Starting Lineup: NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at COTA

Tyler Reddick led the way in a 23XI Racing sweep of the front row for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas, a 2.4-mile road course in Austin, Texas. Reddick came out ahead of his teammate Bubba Wallace, Chase Elliott, Carson Hocevar, and Daniel Suarez in Saturday's qualifying session.
18-year-old Connor Zilisch, who is making his anticipated NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend, will start Sunday's race from the 14th position in the No. 87 Red Bull-sponsored Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.
Here is the official starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at COTA:
Row | Pos | Car | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ROW 1 | 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing |
ROW 1 | 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing |
ROW 2 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports |
ROW 2 | 4 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports |
ROW 3 | 5 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing |
ROW 3 | 6 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen # | Trackhouse Racing |
ROW 4 | 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports |
ROW 4 | 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing |
ROW 5 | 9 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing |
ROW 5 | 10 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports |
ROW 6 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing |
ROW 6 | 12 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing |
ROW 7 | 13 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing |
ROW 7 | 14 | 87 | Connor Zilisch * (i) | Trackhouse Racing |
ROW 8 | 15 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports |
ROW 8 | 16 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports |
ROW 9 | 17 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports |
ROW 9 | 18 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing |
ROW 10 | 19 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing |
ROW 10 | 20 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports |
ROW 11 | 21 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports |
ROW 11 | 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports |
ROW 12 | 23 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske |
ROW 12 | 24 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing |
ROW 13 | 25 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske |
ROW 13 | 26 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing |
ROW 14 | 27 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing |
ROW 14 | 28 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing |
ROW 15 | 29 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports |
ROW 15 | 30 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team |
ROW 16 | 31 | 35 | Riley Herbst # | 23XI Racing |
ROW 16 | 32 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
ROW 17 | 33 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB |
ROW 17 | 34 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing |
ROW 18 | 35 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing |
ROW 18 | 36 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske |
ROW 19 | 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing |
# indicates Rookie of the Year contender
* indicates "Open" entry
(i) indicates driver ineligible to score NASCAR Cup Series points
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Toby Christie is the Editor-in-Chief of Racing America. He has 15 years of experience as a motorsports journalist and has been with Racing America since 2023.
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