Start from 8th place Car 9 Chase Elliott Llumar Chevrolet won the Inaugural EchoPark Automotive Texas Grand Prix, his 12th win in 199 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 8th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Circuit of The Americas. 2nd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 2nd place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Circuit of The Americas. It is his 9th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 6th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Circuit of The Americas.
4th Place Car 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet, started from 20th place followed by 5th place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Hyperice Chevrolet, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 14 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford, started from 27th place was the highest finishing rookie. 7th Place Car 34 Michael McDowell Outwest Express Ford, started from 23rd place followed by 8th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 12th place. 9th Place Car 8 Tyler Reddick Cheddar’s Chevrolet, started from pole & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Mix Toyota, in 10th place, started from 4th place. Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 98 points over William Byron.
The race had 6 Cautions for 14 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 9 for #99 Stalled on Track. 2nd Caution on lap 17 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 20 for #4, 12, 20, 23, 47 Crash on the Backstretch. 4th Caution on lap 26 for #19 and 41 Crash on the Backstretch [Red: 20:54]. 5th Caution on lap 34 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 54 for Inclement Weather/Visibility.
The race had 11 Lead Changes among 10 drivers; T. Reddick 0; *. Cindric(i) 1-4; M. Truex Jr. 5-7; M. McDowell 8-10; J. Logano 11-24; R. Chastain 25-26; *. Preece 27-28; K. Busch 29-40; K. Larson 41-44; R. Chastain 45-46; A. Bowman 47-49; C. Elliott 50-54.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 34, 1, 5, 33, 17, 14, 42, 18, 21
Stage 2 Top 10: 18, 9, 8, 33, 7, 5, 37, 16, 14, 48
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 14
Race Results for the Inaugural EchoPark Automotive Texas Grand Prix – Sunday, May 23, 2021. Circuit of The Americas – Austin, TX – 3.41 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 54 Laps – 184.14 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott Llumar Chevrolet |
| 2. 2. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 54 Running |
| 3. 6. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 54 Running |
| 4. 20. Car 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet 54 Running |
| 5. 7. Car 16 * AJ Allmendinger(i) Hyperice Chevrolet 54 Running |
| 6. 27. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # HighPoint.com Ford 54 Running |
| 7. 23. Car 34 Michael McDowell Outwest Express Ford 54 Running |
| 8. 12. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 54 Running |
| 9. 1. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Cheddar’s Chevrolet 54 Running |
| 10. 4. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Mix Toyota 54 Running |
| 11. 5. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 54 Running |
| 12. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon Workrise Chevrolet 54 Running |
| 13. 28. Car 17 Chris Buescher autoTempest Ford 54 Running |
| 14. 19. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 54 Running |
| 15. 36. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet 54 Running |
| 16. 29. Car 43 Erik Jones Black Entrepreneur Initiative Chevrolet 54 Running |
| 17. 9. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Ford 54 Running |
| 18. 37. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # MDS Ford 54 Running |
| 19. 24. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Thomas Built Buses Ford 54 Running |
| 20. 25. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Chevrolet 54 Running |
| 21. 33. Car 96 * Ty Dillon(i) Bass Pro Shops/Black Rifle Coffee Toyota 54 Running |
| 22. 22. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet 54 Running |
| 23. 21. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Quaker State Ford 54 Running |
| 24. 34. Car 6 Ryan Newman Guaranteed Rate Ford 54 Running |
| 25. 3. Car 33 * Austin Cindric(i) Pirtek Ford 54 Running |
| 26. 26. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 54 Running |
| 27. 13. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 54 Running |
| 28. 38. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Jacob Companies Ford 54 Running |
| 29. 32. Car 15 James Davison Skip Barber Racing School Chevrolet 54 Running |
| 30. 31. Car 52 Josh Bilicki Junction Fuels Ford 54 Running |
| 31. 39. Car 78 Kyle Tilley Bremont/Battle Associates Ford 54 Running |
| 32. 35. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 53 Running |
| 33. 15. Car 99 Daniel Suarez ONX Homes/iFly Chevrolet 46 Running |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: Nos. 2, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 38, 43, 51 and 99 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 7 Mins, 11 Secs. Average Speed: 59.024 MPH. Margin of Victory: Under Caution. Caution Flags: 6 for 14 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 10 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Tyler Reddick, #8 92.363 mph. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chase Briscoe, #14.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 30, 2021 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
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