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NASCAR qualifying results and starting lineup for the the 2026 DuraMAX Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas (COTA). Use this NASCAR starting lineup info to build DFS lineups on DraftKings. Tyler Reddick won the pole with the fastest lap.
On Saturday morning, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's race at Circuit of the Americas (COTA).
Tyler Reddick continued his hot streak to start the 2026 season, as the 23XI Racing driver won the pole for Sunday's race. After his two wins to start the year, Reddick will be looking to make history with a third straight this weekend.
Here are the qualifying results and the starting lineup for this week's DuraMAX Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas.
COTA
ETToday
10-Prime-Cup p&q
2:30-CW-Prerace
3:11-CW-OReilly 20-20-25, 4 setsSun-FOX
2:30-RaceDay
3:49-Cup 20-25-50, 6 setsNWS: 80s, 5% rain all weekend pic.twitter.com/cq0MoTMPJO
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) February 28, 2026
2026 DuraMAX Grand Prix at COTA Starting Lineup
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| Start Pos | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | Tyler Reddick | 97.760 | 88.380 |
| 2. | Ross Chastain | 97.897 | 88.256 |
| 3. | Chase Briscoe | 97.913 | 88.242 |
| 4. | Ryan Blaney | 97.982 | 88.179 |
| 5. | Chase Elliott | 98.002 | 88.161 |
| 6. | Michael McDowell | 98.147 | 88.031 |
| 7. | AJ Allmendinger | 98.152 | 88.027 |
| 8. | Christopher Bell | 98.204 | 87.980 |
| 9. | Ty Gibbs | 98.259 | 87.931 |
| 10. | William Byron | 98.381 | 87.822 |
| 11. | Zane Smith | 98.408 | 87.798 |
| 12. | Carson Hocevar | 98.463 | 87.749 |
| 13. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 98.464 | 87.748 |
| 14. | Chris Buescher | 98.497 | 87.718 |
| 15. | Kyle Larson | 98.514 | 87.703 |
| 16. | Alex Bowman | 98.542 | 87.678 |
| 17. | Todd Gilliland | 98.562 | 87.661 |
| 18. | Cole Custer | 98.602 | 87.625 |
| 19. | Denny Hamlin | 98.617 | 87.612 |
| 20. | Joey Logano | 98.675 | 87.560 |
| 21. | Ty Dillon | 98.772 | 87.474 |
| 22. | Josh Berry | 98.807 | 87.443 |
| 23. | Daniel Suarez | 98.836 | 87.418 |
| 24. | Bubba Wallace | 98.838 | 87.416 |
| 25. | Connor Zilisch | 98.895 | 87.365 |
| 26. | Brad Keselowski | 98.917 | 87.346 |
| 27. | Jesse Love | 98.996 | 87.276 |
| 28. | Austin Cindric | 99.009 | 87.265 |
| 29. | Ryan Preece | 99.082 | 87.201 |
| 30. | Kyle Busch | 99.160 | 87.132 |
| 31. | John Hunter Nemechek | 99.274 | 87.032 |
| 32. | Riley Herbst | 99.433 | 86.893 |
| 33. | Austin Dillon | 99.757 | 86.610 |
| 34. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 99.781 | 86.590 |
| 35. | Noah Gragson | 99.858 | 86.523 |
| 36. | Erik Jones | 99.942 | 86.450 |
| 37. | Cody Ware | 100.064 | 86.345 |
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