NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2024 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 was an NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 14, 2024, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas . Contested over 276 laps -- extended from 267 laps due to an double overtime finish , on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the ninth race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Chase Elliott won the race, his first of the season, and 19th of his career. This win also snapped a 42-race winless streak for Elliott dating back to the 2022 YellaWood 500 in October 2022 at Talladega Superspeedway .
Report
Background
Texas Motor Speedway , the track where the race will be held.Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas . The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports , Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Ty Gibbs was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 28.345 seconds and a speed of 190.510 mph (306.596 km/h).[ 9]
Practice results
Qualifying
Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.366 and a speed of 190.369 mph (306.369 km/h).[ 10]
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 80
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
10
2
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
7
5
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
4
7
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
5
8
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
3
9
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 85
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
10
2
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
9
3
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
7
5
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
5
7
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
4
8
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
3
9
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 102
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
24
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
276
46
2
22
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford
276
40
3
6
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
276
36
4
4
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota
276
40
5
17
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
276
32
6
5
14
Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
276
43
7
10
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
276
40
8
15
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
276
29
9
35
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
276
28
10
16
77
Carson Hocevar (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
276
27
11
20
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
276
26
12
26
41
Ryan Preece
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
276
25
13
2
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
276
26
14
9
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
276
23
15
19
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford
276
22
16
36
16
Ty Dillon (i)
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
276
0
17
3
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
276
29
18
21
10
Noah Gragson
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
276
19
19
27
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
276
25
20
38
31
Daniel Hemric
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
276
17
21
1
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
276
26
22
23
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
276
15
23
31
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
276
17
24
32
51
Justin Haley
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
276
13
25
8
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
276
12
26
18
71
Zane Smith (R)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
276
11
27
33
15
Kaz Grala (R)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
276
10
28
29
21
Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
276
13
29
37
84
Jimmie Johnson
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
276
8
30
11
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
276
15
31
28
38
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
276
6
32
12
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet
275
15
33
7
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
268
17
34
30
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota
226
3
35
13
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
143
5
36
25
4
Josh Berry (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
136
1
37
14
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
100
1
38
34
33
Austin Hill (i)
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
98
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 23 among 13 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 16 for 72 laps
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 33 minutes and 14 seconds
Average speed: 116.492 miles per hour (187.476 km/h)
Television
Fox Sports covered the race on the television side Mike Joy , Clint Bowyer and three-time Texas winner Kevin Harvick 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 also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Doug Rice & Mark Garrow covered the action for PRN when the field races down the front straightaway. Rob Albright covered the action for PRN from a platform outside of Turns 1 & 2, & Pat Patterson covered the action from a platform outside of Turns 3 & 4 for PRN. Brad Gillie, Alan Cavanna and Wendy Venturini had the call from pit lane for PRN.
PRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowTurns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat PattersonBrad 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
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