Entry List : Texas Motor Speedway

Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400

Sunday, April 14th, 2024

Texas Motor Speedway , Fort Worth, TX

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  • AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Kyle Larson
  • Age: 31
  • Team : No 5 - HendrickCarscom Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
  • Kyle Larson won the Pole Award for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 with a lap of 28366 seconds, 190369 mph
  • This is his 19th pole in 340 NASCAR Cup Series races
  • This is his third pole and sixth top-10 start in 2024
  • This is his first pole in 17 races at Texas Motor Speedway
  • Ty Gibbs (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2024 and his second in three races at Texas Motor Speedway
  • Christopher Bell (third) posted his second top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway It is his fourth in nine races this season
  • Carson Hocevar (16th) was the fastest qualifying rookie

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Chase Elliott wins in double overtime, snaps 42-race winless streak at Texas

Chase Elliott held off the field in a thrilling, wildly-popular double overtime victory in the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon to earn his first victory in 42 starts – dating back to the 2022 season.

By no means was it an easy win for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion and the sport’s perennial Most Popular Driver, but that’s part of what made it so special to 28-year old Georgia-native. The driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet prevailed in three late race restarts – including two in overtime – to claim his first NASCAR Cup Series win on the 1.5-mile Texas high banks and first trophy since a Playoff victory at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in October 2022.

“Oh man, it couldn’t feel any better,” said a smiling Elliott, who did a “reverse” victory lap around the track in homage to the late series champion Alan Kulwicki, whose car was also sponsored by the Hooters restaurant chain that Elliott’s car carried on Sunday.

“Couldn’t be any more grateful for this journey and the fact, it hasn’t always been fun but certainly I have enjoyed working with our guys,” he continued. “We’ve been working really hard and really well together and that’s always been fun. We’ve enjoyed the fight together.”

RFK Racing owner/driver Brad Keselowski finished a season-best runner-up in a race that lasted more than three and a half hours and had a track record 16 caution periods.

On a restart with two laps of regulation to go, Elliott and Denny Hamlin were vying for the lead side-by-side when Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota got loose and into the wall, putting the race into a two-lap overtime shootout. Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain started alongside Elliott but couldn’t pass him before another caution came out a lap into overtime, forcing another restart.

On that restart, Elliott got ahead of Chastain again and took the white flag signaling one lap to go, when Chastain was tagged from behind by Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron – officially ending the race. Chastain, who led 33 laps on the day was credited with a 32nd-place finish. Hamlin, who led 37 laps, ended up 30th.

Elliott conceded the afternoon was a full-on day of drama and high competition. There were 23 lead changes among 13 drivers – seven of whom led double digit laps.

“It was crazy,” he said, “And I couldn’t be more proud of our team.”

Bryon, a three-race winner this season, was third, followed by 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick and Chastain’s Trackhouse Racing teammate Daniel Suarez.

“We didn’t have a ton of speed, I was more frustrated than anything because I feel like we have a great team and we don’t have the speed to go with it and we’re doing all we can do to overcome that,” Keselowski said, adding. “So proud of the team for the pit stops, the strategy and the execution [today].”

Differing pit strategies and plenty of pit road issues played into the late race push to the checkered flag.

With 60 laps remaining Reddick pulled away to the biggest lead of the race – more than six seconds on the field, but a slow pit stop – trouble with the left rear tire – forced him into a game of catch-up. His top five was impressive considering the setback.

Similarly, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Martin Truex Jr., who has led the championship standings this year, was running up front when he had trouble on pit road – forced to make two stops on the final pit stop cycle to correct a loose wheel. He finished 14th despite the woes.

And the day’s most dominant driver, Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson also had to rally from a setback. He started his No. 5 Hendrick Chevrolet from the pole position for the third consecutive week and led a race best 77 of the 276 laps early – winning the opening stage, only to have a right rear tire fall of his car during an early caution period.

He was penalized two laps for the tire situation – per the rulebook – and spent much of the remainder of the race trying to make up ground. He got back on the lead lap and was moving forward when he was caught in an accident with only eight laps remaining.

Larson ultimately finished 21st, but holds a 17-point edge over Truex atop the NASCAR Cup Series championship.

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe finished sixth. Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon earned his best finish of the season with a seventh-place run. 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace, RCR’s Kyle Busch and Spire Motorsports rookie Carson Hocevar rounded out the top-10.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 267
  • Laps Actual: 276 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 33 Minutes 14 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 116.492
  • Cautions: 16 for 72 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,716 (18.2 passes per green flag lap)

  • AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400
  • Race Winner: Chase Elliott
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No 9 - Hooters Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
  • Chase Elliott won the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400, his 19th victory in 295 Cup Series races
  • This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2024
  • This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 14 races at Texas Motor Speedway
  • Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 29 races at Texas Motor Speedway It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2024
  • William Byron (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in ten races at Texas Motor Speedway
  • Carson Hocevar (10th) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 17 points over Martin Truex Jr
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1
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 12, 1984
40
6
Ford
BuildSubmarines.com
2
Chesterfield, VA
Nov 18, 1980
43
11
Toyota
Yahoo!
3
El Cajon, CA
Sep 17, 1975
48
84
Toyota
AdventHealth
4
Middleton, CT
May 24, 1990
33
22
Ford
AAA Insurance
5
Las Vegas, NV
May 2, 1985
38
8
Chevrolet
zone
6
Mayetta, NJ
Jun 29, 1980
43
19
Toyota
Bass Pro Shops
7
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 21, 1984
39
34
Ford
Love's / Fleetguard
8
Lewisville, NC
Apr 27, 1990
33
3
Chevrolet
Bass Pro Shops
9
Olive Branch, MS
Oct 2, 1987
36
47
Chevrolet
Boost by Kroger/Blue Buffalo
10
Sacremento, CA
Jul 31, 1992
31
5
Chevrolet
HendrickCars.com
11
Tuscon, AZ
Apr 25, 1993
30
48
Chevrolet
Ally
12
High Point, NC
Dec 31, 1993
30
12
Ford
Menards\Knauf Insulation
13
Kannapolis, NC
Sep 25, 1991
32
7
Chevrolet
Schluter Systems
14
Lewisville, NC
Feb 27, 1992
32
16
Chevrolet
Sea Best Seafood
15
Dawsonville, GA
Nov 28, 1995
28
9
Chevrolet
Hooters
16
Prosper, TX
Oct 29, 1992
31
17
Ford
Fifth Third Bank
17
Byron, MI
May 30, 1996
27
43
Toyota
Dollar Tree
18
Berlin, CT
Oct 25, 1990
33
41
Ford
HaasTooling.com
19
Monterrey, Mexico
Jan 7, 1992
32
99
Chevrolet
Kubota
20
Alva, FL
Dec 4, 1992
31
1
Chevrolet
Worldwide Express
21
Mobile, AL
Oct 8, 1993
30
23
Toyota
Columbia Sportswear Company
22
Kannapolis, NC
Jan 27, 1991
33
31
Chevrolet
South Point Hotel and Casino
23
Charlotte, NC
Nov 29, 1997
26
24
Chevrolet
Liberty University
24
Corning, CA
Jan 11, 1996
28
45
Toyota
The Beast Unleashed
25
Winamac, IN
Apr 28, 1999
24
51
Ford
TBA
26
Mooresville, NC
Jun 11, 1997
26
42
Toyota
Romco Equipment Co.
27
Norman, OK
Dec 16, 1994
29
20
Toyota
Rheem
28
Boston, MA
Dec 29, 1998
25
15
Ford
N29 Capital Partners
29
Columbus, OH
Sep 2, 1998
25
2
Ford
Discount Tire
30
Winston, GA
Apr 21, 1994
29
33
Chevrolet
United Rentals
31
Mitchell, IN
Dec 15, 1994
29
14
Ford
Rush Truck Centers / Cummins
32
Huntersville, NC
Oct 9, 2000
23
21
Ford
Freightliner
33
Las Vegas, NV
Jul 15, 1998
25
10
Ford
Overstock.com
34
Huntington Beach, CA
Jun 9, 1999
24
71
Chevrolet
Ambetter Health
35
Hendersonville, TN
Oct 22, 1990
33
4
Ford
TBA
36
Charlotte, NC
Oct 4, 2002
21
54
Toyota
Interstate Batteries
37
Sherrills Ford, NC
May 15, 2000
23
38
Ford
Long John Silver's
38
Portage, MI
Jan 28, 2003
21
77
Chevrolet
Premier Security