 BeatBox Toyota, 271, , , , , , 23, Running
15) 15, Justin Haley, No. 7 Katz Coffee Chevrolet, 271, , , , , , 22, Running
16) 29, Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 271, , , , , , 21, Running
17) 13, Zane Smith, No. 38 Speedy Cash Ford, 271, , , , , , 20, Running
18) 12, Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, 271, 5, , , , , 25, Running
19) 20, Cole Custer, No. 41 Red Baron Ford, 271, , , , , , 18, Running
20) 26, Kyle Busch, No. 8 7-Eleven Chevrolet, 271, , 10, , , , 18, Running
21) 17, Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Jordan Brand Toyota, 271, 2, 2, 1, 1, , 34, Running
22) 37, Shane Van Gisbergen #, No. 88 Safety Culture Chevrolet, 271, , , , , , 15, Running
23) 6, Ty Gibbs, No. 54 SAIA LTL Freight Toyota, 271, 8, , , , , 17, Running
24) 1, Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chili's Ride the 'Dente Chevrolet, 270, 6, 6, 1, 22, , 24, Running
25) 3, Austin Cindric, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 268, 1, , 3, 60, 1, 22, Running
26) 5, Michael McDowell, No. 71 Delaware Life Chevrolet, 265, 9, , 2, 19, , 13, Accident
27) 22, Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 254, , , , , , 10, Suspension
28) 30, Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Consumer Cellular Ford, 246, , , , , , 9, Accident
29) 33, Ryan Preece, No. 60 Kroger/Sara Lee/Kraft Singles Ford, 237, , 4, , , , 15, Accident
30) 36, Cody Ware, No. 51 Arby's Ford, 237, , , , , , 7, Accident
31) 35, * Jesse Love(i), No. 62 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet, 217, , , , , , 0, Accident
32) 7, Josh Berry, No. 21 WURTH Ford, 187, 3, , 1, 41, , 13, Running
33) 9, Bubba Wallace, No. 23 McDonald's Toyota, 179, , 5, , , , 10, Accident
34) 18, Noah Gragson, No. 4 Rush Truck Centers Ford, 172, , , , , , 3, Accident
35) 11, Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 172, , 3, 1, 1, , 10, Accident
36) 10, AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 172, , , , , , 1, Accident
37) 38, * Chad Finchum, No. 66 Hart HVAC & Electric Ford, 167, , , , , , 1, Accident
38) 8, Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Progressive Toyota, 73, , , 1, 1, , 1, Engine
(*) Must qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Distance: 271 Laps, 406.5 Miles
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 28 Mins, 40 Secs.
Average Speed: 116.885 MPH
Margin of Victory: .346 Seconds

Fastest Lap Bonus: No. 77, lap 2, 28.556 sec

Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 45, 21, 5, 17, 77, 24, 54, 71, 43
Stage 2 Top 10: 5, 45, 48, 60, 23, 77, 24, 12, 22, 8

Comments: Joey Logano has won the Würth 400 Presented by LIQUI MOLY at Texas Motor Speedway, his 37th victory in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Cautions: 12 for 73 laps;
Laps: 21-25 (No. 4 Spins Turn 2 [66]);
76-87 (No. 11 Spins Turn 1 [62]);
89-93 (No. 19, 35 Incident Frontstretch [66]);
126-131 (No. 21 Incident Turn 4 [62]);
163-171 (Debris Turn 4 [66]);
173-178 (No. 23, 48, 16, 4, 66, 41 Incident Backstretch [17]);
220-225 (No. 62 Incident Backstretch [51]);
230-234 (No. 8 Incident Turn 4 [41]);
238-244 (No. 60, 77, 51 Incident Backstretch [19]);
248-252 (No. 2, 6, 8, 41 Incident Backstretch [77]);
255-257 (No. 45 Spin Turn 1 [41]);
266-269 (No. 71 Incident Turn 2 [77]).

Lead Changes: 20 among 13 drivers;
C. Hocevar 1-22;
D. Hamlin 23;
A. Cindric 24-73;
T. Reddick 74;
A. Cindric 75-83;
J. Berry 84-124;
K. Larson 125-126;
A. Cindric 127;
T. Gilliland 128-131;
K. Larson 132-166;
A. Bowman 167;
W. Byron 168-189;
K. Larson 190-220;
J. Nemechek 221;
K. Larson 222-243;
M. McDowell 244-252;
R. Blaney 253;
M. McDowell 254-263;
J. Logano 264-268;
R. Blaney 269;
J. Logano 270-271.

Points Report
Texas Motor Speedway
Unofficial Points: Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY
Rank, Driver, Car, Starts, GL, Points, Ldr, Nxt, Race Wins, Stage Wins, Playoff Pts
 1) William Byron, 24, 11, 0, 421, 0, 0, 1, 3, 8
 2) Kyle Larson, 5, 11, 0, 408, -13, 13, 2, 6, 16
 3) Denny Hamlin, 11, 11, 0, 338, -83, 70, 2, 2, 12
 4) Chase Elliott, 9, 11, 0, 338, -83, 0, 0, 0, 0
 5) Tyler Reddick, 45, 11, -1, 337, -84, 1, 0, 0, 0
 6) Christopher Bell, 20, 11, 1, 335, -86, 2, 3, 1, 16
 7) Ryan Blaney, 12, 11, -1, 313, -108, 22, 0, 2, 2
 8) Bubba Wallace, 23, 11, 1, 306, -115, 7, 0, 2, 2
 9) Joey Logano, 22, 11, -2, 288, -133, 18, 1, 2, 7
10) Alex Bowman, 48, 11, 1, 284, -137, 4, 0, 0, 0
11) Ross Chastain, 1, 11, 1, 281, -140, 3, 0, 0, 0
12) Chris Buescher, 17, 11, -1, 255, -166, 26, 0, 0, 0
13) Chase Briscoe, 19, 11, 1, 245, -176, 10, 0, 0, 0
14) Austin Cindric, 2, 11, 0, 241, -180, 4, 1, 2, 7
15) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 47, 11, -2, 240, -181, 1, 0, 0, 0
16) Kyle Busch, 8, 11, 0, 228, -193, 12, 0, 0, 0
17) Carson Hocevar, 77, 11, -3, 219, -202, 9, 0, 0, 0
18) Ryan Preece, 60, 11, 0, 217, -204, 2, 0, 1, 1
19) AJ Allmendinger, 16, 11, 4, 217, -204, 0, 0, 0, 0
20) Michael McDowell, 71, 11, 1, 214, -207, 3, 0, 0, 0
21) Austin Dillon, 3, 11, -3, 212, -209, 2, 0, 0, 0
22) Ty Gibbs, 54, 11, 0, 208, -213, 4, 0, 0, 0
23) John Hunter Nemechek, 42, 11, -3, 207, -214, 1, 0, 0, 0
24) Josh Berry, 21, 11, 3, 206, -215, 1, 1, 1, 6
25) Daniel Suarez, 99, 11, 0, 206, -215, 0, 0, 0, 0
26) Zane Smith, 38, 11, 3, 203, -218, 3, 0, 0, 0
27) Todd Gilliland, 34, 11, -1, 202, -219, 1, 0, 0, 0
28) Justin Haley, 7, 11, 1, 200, -221, 2, 0, 0, 0
29) Erik Jones, 43, 11, -1, 191, -230, 9, 0, 0, 0
30) Ty Dillon, 10, 11, 1, 186, -235, 5, 0, 0, 0
31) Noah Gragson, 4, 11, 0, 158, -263, 28, 0, 0, 0
32) Brad Keselowski, 6, 11, 0, 142, -279, 16, 0, 0, 0
33) Riley Herbst #, 35, 11, 0, 141, -280, 1, 0, 0, 0
34) Cole Custer, 41, 11, 0, 127, -294, 14, 0, 0, 0
35) Shane Van Gisbergen #, 88, 11, 0, 121, -300, 6, 0, 0, 0
36) Cody Ware, 51, 11, 0, 61, -360, 60, 0, 0, 0
37) Jimmie Johnson, , 1, 0, 34, -387, 27, 0, 0, 0
38) Corey Lajoie, , 3, 0, 24, -397, 10, 0, 0, 0
39) Jj Yeley, , 4, 0, 9, -412, 15, 0, 0, 0
40) Katherine Legge, , 1, 0, 7, -414, 2, 0, 0, 0
41) Casey Mears, , 1, 0, 2, -419, 5, 0, 0, 0
42) Burt Myers, , 1, 0, 1, -420, 1, 0, 0, 0
43) * Chad Finchum, 66, 1, 43, 1, -420, 0, 0, 0, 0
44) Martin Truex, Jr, , 1, 1, 1, -420, 0, 0, 0, 0
45) Bj Mcleod(i), , 2, 0, 0, -421, 1, 0, 0, 0
46) Anthony Alfredo(i), , 1, 0, 0, -421, 0, 0, 0, 0
47) * Jesse Love(i), 62, 2, -1, 0, -421, 0, 0, 0, 0
48) Austin Hill(i), , 1, 1, 0, -421, 0, 0, 0, 0
49) Connor Zilisch(i), , 1, 0, 0, -421, 0, 0, 0, 0
50) Josh Bilicki(i), , 1, -1, 0, -421, 0, 0, 0, 0
51) Justin Allgaier(i), , 1, 7, 0, -421, 0, 0, 0, 0
52) Chandler Smith(i), , 0, 1, 0, -421, 0, 0, 0, 0
53) Helio Castroneves, , 1, 2, 0, -421, 0, 0, 0, 0