Starting 19th place Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota won the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, his 11th win in 183 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 5 races at Circuit of The Americas. 2nd Place Car 24 William Byron Raptor Chevrolet, started from 15th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 5 races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his second Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick The Beast Toyota, started from pole posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 5 races at Circuit of The Americas.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 02: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 DEWALT Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 02, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Car 8 Kyle Busch Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet, started from 8th place. 6th Place Car 88 Shane Van Gisbergen WeatherTech Chevrolet, started from 6th place was the highest finishing rookie. 7th Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, started from 24th place followed by 8th place Car 4 Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers Ford, started from 17th place. 9th Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 21st place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 34 Todd Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford, in 10th place, started from 10th place. William Byron leads the point standings by 2 points over Ryan Blaney.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 02: Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #88 WeatherTech Chevrolet, Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet, Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 The Beast Toyota, and AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Celsius Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 02, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
The race had 4 Cautions for 15 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 47 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 51 for #87, 99 Crash in turn 19. 4th Caution on lap 79 for #3, 11 Crash in turn 6A.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 02: A general view of the start of the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 02, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
The race had 20 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; T. Reddick 1-8; S. Van Gisbergen # 9-17; T. Reddick 18; B. Wallace 19-22; S. Van Gisbergen # 23-24; K. Busch 25; S. Van Gisbergen # 26; K. Busch 27-34; S. Van Gisbergen # 35-42; A. Allmendinger 43; R. Preece 44-46; M. McDowell 47-49; K. Busch 50-53; A. Allmendinger 54; K. Busch 55-68; C. Bell 69-70; S. Van Gisbergen # 71-73; K. Busch 74-81; W. Byron 82; K. Busch 83-89; C. Bell 90-95.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 02: Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 02, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 23, 22, 88, 8, 9, 45, 5, 99, 24, 16
Stage 2 Top 10: 60, 12, 71, 8, 88, 16, 24, 23, 20, 99
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 02: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #87 Red Bull Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 02, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 02: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 The Beast Toyota, and Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Mobil 1 Toyota, lead the field on a pace lap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 02, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 3
Race Results for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix – Sunday, March 2, 2025
Circuit of The Americas – Austin, TX – 2.4 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 95 Laps – 228. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 3/2/2025 @ 07:36 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 19. Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota 95 Running
2. 15. Car 24 William Byron Raptor Chevrolet 95 Running
3. 1. Car 45 Tyler Reddick The Beast Toyota 95 Running
4. 3. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 95 Running
5. 8. Car 8 Kyle Busch Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet 95 Running
6. 6. Car 88 Shane Van Gisbergen # WeatherTech Chevrolet 95 Running
7. 24. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 95 Running
8. 17. Car 4 Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers Ford 95 Running
9. 21. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 95 Running
10. 10. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford Running
11. 16. Car 71 Michael McDowell Gainbridge Chevrolet 95 Running
12. 9. Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light For the Love of Texas Chevrolet 95 Running
13. 4. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Delaware Life Chevrolet 95 Running
14. 18. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 95 Running
15. 26. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol Ford 95 Running
16. 29. Car 7 Justin Haley Group 1001 Chevrolet 95 Running
17. 31. Car 35 Riley Herbst # Chumba Casino Toyota 95 Running
18. 22. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Rate Chevrolet 95 Running
19. 25. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Duracell Ford 95 Running
20. 2. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Mobil 1 Toyota 95 Running
21. 11. Car 11 Denny Hamlin National Debt Relief Toyota 95 Running
22. 33. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 95 Running
23. 30. Car 41 Cole Custer Haas/Bonanza Ford 95 Running
24. 23. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 95 Running
25. 36. Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 95 Running
26. 35. Car 21 Josh Berry Freightliner Ford 95 Running
27. 32. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 95 Running
28. 34. Car 10 Ty Dillon Sea Best Chevrolet 95 Running
29. 20. Car 38 Zane Smith TitleMax Ford 95 Running
30. 12. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 95 Running
31. 37. Car 51 Cody Ware Arby’s Ford 95 Running
32. 7. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 95 Running
33. 28. Car 60 Ryan Preece BuildSubmarines.com Ford 95 Running
34. 13. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 95 Running
35. 27. Car 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet 80 Accident
36. 5. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 50 Accident
37. 14. Car 87 * Connor Zilisch(i) Red Bull Chevrolet 49 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the green flag to start the race, the following car dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: No. 38 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 7 Mins, 20 Secs. Average Speed: 73.025 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.433 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 15 laps. Lead Changes: 20 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 9, 2025 – Phoenix Raceway
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