Entry List

The official 2022 EchoPark Automotive Texas Grand Prix NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Circuit of The Americas, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

EchoPark Automotive Texas Grand Prix

Sunday, March 27th, 2022

Circuit of The Americas, Austin, Texas

  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 17 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Circuit of The Americas
  • 2nd Annual EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Ryan Blaney
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No. 12 - Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford
  • Owner: Team Penske
  • Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler
  • Ryan Blaney won the Pole Award for the 2nd Annual EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix with a lap of 132.343 seconds, 92.759 mph.
  • This is his eighth pole in 240 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his second pole and fifth top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Daniel Suarez (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2022 and his first in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Cole Custer (third) posted his first top-10 start at Circuit of The Americas. It is his first in six races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, March 27th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Ross Chastain gets Trackhouse Racing its first Cup win at the Circuit of The Americas

In exactly the kind of thrilling final lap, final-turn high-action finish NASCAR has so often provided on road courses, Ross Chastain persevered in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix to win his first career NASCAR Cup Series race at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas - the sixth different winner this season.

Chastain really had to earn this one - coming out on the right end of a frantic, four lead-change, two-lap final overtime. And he did - moving veteran A.J. Allmendinger and Alex Bowman in the final series of turns on the 3.41-mile, 20-turn circuit to take not only his first victory in NASCAR's premier series but also give his Trackhouse Racing's Justin Marks his first win as a new owner in stock car's big leagues.

After grabbing the position in the final corner, Chastain raced off to a 1.331-second victory over Hendrick Motorsports driver Bowman, who unlike Allmendinger was able to recover from the last lap contact and continue to the checkered flag. Joe Gibbs Racing's Christopher Bell, Hendrick Motorsports Chase Elliott and Richard Childress Racing's Tyler Reddick rounding out the top five.

Chastain's family owns a watermelon farm in tiny, rural Alva, Florida and as he has famously done with past victories in both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Xfinity Series, Chastain stood on top of his winning car, the No.1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, and dropped a watermelon to the track, crushing it on the ground as his team and fans exploded in cheers.

"It's insane to go up against some of the best, and I know he's [Allmendinger] going to be upset with me, but we race hard, both of us," said Chastain, who has been runner-up in the last two NASCAR Cup Series races coming to Austin.

"But when it comes to this Cup win, I can't let that go down without a fight."

Allmendinger, who actually was a NASCAR Xfinity Series teammate with Chastain two years ago, was understandably crushed as well after the race. He finished 33rd.

"We just needed two more corners," said a disappointed Allmendinger, who also went door-to-door in a tight on-track battle with Chastain in winning Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at COTA.

"Everybody's got to be comfortable with the move they make and look in the mirror," Allmendinger told FOX Sports. "Everybody's different on what they view, and you can't judge a person for that.

"So, at the end of the day, I'm just proud of Kaulig Racing for bringing such a fast Action Industry Chevrolet. We started at the back, drove to the front and if we had had a long run [at the end] it would have been game over. Nobody would have touched me.

"You know the moves are going to be made at times. Whether I'm okay with it, doesn't really matter.

"I wanted to sweep the weekend, and we came two corners away," he added.

Chastain led a race high 31 of the 69 laps - one of nine leaders in the series' first road course test with the Next Gen cars debuting this season. The race produced a series road course record of 30 green flag passes for the lead.

And the 29-year-old Floridian becomes the 12th consecutive NASCAR Cup Series race winner under the age of 30 and the third first-time winner this season.

It was as equally a thrilling maiden win for the former NASCAR and sportscar driver Marks, who was interviewed during the FOX telecast just before the final restart, revealing with a smile that "It's a little easier to be a driver of one these things than to watch."

"It seemed like a real tall order when I dreamt this thing up," Marks said. "But every man and woman that's trusted the vision and committed to Trackhouse and worked so hard owns a piece of this victory.

"I'm so happy for everybody. Everybody believed in this, and I can't wait for next week."

And, he reported with a grin, he spoke with the team's co-owner, music superstar Pitbull who promised he also was smashing a watermelon over his head and drinking champagne.

The race pole-winner Ryan Blaney finished sixth, followed by Martin Truex Jr, Austin Cindric, Erik Jones, and Austin Dillon rounding out the top 10.

  • Drivers Entered: 39
  • Laps Scheduled: 68
  • Laps Actual: 69 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 01.331 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 20 Minutes 57 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 70.253
  • Cautions: 9 for 13 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,599 (46.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Circuit of The Americas
  • 2nd Annual EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
  • Race Winner: Ross Chastain
  • Age: 29
  • Team : No. 1 - ONX Homes/iFly Chevrolet
  • Owner: Trackhouse Racing
  • Crew Chief: Philip Surgen
  • Ross Chastain won the 2nd Annual EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, his first victory in 121 Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Alex Bowman (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas. It is his third top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Christopher Bell (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Circuit of The Americas.
  • Austin Cindric (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Chase Elliott leads the point standings by 13 points over Ryan Blaney.
Chase Elliott races at Circuit of The Americas
Austin, Texas - May 23, 2021 : Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 Llumar Chevrolet, races during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
16
Los Gatos, CA
Dec 16, 1981
40
Chevrolet
Action Industries
2
78
Northport, NY
Feb 11, 1975
47
Ford
Surface Sunscreen
3
10
Tampa, FL
Mar 14, 1984
38
Ford
Rush / Mobil Delvac 1
4
66
New York, NY
Sep 18, 1962
59
Ford
Bumper.com
5
6
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 12, 1984
38
Ford
Wyndham Rewards
6
11
Chesterfield, VA
Nov 18, 1980
41
Toyota
FedEx Ground
7
22
Middleton, CT
May 24, 1990
31
Ford
Shell Pennzoil
8
4
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 08, 1975
46
Ford
GEARWRENCH
9
45
Las Vegas, NV
Aug 04, 1978
43
Toyota
Monster Energy
10
18
Las Vegas, NV
May 02, 1985
36
Toyota
Skittles Lime is Back
11
19
Mayetta, NJ
Jun 29, 1980
41
Toyota
Bass Pro Shops
12
34
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 21, 1984
37
Ford
Love's Travel Stops
13
3
Lewisville, NC
Apr 27, 1990
31
Chevrolet
Bennett
14
47
Olive Branch, MS
Oct 02, 1987
34
Chevrolet
SunnyD
15
5
Sacremento, CA
Jul 31, 1992
29
Chevrolet
HendrickCars.com
16
48
Tuscon, AZ
Apr 25, 1993
28
Chevrolet
Ally
17
12
High Point, NC
Dec 31, 1993
28
Ford
Menards / Richmond Water Heaters
18
7
Kannapolis, NC
Sep 25, 1991
30
Chevrolet
Schluter Systems
19
42
Lewisville, NC
Feb 27, 1992
30
Chevrolet
Chevyliners.com
20
9
Dawsonville, GA
Nov 28, 1995
26
Chevrolet
LLumar
21
17
Prosper, TX
Oct 29, 1992
29
Ford
Fifth Third Bank
22
43
Byron, MI
May 30, 1996
25
Chevrolet
FOCUSfactor
23
99
Monterrey, Mexico
Jan 07, 1992
30
Chevrolet
CommScope
24
51
Greensboro, NC
Nov 07, 1995
26
Ford
Nurtec ODT Ford
25
1
Alva, FL
Dec 04, 1992
29
Chevrolet
ONX Homes / iFly
26
23
Mobile, AL
Oct 08, 1993
28
Toyota
leidos
27
24
Charlotte, NC
Nov 29, 1997
24
Chevrolet
RaptorTough.com
28
41
Ladera Ranch, CA
Jan 23, 1998
24
Ford
One Cure
29
77
Menomonee Falls, WI
Jun 03, 1995
26
Chevrolet
Zeigler Auto Group
30
8
Corning, CA
Jan 11, 1996
26
Chevrolet
3CHI
31
31
Winamac, IN
Apr 28, 1999
22
Chevrolet
LeafFilter Gutter Protection
32
20
Norman, OK
Dec 16, 1994
27
Toyota
DeWalt
33
50
Boston, MA
Dec 29, 1998
23
Chevrolet
Pit Viper
34
2
Columbus, OH
Sep 02, 1998
23
Ford
Discount Tire
35
14
Mitchell, IN
Dec 15, 1994
27
Ford
Mahindra Tractors
36
21
Huntersville, NC
Oct 09, 2000
21
Ford
Freightliner
37
27
Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 26, 1997
24
Ford
Hezeberg Systems
38
15
Sacramento, CA
Feb 10, 1979
43
Ford
Ford Pass Rewards Visa
39
38
Sherrills Ford, NC
May 15, 2000
21
Ford
Boot Barn