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EchoPark Automotive Texas Grand Prix

Sunday, March 27th, 2022

Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas

  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 17 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Circuit of The Americas
  • 2nd Annual EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Ryan Blaney
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No. 12 - Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford
  • Owner: Team Penske
  • Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler
  • Ryan Blaney won the Pole Award for the 2nd Annual EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix with a lap of 132.343 seconds, 92.759 mph.
  • This is his eighth pole in 240 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his second pole and fifth top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Daniel Suarez (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2022 and his first in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Cole Custer (third) posted his first top-10 start at Circuit of The Americas. It is his first in six races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

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Ross Chastain gets Trackhouse Racing its first Cup win at the Circuit of The Americas

In exactly the kind of thrilling final lap, final-turn high-action finish NASCAR has so often provided on road courses, Ross Chastain persevered in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix to win his first career NASCAR Cup Series race at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas - the sixth different winner this season.

Chastain really had to earn this one - coming out on the right end of a frantic, four lead-change, two-lap final overtime. And he did - moving veteran A.J. Allmendinger and Alex Bowman in the final series of turns on the 3.41-mile, 20-turn circuit to take not only his first victory in NASCAR's premier series but also give his Trackhouse Racing's Justin Marks his first win as a new owner in stock car's big leagues.

After grabbing the position in the final corner, Chastain raced off to a 1.331-second victory over Hendrick Motorsports driver Bowman, who unlike Allmendinger was able to recover from the last lap contact and continue to the checkered flag. Joe Gibbs Racing's Christopher Bell, Hendrick Motorsports Chase Elliott and Richard Childress Racing's Tyler Reddick rounding out the top five.

Chastain's family owns a watermelon farm in tiny, rural Alva, Florida and as he has famously done with past victories in both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Xfinity Series, Chastain stood on top of his winning car, the No.1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, and dropped a watermelon to the track, crushing it on the ground as his team and fans exploded in cheers.

"It's insane to go up against some of the best, and I know he's [Allmendinger] going to be upset with me, but we race hard, both of us," said Chastain, who has been runner-up in the last two NASCAR Cup Series races coming to Austin.

"But when it comes to this Cup win, I can't let that go down without a fight."

Allmendinger, who actually was a NASCAR Xfinity Series teammate with Chastain two years ago, was understandably crushed as well after the race. He finished 33rd.

"We just needed two more corners," said a disappointed Allmendinger, who also went door-to-door in a tight on-track battle with Chastain in winning Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at COTA.

"Everybody's got to be comfortable with the move they make and look in the mirror," Allmendinger told FOX Sports. "Everybody's different on what they view, and you can't judge a person for that.

"So, at the end of the day, I'm just proud of Kaulig Racing for bringing such a fast Action Industry Chevrolet. We started at the back, drove to the front and if we had had a long run [at the end] it would have been game over. Nobody would have touched me.

"You know the moves are going to be made at times. Whether I'm okay with it, doesn't really matter.

"I wanted to sweep the weekend, and we came two corners away," he added.

Chastain led a race high 31 of the 69 laps - one of nine leaders in the series' first road course test with the Next Gen cars debuting this season. The race produced a series road course record of 30 green flag passes for the lead.

And the 29-year-old Floridian becomes the 12th consecutive NASCAR Cup Series race winner under the age of 30 and the third first-time winner this season.

It was as equally a thrilling maiden win for the former NASCAR and sportscar driver Marks, who was interviewed during the FOX telecast just before the final restart, revealing with a smile that "It's a little easier to be a driver of one these things than to watch."

"It seemed like a real tall order when I dreamt this thing up," Marks said. "But every man and woman that's trusted the vision and committed to Trackhouse and worked so hard owns a piece of this victory.

"I'm so happy for everybody. Everybody believed in this, and I can't wait for next week."

And, he reported with a grin, he spoke with the team's co-owner, music superstar Pitbull who promised he also was smashing a watermelon over his head and drinking champagne.

The race pole-winner Ryan Blaney finished sixth, followed by Martin Truex Jr, Austin Cindric, Erik Jones, and Austin Dillon rounding out the top 10.

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 68
  • Laps Actual: 69 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 01.331 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 20 Minutes 57 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 70.253
  • Cautions: 9 for 13 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,599 (46.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Circuit of The Americas
  • 2nd Annual EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
  • Race Winner: Ross Chastain
  • Age: 29
  • Team : No. 1 - ONX Homes/iFly Chevrolet
  • Owner: Trackhouse Racing
  • Crew Chief: Philip Surgen
  • Ross Chastain won the 2nd Annual EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, his first victory in 121 Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Alex Bowman (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his third top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Christopher Bell (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Austin Cindric (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Chase Elliott leads the point standings by 13 points over Ryan Blaney.
Chase Elliott races at Circuit of The Americas
Austin, Texas - May 23, 2021 : Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Llumar Chevrolet, races during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.
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EchoPark Automotive Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 42 Chevrolet Action Industries Kaulig Racing Matt Swiderski
2 78 Andy Lally Northport, NY Feb 11, 1975 49 Ford Surface Sunscreen Live Fast Motorsports Lee Leslie
3 10 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Mar 14, 1984 40 Ford Rush / Mobil Delvac 1 Stewart-Haas Racing Drew Blickensderfer
4 66 Boris Said New York, NY Sep 18, 1962 62 Ford Bumper.com Motorsports Business Management Jeff Weaver
5 6 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Feb 12, 1984 40 Ford Wyndham Rewards RFK Racing Matt Mccall
6 11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Nov 18, 1980 43 Toyota FedEx Ground Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
7 22 Joey Logano Middleton, CT May 24, 1990 34 Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Paul Wolfe
8 4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Dec 8, 1975 48 Ford GEARWRENCH Stewart-Haas Racing Rodney Childers
9 45 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Aug 4, 1978 46 Toyota Monster Energy 23XI Racing Billy Scott
10 18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV May 2, 1985 39 Toyota Skittles Lime is Back Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
11 19 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Jun 29, 1980 44 Toyota Bass Pro Shops Joe Gibbs Racing James Small
12 34 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Dec 21, 1984 39 Ford Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Blake Harris
13 3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Apr 27, 1990 34 Chevrolet Bennett Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
14 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Oct 2, 1987 37 Chevrolet SunnyD JTG Daugherty Racing Brian Pattie
15 5 Kyle Larson Sacremento, CA Jul 31, 1992 32 Chevrolet HendrickCars.com Hendrick Motorsports Cliff Daniels
16 48 Alex Bowman Tuscon, AZ Apr 25, 1993 31 Chevrolet Ally Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
17 12 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Dec 31, 1993 30 Ford Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Team Penske Jonathan Hassler
18 7 Corey Lajoie Kannapolis, NC Sep 25, 1991 33 Chevrolet Schluter Systems Spire Motorsports Peter Sospenzo
19 42 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Feb 27, 1992 32 Chevrolet Chevyliners.com Petty GMS Motorsports Jerame Donley
20 9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Nov 28, 1995 28 Chevrolet LLumar Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
21 17 Chris Buescher Prosper, TX Oct 29, 1992 31 Ford Fifth Third Bank RFK Racing Scott Graves
22 43 Erik Jones Byron, MI May 30, 1996 28 Chevrolet FOCUSfactor Petty GMS Motorsports Dave Elenz
23 99 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Jan 7, 1992 32 Chevrolet CommScope TrackHouse Racing Travis Mack
24 51 Cody Ware Greensboro, NC Nov 7, 1995 28 Ford Nurtec ODT Ford Rick Ware Racing Billy Plourde
25 1 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Dec 4, 1992 31 Chevrolet ONX Homes / iFly TrackHouse Racing Phil Surgen
26 23 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Oct 8, 1993 30 Toyota leidos 23XI Racing Bootie Barker
27 24 William Byron Charlotte, NC Nov 29, 1997 26 Chevrolet RaptorTough.com Hendrick Motorsports Rudy Fugle
28 41 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Jan 23, 1998 26 Ford One Cure Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Shiplett
29 77 Josh Bilicki Menomonee Falls, WI Jun 3, 1995 29 Chevrolet Zeigler Auto Group Spire Motorsports Kevin Bellicourt
30 8 Tyler Reddick Corning, CA Jan 11, 1996 28 Chevrolet 3CHI Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett
31 31 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 25 Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Caleb Williams
32 20 Christopher Bell Norman, OK Dec 16, 1994 29 Toyota DeWalt Joe Gibbs Racing Adam Stevens
33 50 Kaz Grala Boston, MA Dec 29, 1998 25 Chevrolet Pit Viper TMT Racing Tony Eury Jr
34 2 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 26 Ford Discount Tire Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
35 14 Chase Briscoe Mitchell, IN Dec 15, 1994 29 Ford Mahindra Tractors Stewart-Haas Racing Johnny Klausmeier
36 21 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC Oct 9, 2000 23 Ford Freightliner Wood Brothers Racing Brian Wilson
37 27 Loris Hezemans Amsterdam, Netherlands May 26, 1997 27 Ford Hezeberg Systems Team Hezeberg Josh Reaume
38 15 Joey Hand Sacramento, CA Feb 10, 1979 45 Ford Ford Pass Rewards Visa Rick Ware Racing Ken Evans
39 38 Todd Gilliland Sherrills Ford, NC May 15, 2000 24 Ford Boot Barn Front Row Motorsports Troy Raker