NASCAR Weekend Schedule – Circuit of the Americas and St. Petersburg

This weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series travel to Circuit of the Americas (COTA). The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will compete at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

There have been five Cup Series races at the 2.40-mile road course track with five different winners. Chase Elliott won the inaugural race in 2021, followed by Ross Chastain (2022), Tyler Reddick (2023) and William Byron (2024).

Christopher Bell is the returning Cup Series race winner at Circuit of the Americas.

Active Cup Series road course winners:

Chase Elliott – 7
Kyle Larson – 6
Shane van Gisbergen – 6
Kyle Busch – 4
A.J. Allmendinger – 3
Christopher Bell – 3
Tyler Reddick – 3
William Byron – 2
Ryan Blaney – 1
Alex Bowman – 1
Chris Buescher – 1
Ross Chastain – 1
Denny Hamlin – 1
Joey Logano – 1
Michael McDowell – 1
Daniel Suarez – 1

Friday, Feb. 27

Grand Prix of St. Petersburg:
4 p.m.: Craftsman Truck Series Practice – FS2
5:05 p.m.: Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying – FS2

Circuit of the Americas:
5 p.m.: O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Practice – CW App
6:05: O’Reilly Auto Parts Qualifying – CW App

Saturday, Feb. 28

Circuit of the Americas:
10 a.m.: Cup Series Practice – Prime/PRN/SiriusXM
11:10 a.m.: Cup Series Qualifying – Prime/PRN/SiriusXM
Post Cup Series Qualifying: Press Pass

3 p.m.: O’Reilly Auto Parts Focused Health 250
CW/PRN/SiriusXM
Stages 20/40/65 Laps = 156 Miles
Post Race: Press Pass

Grand Prix of St. Petersburg:
Noon: Craftsman Truck Series OnlyBulls Green Flag 150
Stages 20/40/80 Laps = 144 Miles
Post Race: Press Pass

Sunday, March 1

Circuit of the Americas:
3:30 p.m.: Cup Series DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne
Stages 20/45/95 Laps = 228 Miles
FOX/HBO Max/PRN/SiriusXM
Post Race: Press Pass

*All times are Eastern

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Angie Campbell
Angie Campbell
A native of Charlotte, NC, Angela (Angie) was first introduced to racing by her father. An avid fan of NASCAR, she found a way to combine her love of racing with her passion for writing. Angie is also an award-winning member of the National Motorsports Press Association. Follow her on Twitter @angiecampbell_ for the latest NASCAR news and feature stories.

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