2025 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
NASCAR Cup Series race
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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 2.400 mi (3.862 km) road course, it was the third race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
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| Race 3 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | March 2, 2025 | ||
| Location | Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.400 miles (3.862 km) | ||
| Distance | 95 laps, 228 mi (367 km) | ||
| Average speed | 73.025 miles per hour (117.522 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | 23XI Racing | ||
| Time | 1:38.076 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Laps | 42 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Time | 1:39.244 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 2.15 (4.132 million viewers) | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Brad Gillie and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (Turn 1), Doug Turnbull (Turns 2–6A), Pat Patterson (Turns 6B–15), and Alex Hayden (Turns 16–20) | ||
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
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Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426-mile (5.514 km) 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 2.400 mi (3.862 km) layout.[7]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
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 87.401 mph (140.658 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 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 87.409 mph (140.671 km/h).
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 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 88.095 mph (141.775 km/h).[8]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 20
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 45
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 95
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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| 1 | 19 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 95 | 42 |
| 2 | 15 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95 | 41 |
| 3 | 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 95 | 39 |
| 4 | 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 | 24 |
| 14 | 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 | 21 |
| 17 | 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 | 15 |
| 23 | 30 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 95 | 14 |
| 24 | 23 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 95 | 22 |
| 25 | 36 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 95 | -38 |
| 26 | 35 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 95 | 11 |
| 27 | 32 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 95 | 10 |
| 28 | 34 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | 9 |
| 29 | 20 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 95 | 8 |
| 30 | 12 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | 13 |
| 31 | 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 95 | 6 |
| 32 | 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 95 | 10 |
| 33 | 28 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 95 | 4 |
| 34 | 13 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 95 | 3 |
| 35 | 27 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | 2 |
| 36 | 5 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 5 |
| 37 | 14 | 87 | Connor Zilisch (i) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 |
| Official 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: 73.025 miles per hour (117.522 km/h)
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.
| Fox | ||
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick | Regan Smith Josh Sims Kaitlyn Vincie | Larry McReynolds |
Radio
PRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
| PRN | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Brad Gillie Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turn 1: Rob Albright Turns 2–6A: Doug Turnbull Turns 6B–15: Pat Patterson Turns 16–20: Alex Hayden | Wendy Venturini Brett McMillan Heather Debeaux |
Standings after the race
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