NASCAR Cup Series race
2022 EchoPark Texas Grand Prix Race details[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Date
March 27, 2022 (2022-03-27 ) Location
Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas Course
Permanent racing facility 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) Driver
Team Penske Time
2:12:343 Driver
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing Team Laps
31 No. 1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing Team Network
Fox Announcers
Mike Joy , Clint Bowyer , and Tony Stewart Nielsen Ratings
2.18, 3.731 Million Viewers 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)
Motor car race
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
Background
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
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
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
Qualifying
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
Race
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 15
Pos
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
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
Stage Three
Laps: 38
Pos
Grid
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
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)
Television
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.
Radio
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 RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowTurn 1: Rob AlbrightTurns 2 to Becketts: Ralph Sheheen Chapel to S do Senna: Mark Jaynes To Sepang Hairpin: Nick YeomanMotodrom: Pat PattersonIstanbul 8 to Turn 20: Brad GillieWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ "2022 schedule" . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved February 28, 2022 .^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . March 21, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2022 .^ "Practice Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022 .^ "Qualifying Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022 .^ "Texas Grand Prix Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022 .^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022 .^ 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 . ^ 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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