NASCAR entered Circuit of the Americas looking to put on a show in the sport’s first road course event of the season, which went reasonably well. Christopher Bell won Stage 1 while Denny Hamlin won Stage 2; however, a Hendrick Motorsports driver powered by Chevrolet dominated en route to victory lane.
[autotag]William Byron[/autotag] won the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas after leading the most laps. In the final stint of the event, Byron held off a hard-charging Bell, who appeared to have the best car at the end. This was due to fresh tires by almost five laps, but Byron had just enough speed and time to hold Bell off.
William Byron wins at COTA! #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/VmzGyQRwnD
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) March 24, 2024
The driver of the No. 24 car is the first competitor to win more than once in the Cup Series this season, and he flexed his muscles with this victory. Byron arguably had the best car, strategy, and tire management. It might be Byron’s best win of his career, and that’s scary for the competition.
EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix finishing order:
- No. 24 William Byron
- No. 20 Christopher Bell
- No. 54 Ty Gibbs
- No. 48 Alex Bowman
- No. 45 Tyler Reddick
- No. 13 A.J. Allmendinger
- No. 1 Ross Chastain
- No. 17 Chris Buescher
- No. 8 Kyle Busch
- No. 19 Martin Truex Jr.
- No. 22 Joey Logano
- No. 12 Ryan Blaney
- No. 14 Chase Briscoe
- No. 11 Denny Hamlin
- No. 23 Bubba Wallace
- No. 9 Chase Elliott
- No. 51 Justin Haley
- No. 5 Kyle Larson
- No. 2 Austin Cindric
- No. 71 Zane Smith
- No. 16 Shane van Gisbergen
- No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
- No. 77 Carson Hocevar
- No. 41 Ryan Preece
- No. 7 Corey LaJoie
- No. 3 Austin Dillon
- No. 38 Todd Gilliland
- No. 15 Kaz Grala
- No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- No. 50 Kamui Kobayashi
- No. 21 Harrison Burton
- No. 99 Daniel Suarez
- No. 43 Erik Jones
- No. 6 Brad Keselowski
- No. 10 Noah Gragson
- No. 4 Josh Berry
- No. 66 Timmy Hill
- No. 31 Daniel Hemric
- No. 34 Michael McDowell