Is there a NASCAR race today? EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Schedule, Start Time & TV Channel for Cup Series | 02-03-2025

The drivers of the NASCAR Cup Series are scheduled to be at the 2.356-mile-long road course on Sunday, March 2, as the action at the season’s third points-paying weekend continues at the Circuit of the Americas.

In Saturday’s (March 1) NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, 2023 COTA winner Tyler Reddick won the pole to lead the field to the green flag at the start of the 2025 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, scheduled to begin on Sunday at 3:30 pm ET.

William Byron, the defending winner of last year’s EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, will start 15th this weekend and look to win again.

The weather forecast for Sunday at COTA predicts partly cloudy skies with a high temperature of 80 degrees and a 15 percent chance of rain at the start of the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix.

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Is there a NASCAR race today?

Race: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix

Track: Circuit of the Americas

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NASCAR 2025 Sunday schedule at Circuit of the Americas

Below is the complete schedule for Sunday’s on-track action of the Cup Series third race of the season:

Sunday, March 2, 2025

Garage open

12:30 pm ET – 10 pm ET: Cup Series

Track activity

3:30 pm ET: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (95 laps & 232 miles)

Sunday’s Cup Series action in Austin, Texas, will be broadcast on FOX, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix: Starting Order

Below is the starting order for the 2025 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas:

1. #45 - Tyler Reddick
2. #23 - Bubba Wallace
3. #9 - Chase Elliott
4. #77 - Carson Hocevar
5. #99 - Daniel Suarez
6. #88 - Shane van Gisbergen #
7. #5 - Kyle Larson
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #1 - Ross Chastain
10. #34 - Todd Gilliland
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin
12. #16 - AJ Allmendinger
13. #54 - Ty Gibbs
14. #87 - Connor Zilisch * (i)
15. #24 - William Byron
16. #71 - Michael McDowell
17. #4 - Noah Gragson
18. #19 - Chase Briscoe
19. #20 - Christopher Bell
20. #38 - Zane Smith
21. #48 - Alex Bowman
22. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
23. #22 - Joey Logano
24. #17 - Chris Buescher
25. #12 - Ryan Blaney
26. #6 - Brad Keselowski
27. #3 - Austin Dillon
28. #60 - Ryan Preece
29. #7 - Justin Haley
30. #41 - Cole Custer
31. #35 - Riley Herbst #
32. #43 - Erik Jones
33. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
34. #10 - Ty Dillon
35. #21 - Josh Berry
36. #2 - Austin Cindric
37. #51 - Cody Ware