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2024 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400

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2024 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 9 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date April 14, 2024 (2024-04-14)
Location Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 276 laps, 414 mi (662.4 km)
Scheduled Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 116.492 miles per hour (187.476 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 28.366
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 77
Winner
No. 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

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.

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Background

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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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Ty Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.345 190.510
2 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 28.553 189.122
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.560 189.076
Official practice results

Qualifying

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.338 28.366
2 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.409 28.401
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.502 28.417
4 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 28.357 28.450
5 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.373 28.458
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.385 28.464
7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 28.461 28.480
8 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 28.522 28.482
9 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.441 28.528
10 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 28.424 28.682
11 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.499
12 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 28.542
13 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.501
14 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.565
15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.511
16 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 28.572
17 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 28.521
18 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 28.634
19 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 28.522
20 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.642
21 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.549
22 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 28.728
23 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 28.653
24 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.742
25 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.679
26 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.776
27 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 28.689
28 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.867
29 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.739
30 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 28.937
31 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.775
32 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 28.954
33 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 28.916
34 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.972
35 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0.000
36 16 Ty Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.019
37 84 Jimmie Johnson Legacy Motor Club Toyota 0.000
38 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.107
Official qualifying results

Race

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Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No 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 No 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

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Stage Three Laps: 102

Pos Grid No 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

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  • 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)

Media

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Television

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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.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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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 Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Alan Cavanna
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Sturniolo, Zach (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". NASCAR. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  9. ^ DeGroot, Nick (April 13, 2024). "Ty Gibbs leads NASCAR Cup practice at Texas; Busch and Johnson crash". Motorsport.com. Fort Worth, Texas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  10. ^ DeGroot, Nick (April 13, 2024). "Larson earns third straight NASCAR Cup pole, beating Gibbs at Texas". Motorsport.com. Fort Worth, Texas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved April 13, 2024.


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