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The first two races of the 2025 NASCAR season at Daytona and Atlanta brought drama, controversy, debate — and some fun.
They’ve all hit the road.
And that’s a good thing.
NASCAR Cup Series qualifying is complete and the field is set for Sunday’s EchoPark Texas Grand Prix, which will include a field of 37 cars navigating (or attempting to navigate) the 20-turn road course at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin.
23XI Racing will control the front row, as Tyler Reddick (pole winner) and Bubba Wallace laid down the best qualifying times. It’s the team’s first front-row sweep.
Let’s take a look at the full results of Saturday’s road trip.
COTA qualifying for NASCAR Cup Series: Top 10 speeds
- Tyler Reddick, Toyota: 1:38.08
- Bubba Wallace, Toyota: 1:38.30
- Chase Elliott, Chevrolet: 1:38.36
- Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet: 1:38.45
- Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet: 1:38.48
- Shane van Gisbergen, Chevrolet: 1:38.52
- Kyle Larson, Chevrolet: 1:38.58
- Kyle Busch, Chevrolet: 1:38.59
- Ross Chastain, Chevrolet: 1:38.70
- Todd Gilliland, Ford: 1:38.72
NASCAR lineup for Sunday’s race at COTA
1. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
2. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
3. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
5. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
6. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
7. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
10. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
11. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
13. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
14. Connor Zilisch, No. 87 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
15. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
16. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
17. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
18. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
21. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
23. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
24. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
25. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
26. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
27. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
28. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
29. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
30. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
31. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
32. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
33. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
34. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
35. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
36. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
37. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
How to watch: Time and channel for NASCAR race at Cota
Saturday, 2:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series, Focused Health 250 (CW).
Sunday: 3:30 p.m.: Cup Series, EchoPark Texas Grand Prix (Fox).
(This story was updated to add new information.)