Bowman Gray Stadium qualifying results ahead of tonight’s race
It’s race-day! NASCAR Cup Series drivers are unloaded at the 14/-mile oval in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After multiple weather delays, Bowman Gray Stadium is set for a Wednesday night showing of The Clash.
View the Bowman Gray starting lineup and TV schedule below.
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Prac/Qual | LCQ | Race
Kyle Larson will start from the pole position. He turned a laptime of 14.137 seconds in qualifying.
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TV Schedule
The following includes all on-track NASCAR action:
Wednesday
February 4, 2026
1:30pm ET
FOX One | FOX Sports App
NASCAR Cup Series
Practice/Qualifying
NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post Heat Races
4:30pm ET
FOX / MRN
NASCAR Cup Series
LCQ
6:00pm ET
FOX / HBO Max / MRN
NASCAR Cup Series
Race
NASCAR.com
Press Pass: Post NCS Race
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Qualifying Results
February 4, 2026
Note: The top 20 are locked into the main event.
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Kyle Larson
14.137
2. William Byron
14.140
3. Ty Gibbs
14.146
4. Chase Briscoe
14.147
5. Christopher Bell
14.149
6. Denny Hamlin
14.151
7. Bubba Wallace
14.153
8. Chris Buescher
14.167
9. Ross Chastain
14.184
10. Tyler Reddick
14.194
11. Chase Elliott
14.197
12. Carson Hocevar
14.204
13. Kyle Busch
14.209
14. Joey Logano
14.211
15. Austin Dillon
14.213
16. Ryan Blaney
14.215
17. Shane van Gisbergen
14.231
18. Ryan Preece
14.234
19. Connor Zilisch
14.237
20. Daniel Suarez
14.242
(Alex Bowman is guaranteed a starting spot as the highest driver in points that did not qualify for the main event)
The following drivers will run the LCQ
Update: LCQ Race Results
21. Josh Berry
14.243
22. Michael McDowell
14.245
23. Austin Cindric
14.263
24. Corey LaJoie
14.272
25. Alex Bowman
14.290
26. Riley Herbst
14.299
27. Cody Ware
14.314
28. AJ Allmendinger
14.323
29. Cole Custer
14.334
30. John Hunter Nemechek
14.251
31. Todd Gilliland
14.372
32. Ty Dillon
14.392
33. Noah Gragson
14.413
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
14.448
35. Zane Smith
14.455
36. Erik Jones
14.493
37. Chad Finchum
14.515
38. Burt Myers
15.024
Update: LCQ Race Results
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Practice Results
February 4, 2026
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Christopher Bell
14.193
2. Ryan Blaney
14.219
3. Ross Chastain
14.255
4. Tyler Reddick
14.257
5. Chase Briscoe
14.258
6. William Byron
14.261
7. Chris Buescher
14.266
8. Shane van Gisbergen
14.273
9. Kyle Busch
14.280
10. Joey Logano
14.304
11. Chase Elliott
14.310
12. Bubba Wallace
14.312
13. Denny Hamlin
14.314
14. Kyle Larson
14.332
15. Cole Custer
14.348
16. Alex Bowman
14.359
17. Michael McDowell
14.372
18. Ty Gibbs
14.376
19. Carson Hocevar
14.393
20. Austin Dillon
14.406
21. Erik Jones
14.423
22. Austin Cindric
14.432
23. Corey LaJoie
14.441
24. Cody Ware
14.445
25. Daniel Suarez
14.445
26. Riley Herbst
14.461
27. Ryan Preece
14.473
28. Connor Zilisch
14.474
29. Josh Berry
14.520
30. Noah Gragson
14.525
31. Ty Dillon
14.542
32. Todd Gilliland
14.554
33. AJ Allmendinger
14.561
34. Zane Smith
14.565
35. John Hunter Nemechek
14.585
36. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
14.599
37. Burt Myers
14.775
38. Chad Finchum
14.790
