Texas 2026 NASCAR Average Running Positions
| Rank | Driver | Finish | Average Pos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 5.0 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 1 | 5.2 |
| 3 | Chris Buescher | 5 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick | 4 | 7.4 |
| 5 | Carson Hocevar | 7 | 8.2 |
| 6 | Daniel Suarez | 6 | 8.9 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 20 | 9.8 |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 3 | 11.5 |
| 9 | Austin Cindric | 15 | 14.0 |
| 10 | William Byron | 8 | 14.2 |
| 11 | Chase Briscoe | 23 | 14.8 |
| 12 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 19 | 15.2 |
| 13 | Riley Herbst | 11 | 15.6 |
| 14 | Corey Heim | 31 | 15.8 |
| 15 | Bubba Wallace | 9 | 16.5 |
| 16 | John H. Nemechek | 21 | 17.0 |
| 17 | Ryan Preece | 14 | 17.7 |
| 18 | Brad Keselowski | 13 | 18.0 |
| 19 | Erik Jones | 12 | 19.3 |
| 20 | Ryan Blaney | 10 | 19.3 |
| 21 | Ross Chastain | 26 | 20.2 |
| 22 | Connor Zilisch | 16 | 20.5 |
| 23 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 17 | 21.4 |
| 24 | AJ Allmendinger | 25 | 22.1 |
| 25 | Josh Berry | 29 | 23.8 |
| 26 | Zane Smith | 22 | 23.9 |
| 27 | Ty Gibbs | 36 | 24.7 |
| 28 | Kyle Larson | 34 | 24.9 |
| 29 | Austin Dillon | 18 | 25.2 |
| 30 | Noah Gragson | 28 | 25.7 |
| 31 | Michael McDowell | 27 | 26.3 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 24 | 29.5 |
| 33 | Christopher Bell | 38 | 29.8 |
| 34 | Joey Logano | 37 | 30.5 |
| 35 | Todd Gilliland | 32 | 31.2 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 30 | 32.2 |
| 37 | Cole Custer | 35 | 34.3 |
| 38 | Chad Finchum | 33 | 35.7 |