Race Results : Circuit of The Americas

DuraMAX Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne

Circuit of The Americas , Austin, Texas

Sunday, March 1st, 2026 Race 3 of 36 2026 Season
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  • Circuit of The Americas
  • DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Tyler Reddick
  • Age: 30
  • Team : No 45 - Chumba Casino Toyota
  • Owner: Michael Jordan
  • Crew Chief: Billy Scott
  • Tyler Reddick won the Pole Award for the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne with a lap of 9776 seconds, 88380 mph
  • This is his 12th pole in 221 NASCAR Cup Series races
  • This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2026
  • This is his third pole in six races at Circuit of The Americas
  • Ross Chastain (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2026 and his third in six races at Circuit of The Americas
  • Chase Briscoe (third) posted his first top-10 start at Circuit of The Americas It is his second in three races this season
  • Connor Zilisch (25th) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 95
  • Margin of Victory: 03.944 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 58 Minutes 53 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 76.474
  • Cautions: 3 for 10 laps
  • Lead Changes: 14
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,368 (27.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Circuit of The Americas
  • DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne
  • Race Winner: Tyler Reddick
  • Age: 30
  • Team : No 45 - Chumba Casino Toyota
  • Owner: Michael Jordan
  • Crew Chief: Billy Scott
  • Tyler Reddick won the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne, his 11th victory in 221 Cup Series races
  • This is his third victory and third top-10 finish in 2026 Reddick is the first driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win the first three races of a season
  • This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in six races at Circuit of The Americas
  • Shane Van Gisbergen (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Circuit of The Americas It is his second top-10 finish in 2026
  • Christopher Bell (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in six races at Circuit of The Americas
  • Connor Zilisch (14th) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 70 points over Bubba Wallace
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DuraMAX Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 1 45 Tyler Reddick Toyota 61 55 6 0 95 58 3 0 5 Running
2 13 97 Shane van Gisbergen Chevrolet 45 35 10 0 95 2 2 2 10 Running
3 8 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 34 34 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
4 9 54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 48 33 15 0 95 5 1 6 1 Running
5 6 71 Michael McDowell Chevrolet 40 32 8 0 95 5 1 3 0 Running
6 15 5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 31 31 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
7 5 9 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 33 30 3 0 95 0 0 8 0 Running
8 4 12 Ryan Blaney Ford 33 29 4 0 95 11 3 0 7 Running
9 7 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 43 28 15 0 95 1 1 5 2 Running
10 19 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 28 27 1 0 95 0 0 10 0 Running
11 24 23 Bubba Wallace Toyota 31 26 5 0 95 0 0 0 6 Running
12 30 8 Kyle Busch Chevrolet 25 25 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
13 10 24 William Byron Chevrolet 26 24 2 0 95 1 1 0 9 Running
14 25 88 Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
15 20 22 Joey Logano Ford 22 22 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
16 21 10 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
17 31 42 John Hunter Nemechek Toyota 20 20 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
18 29 60 Ryan Preece Ford 19 19 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
19 33 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
20 26 6 Brad Keselowski Ford 17 17 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
21 17 34 Todd Gilliland Ford 23 16 7 0 95 0 0 0 4 Running
22 35 4 Noah Gragson Ford 15 15 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
23 32 35 Riley Herbst Toyota 14 14 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
24 14 17 Chris Buescher Ford 20 13 7 0 95 0 0 4 0 Running
25 23 7 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet 20 12 8 0 95 0 0 0 3 Running
26 22 21 Josh Berry Ford 11 11 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
27 27 33 Jesse Love Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
28 34 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
29 18 41 Cole Custer Chevrolet 11 8 3 0 95 0 0 0 8 Running
30 37 51 Cody Ware Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
31 12 77 Carson Hocevar Chevrolet 8 6 2 0 95 0 0 9 0 Running
32 28 2 Austin Cindric Ford 5 5 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
33 11 38 Zane Smith Ford 4 4 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 Running
34 36 43 Erik Jones Toyota 3 3 0 0 93 0 0 0 0 Running
35 2 1 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 13 3 10 0 93 4 1 1 0 Running
36 16 48 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 5 1 4 0 89 0 0 7 0 Running
37 3 19 Chase Briscoe Toyota 1 1 0 0 62 8 1 0 0 Transaxle

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Erik Jones Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Riley Herbst Speeding on pit road Tail End 21 24 Yellow
Ryan Preece Speeding on pit road Tail End 21 24 Yellow
Alex Bowman Tire violation Pass Thru 41 42 Green
Austin Dillon Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 47 50 Yellow
Ross Chastain Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 74 78 Yellow
Ross Chastain Unspecified Loss of Wheel - 2 Laps Other - See Notes 74 78 Yellow
Erik Jones Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Pass Thru 80 82 Green