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2022 EchoPark Texas Grand Prix

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2022 EchoPark Texas Grand Prix
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 6 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
Date March 27, 2022 (2022-03-27)
Location Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
3.426 mi (5.514 km)
Distance 69 laps, 236.394 mi (380.686 km)
Scheduled Distance 68 laps, 231 mi (372 km)
Average speed 70.253 miles per hour (113.061 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 2:12:343
Most laps led
Driver Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team
Laps 31
Winner
No. 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Tony Stewart
Nielsen Ratings 2.18, 3.731 Million Viewers
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1), Ralph Sheheen (2 to Becketts), Mark Jaynes (Chapel to S to Senna), Nick Yeoman (Sepang Hairpin), Pat Patterson (Motodrom), and Brad Gillie (Istanbul 8 to Turn 20)

The 2022 EchoPark Texas Grand Prix was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 27, 2022, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Contested on the 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road course over 69 laps, extended from 68 laps due to an overtime finish, it was the sixth race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. Ross Chastain, of Trackhouse Racing, won the race to secure his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory, and Trackhouse' first win in NASCAR.

Report

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Background

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Aerial view of Circuit of the Americas, the track where the race will be held.

Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
50 Kaz Grala (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
66 Boris Said MBM Motorsports Ford
77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Andy Lally (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Kyle Busch was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 2:12.455 seconds and a speed of 92.681 mph (149.156 km/h).[7]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:12.455 92.681
2 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2:12.567 92.602
3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:13.632 92.557
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is not the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Istanbul 8. Ryan Blaney scored the pole for the race with a time of 2:12:343 and a speed of 92.759 mph (149.281 km/h).[8]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2:12.632 2:12.343
2 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2:11.787 2:12.369
3 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:11.832 2:12.471
4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:12.276 2:12.552
5 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:12.777 2:12.656
6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 2:12.538 2:12.892
7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:12.410 2:12.912
8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:12.490 2:13.051
9 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:12.250 2:13.566
10 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 2:11.935 2:13.940
11 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 2:12.669
12 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:12.698
13 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:12.698
14 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:12.782
15 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:12.790
16 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2:12.801
17 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:12.994
18 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:13.164
19 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2:13.263
20 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:13.297
21 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:13.352
22 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 2:13.356
23 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 2:13.682
24 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:13.922
25 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:14.137
26 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 2:14.149
27 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:14.164
28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 2:14.255
29 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:14.324
30 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.411
31 50 Kaz Grala (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 2:14.476
32 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.492
33 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14.531
34 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:15.307
35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 2:15.584
36 27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 2:15.660
37 66 Boris Said MBM Motorsports Ford 2:18.038
38 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 0.000
39 78 Andy Lally (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 15

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 10
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 9
3 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 7
5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
7 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2
10 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 17

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 8
4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 7
5 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 6
6 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 4
8 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 3
9 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 2
10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 38

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 16 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 69 43
2 5 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 69 43
3 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 69 34
4 12 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 69 37
5 4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 69 32
6 1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 69 47
7 17 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 69 30
8 10 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 69 32
9 30 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 69 28
10 21 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 69 32
11 18 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 69 26
12 24 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 69 25
13 27 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 69 24
14 26 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 69 23
15 9 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 69 27
16 29 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 69 21
17 19 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 69 26
18 8 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 69 29
19 25 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 69 24
20 33 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 69 17
21 22 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 69 16
22 34 77 Josh Bilicki (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 69 0
23 3 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 69 14
24 2 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 69 23
25 31 50 Kaz Grala (i) The Money Team Racing Chevrolet 69 0
26 37 66 Boris Said MBM Motorsports Ford 69 11
27 35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 69 10
28 15 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 69 18
29 13 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 69 14
30 14 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 69 10
31 6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 69 21
32 11 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 69 5
33 20 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 68 0
34 36 27 Loris Hezemans (i) Team Hezeberg Powered by Reaume Brothers Racing Ford 62 0
35 38 15 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 60 2
36 32 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 57 1
37 28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 52 1
38 23 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 44 2
39 39 78 Andy Lally (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 19 0
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 13 among 9 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 9 for 13
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 20 minutes and 57 seconds
  • Average speed: 70.253 miles per hour (113.061 km/h)

Media

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Television

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Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing Tony Stewart called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Fox
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Tony Stewart
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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PRN had the radio call for the race which was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turn 1: Rob Albright
Turns 2 to Becketts: Ralph Sheheen
Chapel to S do Senna: Mark Jaynes
To Sepang Hairpin: Nick Yeoman
Motodrom: Pat Patterson
Istanbul 8 to Turn 20: Brad Gillie
Wendy Venturini
Alan Cavanna
Brett McMillan

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Texas Grand Prix Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Utter, Jim (March 26, 2022). "Kyle Busch spins but still leads Cup practice at COTA". Motorsport.com. Austin, Texas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  8. ^ Utter, Jim (March 26, 2022). "Ryan Blaney's pole at COTA a "pretty good surprise" after wreck". Motorsport.com. Austin, Texas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 26, 2022.


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