Everything’s bigger in Texas — even the hatred that the drivers have for one of NASCAR’s most controversial tracks.
Texas Motor Speedway has never been known as a track that makes a lot of fans. Not even time can heal those wounds, especially with changes to the surface only making matters worse for frustrated drivers.
After calling for the track to be demolished two years ago, Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson led the field to green but found trouble when he lost a wheel following stage one.
As the season picks up, racing in the Texas heat is only certain to raise the temperature. Five playoff spots have already been locked up after eight races, with another on the line Sunday. With points at a premium as the season progresses, every result matters — even when the drivers don’t want to be there.
Here’s what you need to know about the results of Sunday’s event in the Lone Star State.
Who won the NASCAR race today?
It took two overtimes and plenty of yellow flags, but Chase Elliott finally emerged victorious at Texas Motor Speedway, snapping a 42-race winless streak. The Hendrick Motorsports star hasn’t been to victory lane since last capturing a checkered flag at Talladega in October 2022.
The finish that ended the streak. pic.twitter.com/bAOYpzbhS8
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) April 14, 2024
Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong during the time since and fuel concerns nearly doomed him in the second overtime on Sunday.
After jumping out to the lead on the first lap of the second overtime, Elliott was able to take the green-white-checkered flag before caution could wave. Ross Chastain, who was in second at the time, ended up being involved in a crash, which saw him finish 32nd.
Elliott also held the lead with two laps to go before overtime became a factor, but Denny Hamlin spun out and triggered a caution that sent the race beyond the allotted 267 laps.
The win now secures Elliott a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, bringing the total to six drivers after nine races.
AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 NASCAR results
Finish Driver Car Number Car Make 1 Chase Elliott 9 Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski 6 Ford 3 William Byron 24 Chevrolet 4 Tyler Reddick 45 Toyota 5 Daniel Suarez 99 Chevrolet 6 Chase Briscoe 14 Ford 7 Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet 8 Bubba Wallace 23 Toyota 9 Kyle Busch 8 Chevrolet 10 Carson Hocevar 77 Chevrolet 11 Joey Logano 22 Ford 12 Ryan Preece 41 Ford 13 Ty Gibbs 54 Toyota 14 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Toyota 15 Ty Dillon 16 Chevrolet 16 Noah Gragson 10 Ford 17 Daniel Hemric 31 Chevrolet 18 Chris Buescher 17 Ford 19 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 Chevrolet 20 Kyle Larson 5 Chevrolet 21 Kaz Grala 15 Ford 22 Erik Jones 43 Toyota 23 Christopher Bell 20 Toyota 24 Zane Smith 71 Chevrolet 25 Corey LaJoie 7 Chevrolet 26 Jimmie Johnson 84 Chevrolet 27 Austin Cindric 2 Ford 28 Justin Haley 51 Ford 29 Harrison Burton 21 Ford 30 Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota 31 Todd Gilliland 38 Ford 32 Ross Chastain 1 Chevrolet 33 Ryan Blaney 12 Ford 34 John Hunter Nemechek 42 Toyota 35 Michael McDowell 34 Ford 36 Josh Berry 4 Ford 37 Alex Bowman 48 Chevrolet 38 Austin Hill 33 Chevrolet
NASCAR points standings 2024
Heading into Sunday’s race, here’s how the point standings shaped up:
Rank Driver Points 1. Kyle Larson 309 2. Martin Truex Jr. 295 3. Denny Hamlin 292 4. William Byron 261 5. Ryan Blaney 261 6. Chase Elliott 258 7. Ty Gibbs 254 8. Ross Chastain 232 9. Tyler Reddick 229 10. Alex Bowman 227 11. Christopher Bell 221 12. Bubba Wallace 216 13. Chris Buescher 207 14. Joey Logano 191 15. Kyle Busch 189 16. Chase Briscoe 188 17. Daniel Suarez 178 18. Brad Keselowski 176 19. John Hunter Nemechek 157 20. Erik Jones 154 21. Austin Cindric 147 22. Michael McDowell 146 23. Josh Berry 129 24. Todd Gilliland 126 25. Carson Hocevar 125 26. Ryan Preece 112 27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 110 28. Corey LaJoie 105 29. Noah Gragson 101 30. Daniel Hemric 95 31. Austin Dillon 93 32. Justin Haley 85 33. Kaz Grala 82 34. Harrison Burton 72 35. Zane Smith 67 36 David Ragan 17 37 Derek Kraus 11 38 Jimmie Johnson 9 39 Kamui Kobayashi 8
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