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2024 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix

{{short description|NASCAR Cup Series race}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report

| Type = CUST

| Description = Race 6 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series

| Race Name = EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix

| Details ref = {{cite web |title=2024 schedule |url=https://www.jayski.com/nascar-cup-series/2024-nascar-cup-series-schedule/|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |accessdate=January 17, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Circuit of the Americas|url=https://www.jayski.com/nascar-tracks-news/circuit-of-the-americas/|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=March 3, 2024|date=March 3, 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/10/04/nascar-reveals-2024-cup-schedule-as-atlanta-watkins-glen-move-to-playoffs/ |title=NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs |first=Zach |last=Sturniolo |website=NASCAR |date=October 4, 2023 |access-date=October 4, 2023}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/3/23/12406_ENTNUM.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=March 18, 2024|date=March 18, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Practice Results|url=https://www.nascar.com/results/racecenter/2024/nascar-cup-series/circuit-of-the-americas/stn/practice1/|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR|access-date=March 23, 2024|date=March 23, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Qualifying Results|url=https://www.nascar.com/results/racecenter/2024/nascar-cup-series/circuit-of-the-americas/stn/qualifying/|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR|access-date=March 23, 2024|date=March 23, 2024}}{{cite web|title=EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Results|url=https://www.nascar.com/results/racecenter/2024/nascar-cup-series/circuit-of-the-americas/stn/results/|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR|access-date=March 24, 2024|date=March 24, 2024}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/3/24/12406_UNOFFDRIVPTS.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=March 24, 2024|date=March 24, 2024}}

| Fulldate = {{Start date|2024|03|24}}

| Year = 2024

| Image = Austin circuit.svg

| Caption =

| Location = Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas

| Course_mi = 3.426

| Course_km = 5.514

| Distance_laps = 68

| Distance_mi = 231

| Distance_km = 372

| Weather =

| Avg = {{convert|85.224|mph|km/h}}

| Pole_Driver = William Byron

| Pole_Team = Hendrick Motorsports

| Pole_Time = 2:09.636

| Most_Driver = William Byron

| Most_Team = Hendrick Motorsports

| Most_laps = 42

| Car = 24

| First_Driver = William Byron

| First_Team = Hendrick Motorsports

| Network = Fox

| Announcers = Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick

| Ratings =

| Radio = PRN

| Booth_Ann = Doug Rice and Mark Garrow

| Turn_Ann = Rob Albright (1), Doug Turnbull (2 to Becketts), Alan Cavanna (Chapel to S to Senna), Nick Yeoman (Sepang Hairpin), Pat Patterson (Motodrom), and Brad Gillie (Istanbul 8 to Turn 20)

}}

The 2024 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 24, 2024, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Contested over 68 laps on the 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road course, it was the sixth race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. William Byron won the race. Christopher Bell finished 2nd, and Ty Gibbs finished 3rd. Alex Bowman and Tyler Reddick rounded out the top five, and A. J. Allmendinger, Ross Chastain, Chris Buescher, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top ten.

Report

=Background=

File:Circuit of the Americas, April 22, 2018 SkySat (cropped2).jpg

Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a {{convert|3.426|mi|km|adj=on}} road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.

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==Entry list==

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

1Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet
2Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord
3Austin Dillonnowrap| Richard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Josh Berry (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord
5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord
7Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
8Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Noah GragsonStewart–Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
13A. J. Allmendinger (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet
14Chase BriscoeStewart–Haas RacingFord
15Kaz Grala (R)Rick Ware RacingFord
16nowrap| Shane van Gisbergen (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet
17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Harrison BurtonWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
31Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
38Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Ryan PreeceStewart–Haas RacingFord
42John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota
43Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota
45Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota
47nowrap| Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
50Kamui Kobayashi23XI RacingToyota
51Justin HaleyRick Ware RacingFord
54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsFord
71Zane Smith (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
77Carson Hocevar (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet
colspan="4"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/3/23/12406_ENTNUM.pdf Official entry list]

Practice

William Byron was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 2:09:626 seconds and a speed of {{Convert|94.703|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=William Byron fastest overall in NASCAR Cup practice at COTA|url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/william-byron-fastest-overall-in-nascar-cup-practice-at-cota/10590816/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=March 23, 2024|location=Austin, Texas|date=March 23, 2024}}

=Practice results=

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Time

! {{Tooltip|Speed|MPH}}

1

| 24 || William Byron || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 2:09:626 || 94.703

2

| 54 || Ty Gibbs || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 2:09.656 || 94.681

3

| 48 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 2:10.021 || 94.416

colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/3/23/12406_PRACFINAL.pdf Official practice results]

Qualifying

William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 2:09.636 and a speed of {{Convert|94.696|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|last=Utter|first=Jim|title=William Byron beats Ty Gibbs to NASCAR Cup pole at COTA|url=https://us.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/william-byron-beats-ty-gibbs-to-nascar-cup-pole-at-cota/10590848/|website=Motorsport.com|publisher=Motorsport Network|access-date=March 23, 2024|location=Austin, Texas|date=March 23, 2024}}

=Qualifying results=

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! {{Tooltip|R1|Best time in Round 1}}

! {{Tooltip|R2|Best time in Round 2}}

1

| 24 || William Byron || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 2:09.114 || 2:09.636

2

| 54 || Ty Gibbs || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 2:09.197 || 2:09.651

3

| 45 || Tyler Reddick || 23XI Racing || Toyota || 2:09.133 || 2:09.816

4

| 20 || Christopher Bell || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 2:09.284 || 2:09.930

5

| 7 || Corey LaJoie || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet || 2:09.937 || 2:10.463

6

| 1 || Ross Chastain || Trackhouse Racing || Chevrolet || 2:09.506 || 2:10.667

7

| 19 || Martin Truex Jr. || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 2:09.618 || 2:10.912

8

| 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota || 2:09.934 || 2:11.148

9

| 9 || Chase Elliott || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 2:09.552 || 2:11.407

10

| 23 || Bubba Wallace || 23XI Racing || Toyota || 2:09.574 || 2:23.570

11

| 2 || Austin Cindric || Team Penske || Ford || 2:09.626 || —

12

| 16 || Shane van Gisbergen (i) || Kaulig Racing || Chevrolet || 2:09.944 || —

13

| 51 || Justin Haley || Rick Ware Racing || Ford || 2:09.984 || —

14

| 13 || A. J. Allmendinger (i) || Kaulig Racing || Chevrolet || 2:10.158 || —

15

| 5 || Kyle Larson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 2:10.178 || —

16

| 8 || Kyle Busch || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 2:10.201 || —

17

| 48 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet || 2:10.190 || —

18

| 77 || Carson Hocevar (R) || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet || 2:10.333 || —

19

| 99 || Daniel Suárez || Trackhouse Racing || Chevrolet || 2:10.230 || —

20

| 17 || Chris Buescher || RFK Racing || Ford || 2:10.450 || —

21

| 3 || Austin Dillon || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet || 2:10.276 || —

22

| 42 || John Hunter Nemechek || Legacy Motor Club || Toyota || 2:10.568 || —

23

| 15 || Kaz Grala (R) || Rick Ware Racing || Ford || 2:10.484 || —

24

| 41 || Ryan Preece || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 2:10.592 || —

25

| 50 || Kamui Kobayashi || 23XI Racing || Toyota || 2:10.513 || —

26

| 38 || Todd Gilliland || Front Row Motorsports || Ford || 2:10.642 || —

27

| 34 || Michael McDowell || Front Row Motorsports || Ford || 2:10.548 || —

28

| 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford || 2:10.644 || —

29

| 4 || Josh Berry (R) || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 2:10.947 || —

30

| 47 || Ricky Stenhouse Jr. || JTG Daugherty Racing || Chevrolet || 2:10.742 || —

31

| 31 || Daniel Hemric || Kaulig Racing || Chevrolet || 2:11.302 || —

32

| 14 || Chase Briscoe || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 2:10.818 || —

33

| 21 || Harrison Burton || Wood Brothers Racing || Ford || 2:11.407 || —

34

| 71 || Zane Smith (R) || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet || 2:10.852 || —

35

| 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford || 2:12.166 || —

36

| 6 || Brad Keselowski || RFK Racing || Ford || 2:11.152 || —

37

| 66 || Timmy Hill (i) || MBM Motorsports || Ford || 2:15.739 || —

38

| 43 || Erik Jones || Legacy Motor Club || Toyota || 2:11.545 || —

39

| 10 || Noah Gragson || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford || 2:45.860 || —

colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/3/23/12406_QUALRES.pdf Official qualifying results]

Race

=Race results=

==Stage Results==

Stage One

Laps: 15

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
299Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet9
334Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord8
42Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord7
53Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6
647Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet5
724William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet4
854Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
945Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota2
101Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet1
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/3/24/12406_UNOFFRES.pdf Official stage one results]

Stage Two

Laps: 15

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

111Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
212Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord9
319Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota8
438Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord7
541Ryan PreeceStewart-Haas RacingFord6
66Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord5
742John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota4
824William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
931Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet2
104Josh Berry (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord1
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/3/24/12406_UNOFFRES.pdf Official stage two results]

=Final Stage Results=

Stage Three

Laps: 38

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Pos

! Grid

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Points

1124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6847
2420Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6845
3254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6837
41748Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6833
5345Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota6834
61413A. J. Allmendinger (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet680
761Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet6831
82017Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord6829
9168Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6828
10719Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota6835
113522Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord6826
122812Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord6834
133214Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord6824
14811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6833
151023Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota6822
1699Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6821
17155Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6820
18112Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord6826
193471Zane Smith (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet6818
201216Shane van Gisbergen (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet680
212242John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota6820
221877Carson Hocevar (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet6815
232441Ryan PreeceStewart-Haas RacingFord6820
2457Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet6813
25213Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6818
262638Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord6818
272315Kaz Grala (R)Rick Ware RacingFord6810
283047Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet6814
292550Kamui Kobayashi23XI RacingToyota688
303321Harrison BurtonWood Brothers RacingFord687
311999Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet6815
323843Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota685
33366Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord689
343910Noah GragsonStewart-Haas RacingFord673
35294Josh Berry (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord673
363766Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsFord660
373131Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet663
382734Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord519
DSQ1351Justin Haley{{Efn|Haley originally finished 17th, but was later disqualified for failing to meet minimum weight requirements in post race inspection.{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2024/03/22/cup-series-2024-cota-inspection-rick-ware-racing-justin-haley/ |title=Rick Ware Racing No. 51 team disqualified for weight violation at COTA |website=NASCAR |date=March 24, 2024 |access-date=August 25, 2024}}}}Rick Ware RacingFord681
colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/3/24/12406_UNOFFRES-1.pdf Official race results]

{{notelist}}

=Race statistics=

  • Lead changes: 7 among 4 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 2 for 4 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 47 minutes and 15 seconds
  • Average speed: {{convert|85.224|mph|km/h}}

Media

=Television=

Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

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colspan="3"|Fox
Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick		Jamie Little
Regan Smith		Larry McReynolds

=Radio=

PRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
colspan="3"|PRN
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow		Turn 1: Rob Albright
Turns 2 to Becketts: Doug Turnbull
Chapel to S do Senna: Alan Cavanna
To Sepang Hairpin: Nick Yeoman
Motodrom: Pat Patterson
Istanbul 8 to Turn 20: Brad Gillie		Wendy Venturini
Heather DeBeaux
Brett McMillan

Standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| Martin Truex Jr.

| style="text-align:center;"| 220

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| Ty Gibbs

| style="text-align:center;"| 215 (–5)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| Ryan Blaney

| style="text-align:center;"| 211 (–9)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| Denny Hamlin

| style="text-align:center;"| 206 (–14)

align="left"| 10px 4

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| Kyle Larson

| style="text-align:center;"| 205 (–15)

align="left"| 10px 4

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| William Byron

| style="text-align:center;"| 183 (–37)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| Christopher Bell

| style="text-align:center;"| 183 (–37)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| Ross Chastain

| style="text-align:center;"| 182 (–38)

align="left"| 10px 3

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

| Chase Elliott

| style="text-align:center;"| 173 (–47)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| Tyler Reddick

| style="text-align:center;"| 171 (–49)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 11

| Alex Bowman

| style="text-align:center;"| 165 (–55)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 12

| Chris Buescher

| style="text-align:center;"| 153 (–67)

align="left"| 10px 3

| style="text-align:center;"| 13

| Kyle Busch

| style="text-align:center;"| 150 (–70)

align="left"| 10px 3

| style="text-align:center;"| 14

| Daniel Suárez

| style="text-align:center;"| 148 (–72)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 15

| John Hunter Nemechek

| style="text-align:center;"| 144 (–76)

align="left"| 10px 3

| style="text-align:center;"| 16

| Brad Keselowski

| style="text-align:center;"| 134 (–86)

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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2024/3/24/12406_UNOFFDRIVPTS-1.pdf Official driver's standings]

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;Manufacturers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Manufacturer

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| Chevrolet

| style="text-align:center;"| 224

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| Toyota

| style="text-align:center;"| 216 (–8)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| Ford

| style="text-align:center;"| 195 (–29)

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  • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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References

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