Starting from 24th place Car 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Chevrolet won the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400, his 19th win in 295 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 1st win & 7th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Texas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford, started from 22nd place posted his 14th Top 10 finish in 29 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 6th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 10 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS – APRIL 14: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Hooters Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 14, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick The Beast Unleashed Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 99 Daniel Suarez Kubota Chevrole, started from 17th place. 6th Place Car 14 Chase Briscoe Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford, started from 5th place followed by 7th place Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, started from 10th place. 8th Place Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 9th place Car 8 Kyle Busch zone Chevrolet, started from 35th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 77 Carson Hocevar Premier Security Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 16th place was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 17 points over Martin Truex Jr..
Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS – APRIL 14: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Hooters Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag under caution to win the NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 14, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The race had 16 Cautions for 72 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 51 for #84 Spin Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 102 for #20, 42, 48 Crash in Turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 115 for #8, 77 Crash in Turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 122 for #4 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 138 for #4 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 144 for #34 Crash in Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 167 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 9th Caution on lap 174 for #14, 23 Crash in Turn 4. 10th Caution on lap 182 for #12, 41 Crash in Turn 2. 11th Caution on lap 230 for #42 Crash in Turn 4. 12th Caution on lap 255 for #47 Crash in Turn 2. 13th Caution on lap 261 for #5, 71 Crash in Turn 1. 14th Caution on lap 267 for #11 Crash in Turn 4. 15th Caution on lap 272 for #15, 21 Crash in Turn 1. 16th Caution on lap 276 for #1, 24 Crash on the Backstretch.
Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS – APRIL 14: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Hooters Chevrolet, and Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, lead the field to a restart during the NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 14, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The race had 23 Lead Changes among 13 drivers; K. Larson 1-35; T. Gibbs 36-40; C. Elliott 41-52; K. Larson 53-54; C. Bell 55; K. Larson 56-84; R. Blaney 85-87; *. Hill(i) 88; R. Blaney 89-99; K. Larson 100; R. Blaney 101-103; T. Gilliland 104-106; K. Larson 107-116; D. Hamlin 117-138; R. Chastain 139-167; B. Wallace 168-172; H. Burton 173-179; T. Reddick 180-213; R. Chastain 214-217; J. Logano 218-231; T. Reddick 232-234; C. Elliott 235-244; D. Hamlin 245-259; C. Elliott 260-276.
Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS – APRIL 14: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Hooters Chevrolet, and Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, lead the field to a restart during the NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 14, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 20, 11, 45, 14, 12, 9, 34, 24, 23
Stage 2 Top 10: 1, 23, 12, 43, 14, 6, 21, 47, 54, 9
Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS – APRIL 14: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, and Chase Briscoe, driver of the #14 Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford, race during the NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 14, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS – APRIL 14: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Interstate Batteries Toyota, lead the field on a pace lap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 14, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 9
Race Results for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 – Sunday, April 14, 2024
Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 276 Laps – 414. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 4/14/2024 @ 07:51 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 24. Car 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Chevrolet 276 Running
2. 22. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 276 Running
3. 6. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 276 Running
4. 4. Car 45 Tyler Reddick The Beast Unleashed Toyota 276 Running
5. 17. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Kubota Chevrolet 276 Running
6. 5. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford 276 Running
7. 10. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota 276 Running
8. 15. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 276 Running
9. 35. Car 8 Kyle Busch zone Chevrolet 276 Running
10. 16. Car 77 Carson Hocevar # Premier Security Chevrolet 276 Running
11. 20. Car 22 Joey Logano AAA Insurance Ford 276 Running
12. 26. Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 276 Running
13. 2. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Interstate Batteries Toyota 276 Running
14. 9. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 276 Running
15. 19. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 276 Running
16. 36. Car 16 Ty Dillon(i) Sea Best Seafood Chevrolet 276 Running
17. 3. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 276 Running
18. 21. Car 10 Noah Gragson Overstock.com Ford 276 Running
19. 27. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 276 Running
20. 38. Car 31 Daniel Hemric South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet 276 Running
21. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 276 Running
22. 23. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Chevrolet 276 Running
23. 31. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Boost by Kroger/Blue Buffalo Chevrolet 276 Running
24. 32. Car 51 Justin Haley Jacob Construction Ford 276 Running
25. 8. Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 276 Running
26. 18. Car 71 Zane Smith # Ambetter Health Chevrolet 276 Running
27. 33. Car 15 Kaz Grala # N29 Capital Partners Ford 276 Running
28. 29. Car 21 Harrison Burton Freightliner Ford 276 Running
29. 37. Car 84 * Jimmie Johnson AdventHealth Toyota 276 Running
30. 11. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Yahoo! Toyota 276 Running
31. 28. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Long John Silver’s Ford 276 Running
32. 12. Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet 275 Accident
33. 7. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Knauf Insulation Ford 268 Accident
34. 30. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Romco Equipment Co. Toyota 226 Accident
35. 13. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s/Fleetguard Ford 143 Accident
36. 25. Car 4 Josh Berry # Miner DOCKS DOORS AND MORE Ford 136 Accident
37. 14. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 100 Accident
38. 34. Car 33 * Austin Hill(i) United Rentals Chevrolet 98 Steering
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: No. 8 (backup car), Nos. 15, 84 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 33 Mins, 14 Secs. Average Speed: 116.492 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 16 for 72 laps. Lead Changes: 23 among 13 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 21, 2024 – Talladega Superspeedway
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