Wurth 400: Winners, Losers from NASCAR Race Today at Texas
Sunday’s Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway delivered some early chaos thanks to cautions, taking out top drivers like Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Joey Logano. On a day with quite a few surprises, both at the front of the field and in terms of DNFs, there is plenty to take away. Let’s dive into our winners and loers from the NASCAR race today.
Winner: Chase Elliott Earns His Second Win of 2026 Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Even if Chase Elliott didn’t make it to victory lane on Sunday, potentially losing out on the win because of a late caution with nearly 10 laps to go, this was going to be a great points day. Thankfully for the No. 9 team, the work put into having the fastest car at Texas Motor Speedway was rewarded on the final restart as Elliott raced his way to the win.
Elliott has now given himself a nice little cushion inside the top four of the points standings through 11 races. Loser: Christopher Bell’s Bad Luck in Texas Continues Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Texas Motor Speedway hasn’t been kind to Christopher Bell and the No. 20 team.
Coming into the Würth 400, Bell had finished 17th or worse in three of his last nine races at the track. Things looked promising early on Sunday, with Bell leading 22 laps and closing in on a Stage 1 victory. Unfortunately, as he worked to pass teammate Denny Hamlin, Todd Gilliland got loose and spun directly into the No.
20. Bell’s car suffered race-ending damage, resulting in a last-place finish with just 1 point at Texas. Winner: Riley Herbst Starting to Prove He Belongs Jerome Miron-Imagn Images On a day where Corey Heim led 69 laps, reigniting calls for him to get a full-time ride with 23XI Racing next season, Riley Herbst needed a strong showing at Texas Motor Speedway.
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