The 2025 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 2, 2025, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Contested over 95 laps on the road course, it was the third race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Christopher Bell won the race. William Byron finished 2nd, and Tyler Reddick finished 3rd. Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five, and Shane van Gisbergen, Chris Buescher, Noah Gragson, Alex Bowman, and Todd Gilliland rounded out the top ten.
Report
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.
On November 20, 2024, it was announced that the race would move to the layout.
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 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team 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. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 87 Connor Zilisch (i) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice Shane van Gisbergen was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 1:38.855 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:38.855 87.401 2 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:39.144 87.146 3 87 Connor Zilisch (i) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:39.282 87.025 Official first practice results
Final practice Shane van Gisbergen was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 1:38.846 seconds and a speed of .
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:38.846 87.409 2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:39.434 86.892 3 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:39.478 86.853 Official final practice results
Qualifying Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:38.076 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 1:38.076 88.095 2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1:38.300 87.894 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:38.358 87.842 4 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:38.453 87.758 5 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:38.482 87.732 6 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:38.519 87.699 7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:38.579 87.645 8 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:38.589 87.637 9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:38.702 87.536 10 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:38.718 87.522 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:38.740 87.503 12 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:38.785 87.463 13 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:38.848 87.407 14 87 Connor Zilisch (i) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:38.928 87.336 15 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:39.098 87.186 16 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:39.184 87.111 17 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:39.205 87.092 18 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:39.210 87.088 19 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:39.215 87.084 20 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:39.237 87.064 21 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:39.239 87.063 22 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 1:39.369 86.949 23 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:39.426 86.899 24 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1:39.456 86.873 25 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1:39.490 86.843 26 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1:39.541 86.798 27 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:39.550 86.791 28 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 1:39.774 86.596 29 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:39.850 86.530 30 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 1:39.902 86.485 31 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 1:39.932 86.459 32 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 1:39.991 86.408 33 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 1:40.044 86.362 34 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:40.062 86.346 35 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:40.291 86.149 36 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1:40.702 85.798 37 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:42.062 84.654 Official starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 20
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 102 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 93 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 84 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 57 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 39 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 45
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 102 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 93 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 84 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 66 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 57 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 39 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 95
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 19 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 95 42 2 15 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 413 1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 95 394 3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 39 5 8 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 95 46 6 6 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 95 45 7 24 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 95 30 8 17 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 95 29 9 21 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 28 10 10 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 95 27 11 16 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 95 34 12 9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 95 25 13 4 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 95 2414 18 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 95 23 15 26 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 95 22 16 29 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 95 2117 31 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 95 20 18 22 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 95 19 19 25 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 95 27 20 2 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 95 30 21 11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 95 16 22 33 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 95 1523 30 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 95 1424 23 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 95 2225 36 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 95 -3826 35 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 95 1127 32 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 95 10 28 34 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 95 929 20 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 95 8 30 12 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 95 1331 37 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 95 6 32 7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 1033 28 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 95 4 34 13 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 95 335 27 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 80 236 5 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 50 537 14 87 Connor Zilisch (i) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 49 0Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 20 among 9 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 4 for 15 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 7 minutes and 20 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. Regan Smith, Josh Sims, and Kaitlyn Vincie handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.
FoxBooth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Kevin Harvick Regan SmithJosh SimsKaitlyn Vincie 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: Brad GillieAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turn 1: Rob AlbrightTurns 2–6A: Doug TurnbullTurns 6B–15: Pat PattersonTurns 16–20: Alex Hayden Wendy VenturiniBrett McMillanHeather Debeaux
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 William Byron 116 1 2 Ryan Blaney 114 (–2) 3 Tyler Reddick 111 (–5) 8 4 Christopher Bell 95 (–21) 5 5 Chase Elliott 95 (–21) 1 6 Bubba Wallace 94 (–22) 2 7 Alex Bowman 87 (–29) 6 8 Michael McDowell 85 (–31) 14 9 Kyle Busch 81 (–35) 2 10 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 80 (–36) 6 11 Chris Buescher 77 (–39) 1 12 Joey Logano 77 (–39) 6 13 John Hunter Nemechek 76 (–40) 2 14 Carson Hocevar 72 (–44) 15 Chase Briscoe 72 (–44) 10 16 Kyle Larson 71 (–45)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 1 Toyota 115 1 2 Chevrolet 110 (–5) 3 Ford 93 (–22)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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