Starting from Car 45 Tyler Reddick Chumba Casino Toyota won the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne, his 11th win in 221 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2026. Reddick is the first driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win the 1st three races of a season. This is his 2nd win & 6th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Circuit of The Americas. 2nd Place Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen Safety Culture Chevrolet, started from 13th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in three races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota, started from 8th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Circuit of The Americas.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 01: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, and son, Beau Reddick pose with the winner sticker on his car in victory lane after winning his third race in a row to start the 2026 NASCAR season winning the NASCAR Cup Series DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 54 Ty Gibbs SAIA Freight & Logistics Toyota, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Car 71 Michael McDowell Katz Coffee Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 7th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 5th place. 8th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Pennzoil Ford, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet, started from 7th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 11 Denny Hamlin National Debt Relief Toyota, in 10th place, started from 19th place. Connor Zilisch (14th) was the highest finishing rookie. Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 70 points over Bubba Wallace.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 01: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, celebrates with his crew after winning his third race in a row to start the 2026 NASCAR season winning the NASCAR Cup Series DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
The race had 3 Cautions for 10 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 22 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 47 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 76 for Debris.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 01: Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Rebel Root Beer Whiskey Chevrolet, Ryan Preece, driver of the #60 Castrol Ford, Ty Dillon, driver of the #10 Patriot Mobile Chevrolet, and Riley Herbst, driver of the #35 Monster Energy Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
The race had 14 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; C. Briscoe 1-8; R. Blaney 9-17; R. Chastain 18-21; S. Van Gisbergen 22; R. Blaney 23; T. Reddick 24-41; R. Blaney 42; T. Gibbs 43-47; A. Allmendinger 48; T. Reddick 49-68; S. Van Gisbergen 69; W. Byron 70; M. McDowell 71-75; T. Reddick 76-95.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 01: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, and Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Red Bull Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 1, 97, 71, 17, 16, 54, 48, 9, 77, 11
Stage 2 Top 10: 54, 16, 7, 34, 45, 23, 12, 41, 24, 97
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 01: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, celebrates with Michael Jordan, NBA Hall of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing after winning his third race in a row to start the 2026 NASCAR season winning the NASCAR Cup Series DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas on March 01, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 3
Race Results for the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne – Sunday, March 1, 2026
Circuit of The Americas – Austin, TX – 2.4 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 95 Laps – 228. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 3/1/2026 @ 07:03 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Chumba Casino Toyota 95 Running
2. 13. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen Safety Culture Chevrolet 95 Running
3. 8. Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota 95 Running
4. 9. Car 54 Ty Gibbs SAIA Freight & Logistics Toyota 95 Running
5. 6. Car 71 Michael McDowell Katz Coffee Chevrolet 95 Running
6. 15. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 95 Running
7. 5. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 95 Running
8. 4. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Pennzoil Ford 95 Running
9. 7. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 95 Running
10. 19. Car 11 Denny Hamlin National Debt Relief Toyota 95 Running
11. 24. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Robinhood Toyota 95 Running
12. 30. Car 8 Kyle Busch Rebel Root Beer Whiskey Chevrolet 95 Running
13. 10. Car 24 William Byron All Pro Reconditioning Chevrolet 95 Running
14. 25. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Red Bull Chevrolet 95 Running
15. 20. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 95 Running
16. 21. Car 10 Ty Dillon Patriot Mobile Chevrolet 95 21 Running
17. 31. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 95 Running
18. 29. Car 60 Ryan Preece Castrol Ford 95 Running
19. 33. Car 3 Austin Dillon Breztri Chevrolet 95 Running
20. 26. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Graza Ford 95 Running
21. 17. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford 95 Running
22. 35. Car 4 Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers Ford 95 Running
23. 32. Car 35 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Toyota 95 Running
24. 14. Car 17 Chris Buescher Trimble Ford 95 Running
25. 23. Car 7 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 95 Running
26. 22. Car 21 Josh Berry DEX Ford 95 Running
27. 27. Car 33 * Jesse Love(i) C4 Energy Chevrolet 95 Running
28. 34. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ram Self Storage Chevrolet 95 Running
29. 18. Car 41 Cole Custer Haas/Bonanza Chevrolet 95 Running
30. 37. Car 51 Cody Ware Parts Plus/Costa Oil Chevrolet 95 Running
31. 12. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Chili’s Ride the ‘Dente Chevrolet 95 Running
32. 28. Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 95 Running
33. 11. Car 38 Zane Smith Aaron’s Rent To Own Ford 95 Running
34. 36. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 93 Running
35. 2. Car 1 Ross Chastain Busch Light Chevrolet 93 Running
36. 16 Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 89 Running
37. 3 Car 19 Chase Briscoe Columbia Bank Toyota 62 Transaxle
Race Comments: Prior to the green flag to start the race, the following car dropped to the rear: No. 43 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 58 Mins, 53 Secs. Average Speed: 76.474 MPH. Margin of Victory:3.944 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 1 lap 82/99.68. Caution Flags: 3 for 10 laps. Lead Changes: 14 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 8, 2026 – Phoenix Raceway
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