Austin 400
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{{use Australian English|date=October 2012}}
{{V8 supercar race
|flag = United States
|title = Austin 400
|logo = Austin 400 logo.jpg
|track_map = COTA National Circuit.png
|circuit = Circuit of the Americas
|times_held = 1
|first_held = 2013
|last_held = 2013
|race1_laps = 27
|race1_distance = 100
|race2_laps = 27
|race2_distance = 100
|race3_laps = 27
|race3_distance = 100
|race4_laps = 27
|race4_distance = 100
|last_year = 2013
|last_event_link = 2013 Austin 400
|overall_winner = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup
|overall_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
|race1_winner = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup
|race1_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
|race2_winner = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup
|race2_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
|race3_winner = {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard
|race3_team = Brad Jones Racing
|race4_winner = {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup
|race4_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering
}}
The Austin 400{{cite news|title=V8 Supercars confirms Texas event details|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/03/20/v8-supercars-confirms-texas-event-details/|first=Stefan|last=Bartholomaeus|work=Speedcafe.com|date=20 March 2013|accessdate=20 March 2013|archive-date=23 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130323004856/http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/03/20/v8-supercars-confirms-texas-event-details/|url-status=dead}} was a motor racing event for V8 Supercars that took place at the Circuit of the Americas in Travis County near Austin, Texas, United States of America in 2013.{{cite news|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/30/v8-supercar-series-coming-to-austin-in-2013|work=autoblog.com|publisher=AOL Autos|date=30 June 2011|accessdate=30 June 2011|title=Official: V8 Supercars Coming to Austin in 2013}}
History
Its inaugural running took place between 17 and 19 May 2013, as the fifth round of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship.{{cite news|title=Eastern Creek dropped from calendar|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/103458/|work=Autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Publications|date=15 October 2012|accessdate=15 October 2012}} The race marked the category's first event in the United States, and featured four races of {{convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}}.{{cite news|title=V8 Supercars endurance line-ups take shape|url=http://www.speedcafe.com/2013/03/05/v8-supercars-endurance-line-ups-take-shape/|first=Stefan|last=Bartholomaeus|work=Speedcafe.com|date=5 March 2013|accessdate=5 March 2013|quote=The Texas event will feature four 100 km races, with both the soft and hard tyres expected to be used.}}
Demise
The race was not held in 2014 due to the track hosting the X Games; regarding the scheduling conflict, V8 Supercar chief executive James Warburton stated, "The timing of COTA securing the X Games next year led to the mutual agreement of a gap-year before consolidating, planning and returning to Texas in 2015."{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-23/austin-off-v8-supercars-schedule-for-2014/4975068|title=V8 Supercars Texas race off 2014 calendar due to scheduling conflict, New Zealand only overseas race|work=ABC Online|date=23 September 2013|accessdate=2 June 2014}}
On 28 August 2014, it was announced that V8 Supercars and the Circuit of the Americas had agreed to terminate the current contract.{{Cite web|url=http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/v8-supercars-and-circuit-of-the-americas-agree-to-end-current-contract|title = V8 Supercars and Circuit of the Americas agree to end current contract}} It is unlikely that V8 Supercars will return to the US for the foreseeable future.
Winners
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| Year
!Driver !Team !Car !Report |
|---|
| 2013
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Report |