The 2024 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 24, 2024, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Contested over 68 laps on the 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road course, it was the sixth race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. William Byron won the race. Christopher Bell finished 2nd, and Ty Gibbs finished 3rd. Alex Bowman and Tyler Reddick rounded out the top five, and A. J. Allmendinger, Ross Chastain, Chris Buescher, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top ten.
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Background
Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 13 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 50 Kamui Kobayashi 23XI Racing Toyota 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 Timmy Hill (i) Power Source Ford 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice William Byron was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 2:09:626 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:09:626 94.703 2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:09.656 94.681 3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:10.021 94.416Official practice results
Qualifying William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 2:09.636 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:09.114 2:09.636 2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:09.197 2:09.651 3 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 2:09.133 2:09.816 4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:09.284 2:09.930 5 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:09.937 2:10.463 6 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2:09.506 2:10.667 7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:09.618 2:10.912 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:09.934 2:11.148 9 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:09.552 2:11.407 10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 2:09.574 2:23.570 11 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 2:09.626 — 12 16 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:09.944 — 13 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 2:09.984 — 14 13 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:10.158 — 15 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:10.178 — 16 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:10.201 — 17 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:10.190 — 18 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:10.333 — 19 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2:10.230 — 20 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 2:10.450 — 21 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:10.276 — 22 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 2:10.568 — 23 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 2:10.484 — 24 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:10.592 — 25 50 Kamui Kobayashi 23XI Racing Toyota 2:10.513 — 26 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:10.642 — 27 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:10.548 — 28 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2:10.644 — 29 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:10.947 — 30 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 2:10.742 — 31 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:11.302 — 32 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:10.818 — 33 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2:11.407 — 34 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:10.852 — 35 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 2:12.166 — 36 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 2:11.152 — 37 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 2:15.739 — 38 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 2:11.545 — 39 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:45.860 — Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 15
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 93 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 84 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 75 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 66 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 57 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 210 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 15
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 102 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 93 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 75 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 57 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 48 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 210 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 38
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 68 47 2 4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 68 453 2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 68 37 4 17 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 68 33 5 3 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 68 34 6 14 13 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 68 0 7 6 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 68 31 8 20 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 68 29 9 16 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 68 28 10 7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 68 35 11 35 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 68 26 12 28 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 68 34 13 32 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 68 24 14 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 68 33 15 10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 68 22 16 9 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 68 21 17 15 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 68 20 18 11 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 68 26 19 34 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 68 18 20 12 16 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 68 0 21 22 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 68 20 22 18 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 68 15 23 24 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 68 20 24 5 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 68 1325 21 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 68 1826 26 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 68 18 27 23 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 68 10 28 30 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 68 14 29 25 50 Kamui Kobayashi 23XI Racing Toyota 68 8 30 33 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 68 7 31 19 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 68 15 32 38 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 68 5 33 36 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 68 934 39 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 67 3 35 29 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 67 3 36 37 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Ford 66 0 37 31 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 66 3 38 27 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 51 9 DSQ 13 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 68 1 Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 7 among 4 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 2 for 4 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 47 minutes and 15 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
FoxBooth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Kevin Harvick Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynolds
Radio PRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turn 1: Rob AlbrightTurns 2 to Becketts: Doug TurnbullChapel to S do Senna: Alan Cavanna To Sepang Hairpin: Nick YeomanMotodrom: Pat PattersonIstanbul 8 to Turn 20: Brad Gillie Wendy VenturiniHeather DeBeauxBrett McMillan
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Martin Truex Jr. 220 1 2 Ty Gibbs 215 (–5) 1 3 Ryan Blaney 211 (–9) 1 4 Denny Hamlin 206 (–14) 4 5 Kyle Larson 205 (–15) 4 6 William Byron 183 (–37) 1 7 Christopher Bell 183 (–37) 1 8 Ross Chastain 182 (–38) 3 9 Chase Elliott 173 (–47) 1 10 Tyler Reddick 171 (–49) 1 11 Alex Bowman 165 (–55) 2 12 Chris Buescher 153 (–67) 3 13 Kyle Busch 150 (–70) 3 14 Daniel Suárez 148 (–72) 15 John Hunter Nemechek 144 (–76) 3 16 Brad Keselowski 134 (–86)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 224 2 Toyota 216 (–8) 3 Ford 195 (–29)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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