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Hocevar on Pole as Spire Sweeps Front Row for Würth 400 at Texas

Texas's caution-heavy races could upend betting favorites.

Overview

  • Carson Hocevar won the pole at Texas by 0.003 seconds over Daniel Suárez, giving Spire Motorsports its first Cup front-row sweep and making him the first since 2001 to earn his first two poles at the same track.
  • The Würth 400, which starts Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1 with streaming on Fox platforms, HBO Max and Fubo, covers 267 laps for 400.5 miles in three stages.
  • Betting markets list Denny Hamlin as the favorite at +500, with Tyler Reddick and Kyle Larson at +600 and Carson Hocevar at +1600, according to odds reported by CBS Sports and Yardbarker.
  • Reddick leads the standings with five wins in 10 races, though a CBS Sports simulation projects he will not finish in the top five at Texas.
  • Texas has produced at least 11 cautions in every Next Gen points race since 2022, and practice incidents such as Bubba Wallace's slide and damage signal a volatile afternoon.