This was an exciting race, on the last lap with a 3 car battle for win between AJ Allmendinger, Alex Bowman & Ross Chastain. Starting from 16th place Car 1 Ross Chastain ONX Homes/iFly Chevrolet won the 2nd Annual EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, his 1st win in 121 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Circuit of The Americas. 2nd Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 5th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Circuit of The Americas.
4th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott Llumar Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 5th place Car 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet, started from 4th place. 6th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford, started from pole followed by 7th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 17th place. 8th Place Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford, started from 10th place was the highest finishing rookie. 9th Place Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet, started from 30th place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 3 Austin Dillon Bennett Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 21st place. Chase Elliott leads the point standings by 13 points over Ryan Blaney.
The race had 9 Cautions for 13 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 17 for Conclusion of Stage 1. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for Conclusion of Stage 2. 3rd Caution on lap 35 for Debris on track in Turn 11. 4th Caution on lap 42 for #43 stopped on the back stretch. 5th Caution on lap 46 for Debris on track in Turn 16. 6th Caution on lap 55 for #47 stuck on the backstretch. 7th Caution on lap 59 for Possible fluid on the front stretch. 8th Caution on lap 64 for #27 stopped in Turn 3. 9th Caution on lap 67 for Crash involving the #22, #45 and #5 in Turn 1.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; D. Suarez 1-15; R. Blaney 16; A. Cindric # 17-27; D. Hamlin 28-30; J. Logano 31-32; R. Chastain 33-41; A. Allmendinger(i) 42; R. Chastain 43-44; C. Briscoe 45-46; R. Chastain 47-64; A. Allmendinger(i) 65; T. Reddick 66-67; R. Chastain 68-69.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 99, 12, 48, 22, 5, 31, 9, 14, 21, 2
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 18, 22, 12, 10, 3, 21, 1, 2, 23
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 6
Race Results for the 2nd Annual EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix – Sunday, March 27, 2022. Circuit of The Americas – Austin, TX – 3.41 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 69 Laps – 235.29 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 16. Car 1 Ross Chastain ONX Homes/iFly Chevrolet 69 Running |
| 2. 5. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 69 Running |
| 3. 7. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 69 Running |
| 4. 12. Car 9 Chase Elliott Llumar Chevrolet 69 Running |
| 5. 4. Car 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet 69 Running |
| 6. 1. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford 69 Running |
| 7. 17. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota |
| 8. 10. Car 2 Austin Cindric # Discount Tire Ford 69 Running |
| 9. 30. Car 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet 69 Running |
| 10. 21. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bennett Chevrolet 69 Running |
| 11. 18. Car 4 Kevin Harvick GEARWRENCH Ford 69 Running |
| 12. 24. Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 69 Running |
| 13. 27. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 69 Running |
| 14. 26. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Wyndham Rewards Ford 69 Running |
| 15. 9. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 69 Running |
| 16. 29. Car 38 Todd Gilliland # Boot Barn Ford 69 Running |
| 17. 19. Car 21 Harrison Burton # Freightliner Ford 69 Running |
| 18. 8. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 69 Running |
| 19. 25. Car 10 Aric Almirola Rush/Mobil Delvac 1 Ford 69 Running |
| 20. 33. Car 42 Ty Dillon chevyliners.com Chevrolet 69 Running |
| 21. 22. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 69 Running |
| 22. 34. Car 77 Josh Bilicki(i) Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 69 Running |
| 23. 3. Car 41 Cole Custer One Cure Ford 69 Running |
| 24. 2. Car 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet 69 Running |
| 25. 31. Car 50 * Kaz Grala(i) Pit Viper Sunglasses Chevrolet 69 Running |
| 26. 37. Car 66 * Boris Said Bumper.com Ford 69 Running |
| 27. 35. Car 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 69 Running |
| 28. 15. Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Lime is Back Toyota 69 Running |
| 29. 13. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 69 Running |
| 30. 14. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 69 Running |
| 31. 6. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 69 Running |
| 32. 11. Car 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 69 Running |
| 33. 20. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Action Industries Chevrolet 68 Running |
| 34. 36. Car 27 * Loris Hezemans(i) Hezeberg Systems Ford 62 Rear Gear |
| 35. 38. Car 15 Joey Hand Ford Pass Rewards Visa Ford 60 Suspension |
| 36. 32. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Chevrolet 57 Engine |
| 37. 28. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Chevrolet 52 Drivetrain |
| 38. 23. Car 23 Bubba Wallace leidos Toyota 44 Suspension |
| 39. 39. Car 78 Andy Lally(i) MaintenanceSupplies.com Ford 19 Suspension |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: Nos. 27, 15, 16, 34, 43, 66, 77 (Unapproved adjustments), No. 78 (Three inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 20 Mins, 57 Secs. Average Speed: 70.253 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.331 Seconds. Caution Flags: 9 for 13 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 9 drivers. Busch Light Pole Award to the driver with the fastest qualifying time eligible to participate. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Austin Cindric, #2
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 3, 2022 – Richmond Raceway
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