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Echopark Automotive Grand Prix

Sunday, March 26th, 2023

Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas

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  • Sunday, March 26th, 2023
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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)
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Pit Stop Summary Report

Summary of each driver's pit stop during the race. Detailed Report is below the Summary Report.

DRIVER ST FIN # STOPS AVG DRV TIME DRV RNK AVG CREW TIME CREW RANK AVG TOT TIME TOT RNK FASTEST STOP SLOWEST STOP
Tyler Reddick 2 1 4 30.064 4 10.794 2 40.857 1 40.374 41.386
Austin Dillon 28 33 4 30.483 14 10.668 1 41.151 2 40.775 42.178
Erik Jones 8 23 4 30.335 10 11.245 3 41.579 3 40.957 42.134
Denny Hamlin 21 16 4 30.250 7 11.486 5 41.735 4 40.722 42.209
William Byron 1 5 3 30.129 5 12.209 8 42.339 5 40.545 44.137
Ryan Preece 26 32 3 30.454 12 12.290 9 42.744 6 41.224 45.756
Corey Lajoie 27 11 3 30.743 19 12.035 7 42.778 7 40.715 44.731
Christopher Bell 14 31 4 29.736 1 13.070 16 42.806 8 40.247 47.799
Alex Bowman 6 3 3 30.041 3 12.973 13 43.014 9 41.212 44.110
Martin Truex Jr 25 17 3 31.945 32 11.369 4 43.315 10 40.876 45.897
Kyle Larson 13 14 3 30.667 18 12.778 11 43.445 11 42.350 44.230
Ross Chastain 12 4 4 30.322 9 13.187 18 43.509 12 42.144 45.128
Jordan Taylor 4 24 3 30.743 20 12.856 12 43.599 13 42.841 44.279
Joey Logano 15 28 3 30.256 8 13.380 20 43.636 14 42.160 45.952
Daniel Suarez 5 27 2 31.052 26 12.699 10 43.751 15 42.175 45.326
Kyle Busch 9 2 3 29.879 2 13.939 25 43.818 16 40.613 48.945
Chase Briscoe 19 15 4 30.466 13 13.361 19 43.827 17 42.555 45.647
Noah Gragson 10 20 4 30.530 15 13.404 21 43.934 18 41.036 46.355
Justin Haley 23 19 3 30.931 23 13.024 15 43.955 19 42.364 46.694
Kevin Harvick 29 13 4 31.007 25 12.995 14 44.002 20 42.001 48.806
Chris Buescher 32 8 4 30.667 17 13.428 22 44.095 21 42.171 49.229
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 18 7 3 31.099 28 13.167 17 44.267 22 40.805 46.439
AJ Allmendinger 7 34 3 30.160 6 14.212 26 44.372 23 42.107 46.969
Austin Cindric 3 6 2 30.652 16 13.834 23 44.486 24 41.835 47.136
Michael McDowell 20 12 5 31.109 29 13.933 24 45.042 25 41.801 50.324
Aric Almirola 39 30 4 30.993 24 14.321 27 45.315 26 43.618 47.441
Jenson Button 24 18 4 30.889 22 15.272 31 46.161 27 45.616 46.453
Ryan Blaney 38 21 3 31.915 31 14.469 28 46.384 28 42.053 52.094
Harrison Burton 16 22 2 32.000 33 14.481 29 46.481 29 45.327 47.634
Brad Keselowski 30 35 4 34.894 35 11.655 6 46.549 30 42.927 51.463
Cody Ware 37 25 2 31.059 27 15.572 32 46.631 31 46.350 46.911
Todd Gilliland 36 10 3 30.767 21 15.893 34 46.661 32 43.974 51.608
Ty Gibbs 17 9 2 30.418 11 16.610 35 47.028 33 42.981 51.075
Josh Bilicki 33 26 4 31.339 30 15.874 33 47.213 34 46.018 49.712
Kimi Raikkonen 22 29 3 32.233 34 15.259 30 47.491 35 43.264 52.582

Pit Stop Detailed Report

Each 2- and 4-wheel pit stop during the race.

DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
AJ Allmendinger 57 57 29.996 12.111 42.107 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 23 23 30.163 13.876 44.039 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 41 41 30.321 16.648 46.969 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 11 10 30.405 13.213 43.618 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 57 57 31.367 13.677 45.044 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 20 19 30.074 15.081 45.155 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 41 41 32.127 15.314 47.441 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 30 29 31.283 11.644 42.927 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 4 3 30.733 15.029 45.762 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 41 41 33.501 12.544 46.045 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 11 10 44.059 7.404 51.463 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 30 29 29.579 11.143 40.722 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 12 12 30.753 11.244 41.997 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 41 41 31.102 10.910 42.012 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 55 54 29.564 12.645 42.209 4-wheel change
Joey Logano 57 57 29.815 12.345 42.160 4-wheel change
Joey Logano 11 10 30.652 12.145 42.797 4-wheel change
Joey Logano 38 37 30.302 15.650 45.952 4-wheel change
Kevin Harvick 57 57 30.291 11.710 42.001 4-wheel change
Kevin Harvick 31 30 30.315 12.078 42.393 4-wheel change
Kevin Harvick 41 41 31.630 11.177 42.807 4-wheel change
Kevin Harvick 11 10 31.790 17.016 48.806 4-wheel change
Kyle Busch 53 52 29.804 10.809 40.613 4-wheel change
Kyle Busch 19 19 29.602 12.295 41.897 4-wheel change
Kyle Busch 41 41 30.231 18.714 48.945 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 57 57 29.697 11.179 40.876 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 21 21 29.926 13.245 43.171 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 41 41 36.213 9.684 45.897 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 57 57 30.191 11.610 41.801 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 41 41 30.633 11.844 42.477 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 71 71 30.228 14.614 44.842 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 30 30 32.854 12.912 45.766 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 12 12 31.641 18.683 50.324 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 57 57 29.931 10.844 40.775 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 30 30 30.550 10.274 40.824 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 12 12 30.383 10.444 40.827 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 41 41 31.068 11.110 42.178 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 31 31 30.328 10.477 40.805 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 57 57 31.111 14.445 45.556 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 11 10 31.859 14.580 46.439 4-wheel change
Kyle Larson 41 41 30.473 11.877 42.350 4-wheel change
Kyle Larson 31 30 31.078 12.678 43.756 4-wheel change
Kyle Larson 72 71 30.450 13.780 44.230 4-wheel change
Alex Bowman 57 57 30.188 11.024 41.212 4-wheel change
Alex Bowman 22 22 30.087 13.632 43.719 4-wheel change
Alex Bowman 41 41 29.848 14.262 44.110 4-wheel change
Ryan Blaney 57 57 31.078 10.975 42.053 4-wheel change
Ryan Blaney 12 12 32.726 12.279 45.005 4-wheel change
Ryan Blaney 42 41 31.940 20.154 52.094 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 58 56 30.637 10.078 40.715 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 11 10 31.174 11.713 42.887 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 47 44 30.417 14.314 44.731 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 32 32 29.993 12.178 42.171 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 57 57 30.461 11.845 42.306 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 41 41 30.930 11.743 42.673 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 11 10 31.282 17.947 49.229 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 57 57 30.212 10.745 40.957 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 32 32 29.856 11.612 41.468 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 41 41 31.181 10.576 41.757 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 12 12 30.089 12.045 42.134 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 19 19 30.016 11.208 41.224 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 55 54 30.537 10.714 41.251 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 41 41 30.809 14.947 45.756 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 41 41 30.355 11.820 42.175 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 23 23 31.749 13.577 45.326 4-wheel change
Cody Ware 12 12 31.836 14.514 46.350 4-wheel change
Cody Ware 29 28 30.282 16.629 46.911 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 22 22 30.066 12.078 42.144 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 41 41 30.160 12.658 42.818 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 60 59 30.973 12.971 43.944 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 57 57 30.088 15.040 45.128 4-wheel change
William Byron 57 57 29.904 10.641 40.545 4-wheel change
William Byron 41 41 30.123 12.211 42.334 4-wheel change
William Byron 23 23 30.361 13.776 44.137 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 57 57 30.697 15.321 46.018 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 41 41 31.262 14.961 46.223 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 24 23 31.135 15.762 46.897 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 68 68 32.261 17.451 49.712 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 41 41 29.764 10.610 40.374 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 57 57 29.535 11.210 40.745 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 12 12 30.680 10.243 40.923 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 31 31 30.275 11.111 41.386 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 34 33 29.884 12.480 42.364 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 71 71 29.828 12.979 42.807 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 41 41 33.082 13.612 46.694 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 71 71 29.437 10.810 40.247 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 62 61 29.385 11.211 40.596 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 41 41 30.436 12.144 42.580 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 21 21 29.685 18.114 47.799 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 57 57 30.582 11.253 41.835 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 41 41 30.721 16.415 47.136 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 41 41 30.711 11.844 42.555 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 11 10 31.313 12.078 43.391 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 31 30 29.967 13.746 43.713 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 57 57 29.873 15.774 45.647 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 57 57 32.115 13.212 45.327 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 40 39 31.884 15.750 47.634 4-wheel change
Noah Gragson 57 57 30.159 10.877 41.036 4-wheel change
Noah Gragson 41 41 31.972 12.177 44.149 4-wheel change
Noah Gragson 31 30 29.815 14.380 44.195 4-wheel change
Noah Gragson 12 12 30.173 16.182 46.355 4-wheel change
Ty Gibbs 20 20 30.574 12.407 42.981 4-wheel change
Ty Gibbs 57 57 30.262 20.813 51.075 4-wheel change
Todd Gilliland 20 19 30.093 13.881 43.974 4-wheel change
Todd Gilliland 57 57 30.625 13.775 44.400 4-wheel change
Todd Gilliland 41 41 31.584 20.024 51.608 4-wheel change
Kimi Raikkonen 54 53 31.352 11.912 43.264 4-wheel change
Kimi Raikkonen 12 12 33.081 13.547 46.628 4-wheel change
Kimi Raikkonen 29 28 32.265 20.317 52.582 4-wheel change
Jenson Button 65 65 31.571 14.045 45.616 4-wheel change
Jenson Button 41 41 30.481 15.681 46.162 4-wheel change
Jenson Button 20 19 31.165 15.248 46.413 4-wheel change
Jenson Button 57 57 30.340 16.113 46.453 4-wheel change
Jordan Taylor 57 57 30.130 12.711 42.841 4-wheel change
Jordan Taylor 41 41 31.200 12.478 43.678 4-wheel change
Jordan Taylor 22 21 30.899 13.380 44.279 4-wheel change