Starting Lineup set for 2026 ValleyStar Credit Union 300

The 40-car lineup for the 2026 ValleyStar Credit Union 300 has been set, with former race winners Trevor Ward and Lee Pulliam on the front row for the fall classic.

Ward, who won the race in 2023, picked up the win in the first of the four 25-lap heat races, while two-time race winner Lee Pulliam (2011, 2014) was victorious in the second heat race. Dillon Harville won the third heat race, solidifying his third-place start. Caden Kvapil won the fourth and final heat race.

Carson Loftin will start in the fifth position. Two-time NASCAR Cup Series winner Corey Heim will start sixth, with two-time ValleyStar Credit Union 300 winner Landon Pembelton, Ryan Millington, 2024 ValleyStar Credit Union 300 winner Carson Kvapil, and Conner Jones rounding out the top-10.

The starting lineup can be seen below:

Starting Lineup

2026 ValleyStar Credit Union 300

1. Trevor Ward
2. Lee Pulliam
3. Dillon Harville
4. Caden Kvapil
5. Carson Loftin
6. Corey Heim
7. Landon Pembelton
8. Ryan Millington
9. Carson Kvapil
10. Conner Jones
11. Treyten Lapcevhich
12. Jared Fryar
13. Tristan McKee
14. Donovan Strauss
15. Doug Barnes, Jr.
16. Matt Cox
17. Conner Weddell
18. Ryan Matthews
19. Jace Hale
20. Casey Kelley
21. Michael Bumgarner
22. Ryan Wilson
23. Jacob Borst
24. Trey Crews
25. Chase Burgeson
26. Peyton Sellers
27. Dylan Fetcho
28. Andrew Grady
29. Chase Robertson
30. Clay Jones
31. Deac McCaskill
32. Bobby McCarty
33. Landon Huffman
34. Chase Murphy
35. Dylan Newsome
36. Tyler Matthews
37. Tate Fogleman
38. Chase Ratliff
39. Woody Howard
40. Brandon Lopez

Heat Race Results

Heat Race #1

1. Trevor Ward
2. Carson Loftin
3. Carson Kvapil
4. Tristan McKee
5. Conner Weddell
6. Michael Bumgarner
7. Chase Burgeson
8. Chase Robertson
9. Landon Huffman
10. Tate Fogleman
11. Michael Hinde
12. Lane Woods
13. Brandon Setzer
14. Trey Williams
15. Ryan Zima
16. Dexter Canipe, III
17. Carson Ware
18. Austin Somero
19. Brady Penny
20. Darrick Coomer
21. Cody Kelley

Heat Race #2

1. Lee Pulliam
2. Corey Heim
3. Conner Jones
4. Donovan Strauss
5. Ryan Matthews
6. Ryan Wilson
7. Peyton Sellers
8. Clay Jones
9. Chase Murphy
10. Chase Ratliff
11. Brad Housewright
12. Chase Burrow
13. Jimmy Mullins
14. Kyle Dudley
15. Tyler Reif
16. Chase Dixon
17. Bruce Anderson
18. Derrick Lancaster
19. Craig Moore
20. Bryan Reedy
21. Ronnie Bassett, Jr. (DNS)

Heat Race #3

1. Dillon Harville
2. Landon Pembelton
3. Treyten Lapcevich
4. Doug Barnes, Jr.
5. Jace Hale
6. Jacob Borst
7. Dylan Fetcho
8. Deac McCaskill
9. Dylan Newsome
10. Woody Howard
11. Jonathan Shafer
12. Hudson Sharp
13. Ayden Millette
14. Mason Bailey
15. Connor Branch
16. Jamie York
17. Dylan Ward
18. Steve Zacharias
19. Jason Myers
20. Blake Stallings
21. Coy Beard

Heat Race #4

1. Caden Kvapil
2. Ryan Millington
3. Jared Fryar
4. Matt Cox
5. Casey Kelley
6. Trey Crews
7. Andrew Grady
8. Bobby McCarty
9. Tyler Matthews
10. Brandon Lopez
11. J.D. Eversole
12. Cory Dunn
13. Chase Johnson
14. Matt Leicht
15. Bryson Brinkley
16. Stacy Puryear
17. Logan Jones
18. DiegoMendeztorres
19. Justin Carroll
20. Trey Burke