Circuit of the Americas may not be a new track on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, but Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix is being contested at a layout that the Cup Series has never used.
The first four editions of the race at the Austin, Texas road course, which is the first of five non-ovals on the 2025 calendar, were (scheduled) 68-lap races around the 20-turn, 3.41-mile (5.488-kilometer) layout. But this year's race is a 95-lap race around the 20-turn, 2.3-mile (3.701-kilometer) layout.
Saturday's group qualifying session was a timed session, though unlike in previous years, there was no round two shootout for the pole position. The starting lineup was simply determined based on round one speeds, with drivers split up into two groups.
23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick took the pole position, and teammate Bubba Wallace is set to join him on the front row to start Sunday's race.
There are stage breaks in road course races.
NASCAR at COTA: Stage 1 results
1st - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
2nd - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
3rd - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
4th - Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
5th - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6th - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
7th - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8th - Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
9th - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10th - A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
NASCAR at COTA: Stage 2 results
1st - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
2nd - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
3rd - Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
4th - Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
5th - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
6th - A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
7th - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8th - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
9th - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10th - Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
NASCAR at COTA: Race results
1st - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2nd - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3rd - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
4th - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5th - Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
6th - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
7th - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
8th - Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
9th - Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10th - Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
11th - Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
12th - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
13th - Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
14th - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
15th - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
16th - Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
17th - Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
18th - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
19th - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
20th - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
21st - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
22nd - John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
23rd - Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
24th - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
25th - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
26th - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
27th - Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
28th - Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
29th - Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
30th - A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
31st - Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
32nd - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
33rd - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
34th - Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
35th - Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
36th - Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
37th - Connor Zilisch, No. 87 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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