Circuit of the Americas race results for the NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Austin, Texas. Circuit of Americas is set to host the first road course race of the 2026 season via the Texas Grand Prix.
View NASCAR race results from COTA below.
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Tyler Reddick and Ross Chastain set the front row. 95 laps of road course racing are up next…
COTA
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 20 (1-20 / 95)
Green flag, they form three wide for the lead into turn one. Chase Briscoe is clear into turn two.
Lap 2, Chastain clears Reddick for 2nd as they return to turn one.
Lap 9, Blaney works alongside Briscoe. After several corners, Blaney is clear for the lead.
2 to go in stage one, Blaney pitas from the race lead.
Ross Chastain stays out and he wins stage one at COTA!
NASCAR Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. Ross Chastain; 2. Shane van Gisbergen; 3. Michael McDowell; 4. Chris Buescher; 5. AJ Allmendinger; 6. Ty Gibbs; 7. Alex Bowman; 8. Chase Elliott; 9. Carson Hocevar; 10. Denny Hamlin
COTA
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 25 (21-45 / 95)
Chastain heads for the pit lane but he stalls leaving his box. Shane van Gisbergen wins the race to the pit exit. Ryan Blaney cycles back to the race lead.
Green flag on stage two, Reddick clears Blaney out of turn one. Connor Zilisch is sent backwards into the corner behind them with help from Daniel Suarez, no caution.
Lap 27, Noah Gragson is in the wall, no caution.
3 to go in stage two, Reddick pits from the lead. A lap later, most of the leaders dive for the pit lane.
Ty Gibbs stays out and he wins stage two at Circuit of the Americas!
NASCAR Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Ty Gibbs; 2. AJ Allmendinger; 3. Daniel Suarez; 4. Todd Gilliland; 5. Tyler Reddick; 6. Bubba Wallace; 7. Ryan Blaney; 8. Cole Custer; 9. William Byron; 10. Shane van Gisbergen
COTA
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 50 (46-95 / 95)
Gibbs and the rest of the cars that have yet to pit head for the pits. Tyler Reddick cycles back to the race lead.
Green flag on stage three, Reddick and Blaney run side-by-side for the lead. They form four wide for 3rd behind them. Reddick is clear of Blaney exiting turn one.
44 to go, Erik Jones spins exiting turn one, no caution.
36 to go, Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell are trading bumpers in the battle for 9th.
33 to go, Briscoe slows from 3rd with a mechanical failure.
27 to go
27 to go, Reddick heads for the pit lane and he brings Blaney with him.
22 to go, Michael McDowell leads as he’s yet to pit. Reddick has cycled to 2nd.
21 to go, Ross Chastain has lost a wheel. The caution is out. Alex Bowman heads to the garage for a driver change, Myatt Snider jumps into the car.
McDowell heads for the pit lane with many others. Reddick stays out along with Blaney and others.
Green, Reddick and Blaney run door-to-door into turn one. Connor Zilisch is turned behind them. Reddick clears Blaney. Shane van Gisbergen to 2nd!
13 to go, Reddick leads Shane van Gisbergen by 0.7 seconds. Love throws a block on Kyle Busch, Busch sends him into the corner. Love tags Buescher and he’s collected, no caution.
9 to go, Reddick leads van Gisberhen by two car lengths. Bell has climbed to 3rd with fresher tires after pitting on the last caution.
5 to go, Reddick has opened the gap.
1 to go, Hocevar spins and tags the wall, no caution.
Tyler Reddick wins at COTA!
Circuit of the Americas
Race Results
March 1, 2026
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Tyler Reddick
2. Shane van Gisbergen
3. Christopher Bell
4. Ty Gibbs
5. Michael McDowell
6. Kyle Larson
7. Chase Elliott
8. Ryan Blaney
9. AJ Allmendinger
10. Denny Hamlin
11. Bubba Wallace
12. Kyle Busch
13. William Byron
14. Connor Zilisch
15. Joey Logano
16. Ty Dillon
17. John Hunter Nemechek
18. Ryan Preece
19. Austin Dillon
20. Brad Keselowski
21. Todd Gilliland
22. Noah Gragson
23. Riley Herbst
24. Chris Buescher
25. Daniel Suarez
26. Josh Berry
27. Jesse Love
28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
29. Cole Custer
30. Cody Ware
31. Carson Hocevar
32. Austin Cindric
33. Zane Smith
34. Erik Jones
35. Ross Chastain
36. Alex Bowman
37. Chase Briscoe
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points | Wins
1. Tyler Reddick
186 | 3 Wins
2. Bubba Wallace
-70
3. Chase Elliott
-72
4. Ryan Blaney
-86
5. Shane van Gisbergen
-96
6. Joey Logano
-96
7. Daniel Suarez
-99
8. AJ Allmendinger
-100
9. Michael McDowell
-103
10. Carson Hocevar
-104
11. Chris Buescher
-105
12. Brad Keselowski
-108
13. William Byron
-110
14. Zane Smith
-111
15. Kyle Larson
-113
16. Ryan Preece
-118
17. Ty Gibbs
-121
18. Noah Gragson
-121
19. Ty Dillon
-121
20. Ross Chastain
-122
21. John Hunter Nemechek
-123
22. Kyle Busch
-125
23. Denny Hamlin
-126
24. Christopher Bell
-127
25. Riley Herbst
-133
26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
-137
27. Chase Briscoe
-140
28. Josh Berry
-141
29. Cole Custer
-146
30. Todd Gilliland
-147
31. Austin Cindric
-147
32. Connor Zilisch
-149
33. Cody Ware
-149
34. Austin Dillon
-151
35. Erik Jones
-154
36. Alex Bowman
-163
37. Casey Mears
-177
38. BJ McLeod
-183
39. Jesse Love
-186
40. Corey Heim
-186
41. JJ Yeley
-186
42. Justin Allgaier
-186
43. Corey LaJoie
-186
44. Anthony Alfredo
-186
