The 2024 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 14, 2024, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 276 laps—extended from 267 laps due to a double overtime finish, on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the ninth race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Chase Elliott won the race, his first of the season, and 19th of his career. This win also snapped a 42-race winless streak for Elliott dating back to the 2022 YellaWood 500 in October 2022 at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Background
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
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 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 Ty Dillon (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 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress 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 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Ty Gibbs was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 28.345 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.345 190.510 2 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 28.553 189.122 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.560 189.076Official practice results
Qualifying Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.366 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.338 28.366 2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.409 28.401 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.502 28.417 4 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 28.357 28.450 5 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.373 28.458 6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.385 28.464 7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 28.461 28.480 8 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 28.522 28.482 9 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.441 28.528 10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 28.424 28.682 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.499 — 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 28.542 — 13 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.501 — 14 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.565 — 15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.511 — 16 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 28.572 — 17 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 28.521 — 18 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 28.634 — 19 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 28.522 — 20 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.642 — 21 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.549 — 22 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 28.728 — 23 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 28.653 — 24 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.742 — 25 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.679 — 26 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.776 — 27 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 28.689 — 28 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.867 — 29 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.739 — 30 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 28.937 — 31 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.775 — 32 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 28.954 — 33 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 28.916 — 34 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.972 — 35 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0.000 — 36 16 Ty Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.019 — 37 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 0.000 — 38 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.107 —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 75 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 57 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 39 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 85
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 102 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 93 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 84 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 75 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 57 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 48 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 39 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 102
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 24 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 276 452 22 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 276 403 6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 276 364 4 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 276 405 17 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 276 326 5 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 276 437 10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 276 408 15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 276 299 35 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 276 2810 16 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 276 2711 20 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 276 2612 26 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 276 2513 2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 276 2614 9 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 276 2315 19 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 276 2216 36 16 Ty Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 276 017 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 276 2918 21 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 276 1919 27 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 276 2520 38 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 276 1721 1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 276 2622 23 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 276 1523 31 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 276 1724 32 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 276 1325 8 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 276 1226 18 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 276 1127 33 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 276 1028 29 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 276 1329 37 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 276 830 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 276 1531 28 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 276 632 12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 275 1533 7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 268 1734 30 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 226 335 13 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 143 536 25 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 136 137 14 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 100 138 34 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 98 0Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 23 among 13 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 16 for 72 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 33 minutes and 14 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Fox Sports covered the race on the television side Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and three-time Texas winner 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.
FS1Booth 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 simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice & Mark Garrow covered the action for PRN when the field races down the front straightaway. Rob Albright covered the action for PRN from a platform outside of Turns 1 & 2, & Pat Patterson covered the action from a platform outside of Turns 3 & 4 for PRN. Brad Gillie, Alan Cavanna and Wendy Venturini had the call from pit lane for PRN.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieAlan CavannaWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kyle Larson 336 2 Martin Truex Jr. 318 (–18) 3 Denny Hamlin 307 (–29) 2 4 Chase Elliott 303 (–33) 1 5 William Byron 297 (–39) 1 6 Ty Gibbs 280 (–56) 2 7 Ryan Blaney 278 (–58) 1 8 Tyler Reddick 269 (–67) 3 9 Bubba Wallace 255 (–81) 2 10 Ross Chastain 247 (–89) 11 Christopher Bell 244 (–92) 4 12 Chase Briscoe 231 (–105) 3 13 Alex Bowman 228 (–108) 1 14 Chris Buescher 226 (–110) 1 15 Joey Logano 217 (–119) 1 16 Kyle Busch 217 (–119)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 338 2 Toyota 322 (–16) 3 Ford 297 (–41)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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