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Echopark Automotive Grand Prix

Sunday, March 26th, 2023

Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas

  • 19 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Circuit of The Americas
  • EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: William Byron
  • Age: 25
  • Team : No. 24 - Liberty University Chevrolet
  • Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Brian Campe
  • William Byron won the Busch Light Pole Award for the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix with a lap of 130.76 seconds, 93.882 mph.
  • This is his ninth pole in 186 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Circuit of The Americas. William Byron becomes the first driver in the NASCAR Cup Series to win a pole at four different road courses - Charlotte Roval (2019), Road America (2021), Indianapolis Road Course (2021) and Circuit of The Americas (2023).
  • Tyler Reddick (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2023 and his third in three races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Austin Cindric (third) posted his third top-10 start at Circuit of The Americas. It is his fourth in six races this season.
  • Noah Gragson (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, March 26th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Tyler Reddick wins first race with 23XI Racing at Circuit of The Americas

Tyler Reddick prevailed in three overtime re-starts to claim his first trophy of the year – and first with his new team, 23XI Racing, with a 1.411-second victory over two-time series champion Kyle Busch in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix – the NASCAR Cup Series’ first road course race of the season.

It was a field of international champions and NASCAR’s very best at the famed Circuit of The Americas course but for most of the race the outcome looked to be decided in a good ole Texas duel between the two fastest cars all weekend driven by Reddick and Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron. The pair exchanged the lead, lap after exciting lap for most of the afternoon.

And on the final two-lap restart Reddick was able to put his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota out front exiting Turn 1 - a tight left-hander - and power forward to the lead; while Busch and third-place finisher Alex Bowman, fourth-place finisher – and defending race winner - Ross Chastain and fifth-place Byron fought door-to-door bumper-to-bumper as they chased after him.

“I’ve been wanting to win here in a Cup car for a long time," the 27-year-old Californian Reddick said, who now has four NASCAR Cup Series wins, but noted this was his first as a Toyota driver and with his 23XI Racing Team – co-owned by fellow competitor Denny Hamlin and NBA superstar Michael Jordan.

“It means the world," said Reddick, who sat down on the track and leaned against his car with a bag of ice after winning to cool down on the typically Texas-hot afternoon. “This whole 23XI team has been working hard all winter long to make the road course program better and was extremely motivated to come in here and improve performance. Just so proud of this Monster Energy team and TRD (Toyota Racing Development). All the resources they’ve put in to turn around the road course program means a lot.”

As often happens late in a road course race, patience lags and urgency increases. That was certainly the case Sunday with three different overtime restarts deciding the outcome. Reddick and Byron’s No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet combined to lead 69 of the race’s 75 laps with Reddick out front a race best 41 of those, most of them after hard-fought challenges and back-and-forth corner after corner with the race polesitter Byron.

“It feels good to get a top five, but we had a top-two race car really with the 45, he was really better than everybody, but I thought we were a close second," said Byron, a two-race winner already in 2023, whose fifth-place finish at COTA was his career best on a road course. “We’ll keep building on it."

Busch’s runner-up effort was an impressive comeback. He had been mid-pack for most of the afternoon but gambled on fuel strategy to move forward during some late race cautions in regulation.

“Even if we were on equal tires, they were lights out," said Busch, driver of the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

“Overall, for as much effort as we put into coming here and focusing on this place and all the testing we did in the offseason, we’re coming out of here with a good finish. Tyler’s obviously a really good road course racer."

In addition to the NASCAR stars, the field that raced Sunday included four big names from other racing genres including IMSA champion Jordan Taylor, who drove the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet for injured former COTA winner Chase Elliott; a pair of former Formula One champions in Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen and popular IndyCar Series regular Conor Daly.

Among these four, the Englishman Button – the 2009 Formula One champion – claimed the top finishing position, 18th in the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford. Taylor, a two-time winner at COTA in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Series finished 24th but made a huge impression in his debut after qualifying fourth.

Raikkonen, the 2007 F1 World Champion from Finland, finished 29th but ran as high as fourth place late in the race. Daly only got 16 laps into the race before his team had to take his No. 50 The Money Team Racing Chevrolet behind the wall for extended repairs. He finished 36th.

Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson didn’t even get a full lap of green flag racing in only his second start of the 2023 season. The owner-driver of the No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet was collected in a multi-car accident that eliminated his Chevrolet and left him 38th in the standings.

Team Penske's Austin Cindric, 2023 DAYTONA 500 winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr., RFK Racing's Chris Buescher, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs and Front Row Motorsports’ Todd Gilliland rounded out the top-10.

Chastain takes over the championship lead by 19 points over Busch. Ty Gibbs, who finished ninth, continues to lead the Sunoco Rookie of the Year points standings.

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 68
  • Laps Actual: 75 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 01.411 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 30 Minutes 32 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 72.886
  • Cautions: 8 for 17 laps
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,110 (53.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Circuit of The Americas
  • EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
  • Race Winner: Tyler Reddick
  • Age: 27
  • Team : No. 45 - Monster Energy Toyota
  • Owner: 23XI Racing
  • Crew Chief: Billy Scott
  • Tyler Reddick won the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, his fourth victory in 116 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Kyle Busch (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Alex Bowman (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Ty Gibbs (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • This is the fourth win for 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series - Talladega (2021), Kansas-1 (2022), Kansas-2 (2022), Austin (2023).
William Byron and Tyler Reddick lead the field on a pace lap
Austin, Texas - March 26, 2023 : William Byron, driver of the #24 Liberty University Chevrolet, and Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 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.
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Echopark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas Draftkings results
FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS FAST LAP POINTS LAPS LED POINTS TOTAL POINTS
RNK SLRY DRIVER TEAM # MAKE LAPS DR ST FIN FIN PTS PD PTS FST % FST FST PTS LED % LED LED PTS TOT PTS
1 9,900 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing 45 Toyota 75 141.80 2 1 45 1 13 26.53 5.85 41 54.7 10.25 62.10
4 10,200 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing 8 Chevrolet 75 101.10 9 2 42 7 3 6.12 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 50.35
10 8,600 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 48 Chevrolet 75 108.40 6 3 41 3 1 2.04 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 44.45
5 10,100 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing 1 Chevrolet 75 107.10 12 4 40 8 2 4.08 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 48.90
9 9,500 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevrolet 75 128.80 1 5 39 -4 6 12.24 2.70 28 37.3 7.00 44.70
14 8,800 Austin Cindric Team Penske 2 Ford 75 96.10 3 6 38 -3 4 8.16 1.80 2 2.7 0.50 37.30
6 5,200 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing 47 Chevrolet 75 76.20 18 7 37 11 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 48.00
3 7,700 Chris Buescher RFK Racing 17 Ford 75 84.00 32 8 36 24 0 0 0.00 1 1.3 0.25 60.25
11 6,600 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Toyota 75 76.50 17 9 35 8 1 2.04 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 43.45
2 5,400 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford 75 68.40 36 10 34 26 1 2.04 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 60.45
6 5,100 Corey Lajoie Spire Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 75 53.30 27 11 32 16 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 48.00
12 7,100 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports 34 Ford 75 92.20 20 12 31 8 1 2.04 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 39.45
8 8,000 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing 4 Ford 75 88.00 29 13 30 16 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 46.00
19 10,400 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevrolet 75 81.80 13 14 29 -1 3 6.12 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 29.35
16 8,300 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing 14 Ford 75 71.50 19 15 28 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 32.00
16 8,500 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Toyota 75 63.50 21 16 27 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 32.00
15 8,200 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 75 77.40 25 17 26 8 1 2.04 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 34.45
18 6,800 Jenson Button Rick Ware Racing 15 Ford 75 48.70 24 18 25 6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 31.00
21 6,200 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing 31 Chevrolet 75 50.80 23 19 24 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 28.00
25 5,600 Noah Gragson Legacy Motor Club 42 Chevrolet 75 65.00 10 20 23 -10 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 13.00
13 9,100 Ryan Blaney Team Penske 12 Ford 75 44.70 38 21 21 17 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 38.00
24 5,300 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford 75 45.80 16 22 20 -6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 14.00
27 7,400 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club 43 Chevrolet 75 71.80 8 23 19 -15 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 4.00
33 7,500 Jordan Taylor Hendrick Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 75 66.40 4 24 18 -20 2 4.08 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 -1.10
20 4,800 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing 51 Ford 75 36.80 37 25 17 12 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 29.00
22 4,600 Josh Bilicki Live Fast Motorsports 78 Chevrolet 75 43.00 33 26 16 7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 23.00
35 9,000 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing 99 Chevrolet 75 101.60 5 27 15 -22 7 14.29 3.15 1 1.3 0.25 -3.60
32 8,700 Joey Logano Team Penske 22 Ford 75 65.50 15 28 14 -13 0 0 0.00 1 1.3 0.25 1.25
26 7,000 Kimi Raikkonen Trackhouse Racing 91 Chevrolet 75 48.30 22 29 13 -7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 6.00
23 5,800 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing 10 Ford 74 36.20 39 30 12 9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 21.00
37 9,300 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 73 71.50 14 31 10 -17 0 0 0.00 1 1.4 0.25 -6.75
30 6,000 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing 41 Ford 68 53.70 26 32 9 -6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 3.00
29 6,400 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing 3 Chevrolet 62 80.10 28 33 8 -5 1 2.04 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 3.45
38 9,700 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 60 91.50 7 34 7 -27 2 4.08 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 -19.10
31 7,900 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing 6 Ford 56 45.40 30 35 6 -5 1 2.04 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 1.45
27 4,900 Conor Daly Team AmeriVet 50 Chevrolet 16 27.70 35 36 5 -1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 4.00
39 6,900 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing 23 Toyota 10 40.70 11 37 4 -26 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -22.00
36 7,300 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club 84 Chevrolet 0 27.00 31 38 3 -7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -4.00
34 4,700 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports 77 Chevrolet 0 26.70 34 39 2 -5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -3.00