# 2024 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400

The 2024 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 14, 2024, at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 276 laps—extended from 267 laps due to a double overtime finish, on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate quad-oval, it was the ninth race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Chase Elliott won the race, his first of the season, and 19th of his career. This win also snapped a 42-race winless streak for Elliott dating back to the 2022 YellaWood 500 in October 2022 at Talladega Superspeedway.

## Report
### Background

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | Ty Dillon (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Austin Hill (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice

Ty Gibbs was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 28.345 seconds and a speed of 190.510 mph (306.596 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.345 | 190.510 |
| 2 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 28.553 | 189.122 |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.560 | 189.076 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.366 and a speed of 190.369 mph (306.369 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.338 | 28.366 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.409 | 28.401 |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.502 | 28.417 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 28.357 | 28.450 |
| 5 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.373 | 28.458 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.385 | 28.464 |
| 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 28.461 | 28.480 |
| 8 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 28.522 | 28.482 |
| 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.441 | 28.528 |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 28.424 | 28.682 |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.499 | — |
| 12 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 28.542 | — |
| 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.501 | — |
| 14 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.565 | — |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.511 | — |
| 16 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.572 | — |
| 17 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 28.521 | — |
| 18 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.634 | — |
| 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 28.522 | — |
| 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 28.642 | — |
| 21 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.549 | — |
| 22 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 28.728 | — |
| 23 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.653 | — |
| 24 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.742 | — |
| 25 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.679 | — |
| 26 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 28.776 | — |
| 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 28.689 | — |
| 28 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 28.867 | — |
| 29 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 28.739 | — |
| 30 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 28.937 | — |
| 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 28.775 | — |
| 32 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 28.954 | — |
| 33 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 28.916 | — |
| 34 | 33 | Austin Hill (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.972 | — |
| 35 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — |
| 36 | 16 | Ty Dillon (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.019 | — |
| 37 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 0.000 | — |
| 38 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.107 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Race results
#### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 8 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 102
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 24 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 276 | 46 |
| 2 | 22 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 276 | 40 |
| 3 | 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 276 | 36 |
| 4 | 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 276 | 40 |
| 5 | 17 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 276 | 32 |
| 6 | 5 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 276 | 43 |
| 7 | 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 276 | 40 |
| 8 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 276 | 29 |
| 9 | 35 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 276 | 28 |
| 10 | 16 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 276 | 27 |
| 11 | 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 276 | 26 |
| 12 | 26 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 276 | 25 |
| 13 | 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 276 | 26 |
| 14 | 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 276 | 23 |
| 15 | 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 276 | 22 |
| 16 | 36 | 16 | Ty Dillon (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 276 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 276 | 29 |
| 18 | 21 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 276 | 19 |
| 19 | 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 276 | 25 |
| 20 | 38 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 276 | 17 |
| 21 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 276 | 26 |
| 22 | 23 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 276 | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 276 | 17 |
| 24 | 32 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 276 | 13 |
| 25 | 8 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 276 | 12 |
| 26 | 18 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 276 | 11 |
| 27 | 33 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 276 | 10 |
| 28 | 29 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 276 | 13 |
| 29 | 37 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 276 | 8 |
| 30 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 276 | 15 |
| 31 | 28 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 276 | 6 |
| 32 | 12 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 275 | 15 |
| 33 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 268 | 17 |
| 34 | 30 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 226 | 3 |
| 35 | 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 143 | 5 |
| 36 | 25 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 136 | 1 |
| 37 | 14 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 100 | 1 |
| 38 | 34 | 33 | Austin Hill (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 23 among 13 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 16 for 72 laps
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 33 minutes and 14 seconds
* Average speed: 116.492 miles per hour (187.476 km/h)

## Media
### Television

Fox Sports covered the race on the television side Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and three-time Texas winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
FS1 :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick | Jamie Little Regan Smith | Larry McReynolds |

### Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice & Mark Garrow covered the action for PRN when the field races down the front straightaway. Rob Albright covered the action for PRN from a platform outside of Turns 1 & 2, & Pat Patterson covered the action from a platform outside of Turns 3 & 4 for PRN. Brad Gillie, Alan Cavanna and Wendy Venturini had the call from pit lane for PRN.
PRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Alan Cavanna Wendy Venturini |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Kyle Larson | 336 |
| | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 318 (–18) |
| | 3 | Denny Hamlin | 307 (–29) |
| 2 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 303 (–33) |
| 1 | 5 | William Byron | 297 (–39) |
| 1 | 6 | Ty Gibbs | 280 (–56) |
| 2 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 278 (–58) |
| 1 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 269 (–67) |
| 3 | 9 | Bubba Wallace | 255 (–81) |
| 2 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 247 (–89) |
| | 11 | Christopher Bell | 244 (–92) |
| 4 | 12 | Chase Briscoe | 231 (–105) |
| 3 | 13 | Alex Bowman | 228 (–108) |
| 1 | 14 | Chris Buescher | 226 (–110) |
| 1 | 15 | Joey Logano | 217 (–119) |
| 1 | 16 | Kyle Busch | 217 (–119) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 338 |
| 2 | Toyota | 322 (–16) |
| 3 | Ford | 297 (–41) |