NASCAR is heading to Texas for the first time this season with Circuit of the Americas as the destination.
The EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix NASCAR COTA race is next on the Cup Series schedule.
Here is what to know about the NASCAR COTA race.
When is next NASCAR race
The EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix NASCAR COTA race is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 2.
How to watch NASCAR COTA race
Time: 2:30 p.m. CT
Date: Sunday, March 1
Venue: Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas
Stage lengths: 20 laps, 45 laps, 95 laps (228 miles)
TV coverage: FOX
Radio: PRN (830 AM and 102.5/106.3 FM in Nashville)
Streaming: FUBO (free trial available); FOX Sports app (subscription required); MAX for in-car cameras for each driver; NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)
The EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix will be broadcast nationally on FOX with Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick in the broadcast booth.
What is COTA
Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a racing facility in Austin, Texas with multiple layouts. COTA opened in October 2012. NASCAR has been racing at COTA since 2021. Formula 1 has raced the United States Grand Prix at COTA since Nov. 2012.
COTA National Circuit
This is the first year NASCAR will race on the COTA National Circuit, a 2.3-mile track. The full circuit at COTA 3.427 miles and features the long backstretch. That straightaway, along with four corners from the full circuit, are no longer part of the NASCAR track this year.
Former COTA winners
2024: William Byron
2023: Tyler Reddick
2022: Ross Chastain
2021: Chase Elliott
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