Starting from pole Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet won the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, his 12th win in 222 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Circuit of The Americas. 2nd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota, started from 2nd place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Circuit of The Americas.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 24: William Byron, driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 24, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 17th place followed by 5th place Car 45 Tyler Reddick The Beast Unleashed Toyota, started from 3rd place. 6th Place Car 13 AJ Allmendinger(i) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, started from 14th place followed by 7th place Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 8th Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, started from 20th place followed by 9th place Car 8 Kyle Busch Mark III Employee Benefits Chevrole, started from 16th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, in 10th place, started from 7th place. Zane Smith (20th) was the highest finishing rookie. Martin Truex Jr. leads the point standings by 5 points over Ty Gibbs.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 24: William Byron, driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, celebrates with Grand Marshal Giancarlo Esposito (L) and Jeff Gordon, Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 24, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 2 Cautions for 4 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 17 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 24: William Byron, driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, leads the field to start the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 24, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The race had 11 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; W. Byron 1-12; C. Bell 13-19; W. Byron 20-28; D. Hamlin 29-31; W. Byron 32-33; R. Chastain 34-43; W. Byron 44; T. Gibbs 45; T. Reddick 46; C. Bell 47-48; M. Truex Jr. 49-50; W. Byron 51-68.
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 24: William Byron, driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 24, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 20, 99, 34, 2, 3, 47, 24, 54, 45, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 11, 12, 19, 38, 41, 6, 42, 24, 31, 4
Credit: AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 24: William Byron, driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, and Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy 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 24, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
UPDATED: #51 DQ
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 6
Race Results for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix – Sunday, March 24, 2024
Circuit of The Americas – Austin, TX – 3.41 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 68 Laps – 231.88 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 3/24/2024 @ 09:05 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 68 Running 2. 4. Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota 68 Running 3. 2. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 68 Running 4. 17. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 68 Running 5. 3. Car 45 Tyler Reddick The Beast Unleashed Toyota 68 Running 6. 14. Car 13 * AJ Allmendinger(i) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 68 Running 7. 6. Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet 68 Running 8. 20. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 68 Running 9. 16. Car 8 Kyle Busch Mark III Employee Benefits Chevrolet 68 Running 10. 7. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 68 Running 11. 35. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 68 Running 12. 28. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Jack Links Ford 68 Running 13. 32. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 68 Running 14. 8. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Interstate Batteries Toyota 68 Running 15. 10. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Mobil 1 Toyota 68 Running 16. 9. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 68 Running 17. 15. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 68 Running 18. 11. Car 2 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford 68 Running 19. 34. Car 71 Zane Smith # Focused Health Chevrolet 68 Running 20. 12. Car 16 Shane Van Gisbergen(i) WeatherTech Chevrolet 68 Running 21. 22. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Romco Equipment Co. Toyota 68 Running 22. 18. Car 77 Carson Hocevar # Delaware Life Chevrolet 68 Running 23. 24. Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 68 Running 24. 5. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Gainbridge Chevrolet 68 Running 25. 21. Car 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet 68 Running 26. 26. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Ruedebusch Ford 68 Running 27. 23. Car 15 Kaz Grala # N29 Capital Partners Ford 68 Running 28. 30. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Palmolive Chevrolet 68 Running 29. 25. Car 50 * Kamui Kobayashi Mobil 1 50th Anniversary Toyota 68 Running 30. 29. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 68 Running 31. 19. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 68 Running 32. 38. Car 43 Erik Jones Family Dollar Toyota 68 Running 33. 36. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Castrol 125 Years Forward Ford 68 Running 34. 39. Car 10 Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers Ford 67 Running 35. 31. Car 4 Josh Berry # Overstock.com Ford 67 Running 36. 37. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Amptricity Ford 66 Running 37. 33. Car 31 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet 66 Running 38. 27. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 51 Steering 39. 13. Car 51 Justin Haley Fraternal Order of Eagles Ford 68 Running
Race Comments: Prior to the start the following car dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #17, 41, 66(unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 43 Mins, 15 Secs. Average Speed: 85.224 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.692 Seconds. Caution Flags: 2 for 4 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 7 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 31, 2024 – Richmond Raceway
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