COTA Results: March 2, 2025 (NASCAR Cup Series)
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NASCAR results from Circuit of the Americas (COTA)
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are going road course racing in Austin, Texas. Circuit of the Americas is set to host the Echo Park Automotive Grand Prix.
View COTA results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
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Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace set the front row as Connor Zilisch makes his NASCAR Cup Series debut. 95 laps of stock car racing are up next…
COTA
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 20 (1-20 / 95)
Green flag, Carson Hocevar jacks up the bumper of Wallace on the launch. Reddick is clear out of turn one. Ross Chastain turns Chase Elliott behind them, no caution.
Chase Elliott vs Ross Chastain at COTA (Video)
Lap 2, Connor Zilisch pits under green with a flat tire after contact. Denny Hamlin also picks up fender damage but he stays out.
Lap 4, Ty Dillon is around on the front stretch with help from Austin Dillon. He backs it up, no caution.
Lap 5, Bubba Wallace will serve a penalty for track limits. He’ll hand 2nd place to Shane van Gisbergen.
Lap 9, Shane van Gisbergen has a run on Tyler Reddick. He dives inside, Shane van Gisbergen to the race lead.
2 to go in stage one, Shane van Gisbergen hits the pit lane with many of the leaders.
Bubba Wallace stays out and he picks up the stage one win!
COTA Results (Stage 1) : 1. Bubba Wallace; 2. Joey Logano; 3. Shane van Gisbergen; 4. Kyle Busch; 5. Chase Elliott; 6. Tyler Reddick; 7. Kyle Larson; 8. Daniel Suarez; 9. William Byron; 10. AJ Allmendinger
COTA
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 25 (21-45 / 95)
Wallace and others dive for the pit lane. Shane van Gisbergen cycles back to the race lead.
Green flag on stage two, Busch gets the jump but van Gisbergen pulls back even under braking into turn one. Shane van Gisbergen holds the race lead.
Lap 27, Busch has a run on van Gisbergen into turn one. He makes a late dive to the inside, Busch takes the lead away!
Lap 35, Shane van Gisbergen leans on the rear bumper of Busch. Shane van Gisbergen returns to the lead.
3 to go in stage two, Shane van Gisbergen and most of the leader head for the pit lane.
Ryan Preece stays out to pick up the stage one win at COTA!
COTA Results (Stage 2) : 1. Ryan Preece; 2. Ryan Blaney; 3. Michael McDowell; 4. Kyle Busch; 5. Shane van Gisbergen; 6. AJ Allmendinger; 7. William Byron; 8. Bubba Wallace; 9. Christopher Bell; 10. Daniel Suarez
COTA
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 50 (46-95 / 95)
Preece and others head for the pit lane. Michael McDowell stays out to take over the race lead. Shane van Gisbergen restarts 3rd with nearly fresh tires.
Green flag on stage three, McDowell and Busch run side by side into turn one, McDowell clears him. Busch dives inside into turn six, Busch to the lead!
Daniel Suarez drops a wheel and spins on his own behind them. Connor Zilisch is collected and the caution is out.
Green, Busch clears AJ Allmendinger into turn one. Shane van Gisbergen falls outside the top 5 after a bad restart.
31 to go
31 to go, Christopher Bell is on the bumper of Kyle Busch in the battle for the lead.
27 to go, Busch pits from the race lead.
22 to go, Shane van Gisbergen pits for tires. Busch cycles back to the lead. William Byron trails by 2 seconds.
18 to go, Austin Dillon is off track and stuck in the sand after help from Denny Hamlin. The caution is out!
17 cars stay out. The rest of the field dives for the pit lane.
13 to go
Green with 13 to go, Busch and Byron run even into turn one. Allmendinger leans on the bumper of Byron. Busch holds the lead. Ty Gibbs is around with help from Chase Briscoe, no caution.
10 to go, Kyle Larson is around, no caution.
9 to go, Bell misses the braking zone into turn one. He nearly spins Busch but they both continue.
7 to go, Busch, Bell and Byron run nose to tail for the win!
6 to go, Bell works inside of Busch. They rub doors! Busch holds the lead.
Bell works inside in the final corner. They run side by side back into turn one, Bell completes the pass! Bell to the lead! Byron follows him through for 2nd.
5 to go, Byron is all over the bumper of Bell! Reddick takes 3rd away and it remains a three car battle for the win.
3 to go, Byron leans on the bumper of Bell! Bell holds the lead.
1 to go, Bell, Byron and Reddick remain bumper to bumper!
Christopher Bell holds them off and he grabs the win at Circuit of the Americas!
COTA Results
March 2, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Christopher Bell
2. William Byron
3. Tyler Reddick
4. Chase Elliott
5. Kyle Busch
6. Shane van Gisbergen
7. Chris Buescher
8. Noah Gragson
9. Alex Bowman
10. Todd Gilliland
11. Michael McDowell
12. Ross Chastain
13. Carson Hocevar
14. Chase Briscoe
15. Brad Keselowski
16. Justin Haley
17. Riley Herbst
18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
19. Ryan Blaney
20. Bubba Wallace
21. Denny Hamlin
22. John Hunter Nemechek
23. Cole Custer
24. Joey Logano
25. Austin Cindric
26. Josh Berry
27. Erik Jones
28. Ty Dillon
29. Zane Smith
30. AJ Allmendinger
31. Cody Ware
32. Kyle Larson
33. Ryan Preece
34. Ty Gibbs
35. Austin Dillon
36. Daniel Suarez
37. Connor Zilisch
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pending
Circuit of the Americas
Video Highlights
Pending
Links
Circuit of the Americas | NASCAR
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