2026 DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 36 in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
| Date | March 1, 2026 | ||
| Location | Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.400 miles (3.862 km) | ||
| Distance | 95 laps, 228 mi (367 km) | ||
| Weather | Sunny with a temperature around 81 °F (27 °C); wind out of the southeast at 20 miles per hour (32 km/h). | ||
| Average speed | 76.474 miles per hour (123.073 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | 23XI Racing | ||
| Time | 1:37.760 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | |
| Laps | 58 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | |
| Time | 1:39.680 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 2.06 (3.933 million) | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Brad Gillie and Nick Yeoman | ||
| Turn announcers | Andrew Kurland (Turn 1), Doug Turnbull (Turns 2–6A), Kyle Rickey (Turns 6B–15), and Pat Patterson (Turns 16–20) | ||
The 2026 DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 1, 2026, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Contested over 95 laps on the 2.400 mi (3.862 km) road course, it was the third race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Tyler Reddick won the race. Shane van Gisbergen finished 2nd, and Christopher Bell finished 3rd. Ty Gibbs and Michael McDowell rounded out the top five, and Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, A. J. Allmendinger, and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top ten.