Restart after restart, Tyler Reddick put up a monster performance under the hot Texas sun to earn his first win of the season and the first this year for 23XI Racing at Sunday’s EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas (COTA).
Tyler Reddick prevailed in three overtime re-starts to claim his first trophy of the year – and first with his new team, 23XI Racing, with a 1.411-second victory over two-time series champion Kyle Busch in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix – the NASCAR Cup Series’ first road course race of the season.
Tyler Reddick won the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix to score his fourth career NASCAR Cup Series victory, his first of the season and his first at COTA. His margin over second-place Kyle Busch was 1.411 seconds.
A pair of Chevrolet Camaro SS drivers were hoisting their Wallys in the air. Robert Hight raced to his 62nd NHRA victory in Funny Car (his 27th with Chevrolet), while Camrie Caruso nabbed her first victory in Pro Stock, Chevrolet’s 368th in the division and 249th with the Camaro, on what proved to be a tricky track for many throughout the weekend. In doing so, Caruso became the second female Pro Stock winner in NHRA history.
AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford Mustang (Finished 6th) – “Great to lay some laps. Good to be able to show some speed in our Discount Tire Ford Mustang."
Tyler Reddick earned his first win for 23XI Racing and Toyota with a strong performance at Circuit of the Americas. Reddick had to battle through multiple overtime restarts to score the win – the fourth of his career.
The Top Fuel final at Wildhorse Pass Motorsports Park consisted of two Toyota teammates making an appearance – Shawn Langdon for Team Kalitta and Justin Ashley for Davis Motorsports.
Sunday’s victory was Silver Hare Racing's second in the Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers TA2 Series. Its first win came on Nov. 8, 2020 at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas, with driver Rafa Matos.
Lawless Alan had a career-run Saturday afternoon at Circuit of the Americas. The Los Angeles driver would pick up stage points in the second stage and run inside the top-ten for most of the race.
The souvenir program will be available in the reformatted Broadway Play “Playbill” style size that is more convenient for fans to carry the program with them while they are at the track.
The 2024 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Norman, Oklahoma, notched his fifth runner-up result of 2026 during this past weekend's Cup Series event at EchoPark Speedway.
Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney won Sunday’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, claiming his second win of the 2026 season and 19th NASCAR Cup Series career win.
