The NASCAR Cup Series hits the road for the 1st time this season at Circuit of the Americas for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, with qualifying set for Saturday.
The first of four road races on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule runs this weekend at the Circuit of Americas in Austin, Texas. Qualifying for Sunday’s EchoPark Automative Grand Prix, scheduled for Saturday morning, sets the starting order. The Cup Series first raced at COTA in 2021, with three different winners the previous three years. The course covers 3.426 miles with 20 turns and Sunday’s race is scheduled for 68 laps. Stages 1 and 2 are 15 laps apiece and the third stage wraps in the final 38. Tyler Reddick won last year’s race, which extended to 75 laps due to overtime, by 1.411 seconds ahead of Kyle Busch.
How to Watch EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, Qualifying, in NASCAR Cup Series Today:
Date: March 23, 2024
Time: 10 a.m. ET
TV: FOX Sports 2
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Five different drivers won the first five races of the season, with Denny Hamlin adding his name to the list of those provisionally qualified for a berth in the playoffs with his win at the Food City 500 at Bristol last weekend. William Byron, Daniel Suárez, Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell visited victory lane earlier in the season.
Larson and Martin Truex Jr. lead the early season standings with 185 points each, seven ahead of Ty Gibbs. Defending NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Blaney trails by eight points and Hamlin sits fifth with a 12-point deficit.
While Gibbs remains winless this season, his four top-10 finishes are the most on the series this season.
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