AJ Allmendinger’s win on Saturday clocked in at just 2:05 Ross Chastain’s win last season on a day with nine cautions for 13 laps consumed 3:21. The 2021 edition, which included six cautions covering 14 laps but was also slashed from 68 laps to 54 by wet conditions, lasted three hours and seven minutes. The modest speeds and the 68 laps and 231.88 miles add up to long days. On Saturday, William Byron won the pole at 93.882 mph.
The top qualifying speed a year ago was 92.759 mph by Ryan Blaney. At 3.41 miles, the 20-turn track is the longest NASCAR uses now that Road America is off the schedule, though it’s not the longest in terms of total mileage.Īll those twists and turns on the track contribute to COTA joining Sonoma as the slowest NASCAR road courses.
Circuit of the Americas this weekend in Austin, Texas, is the first of the six.ĬOTA hosts multiple forms of racing throughout the year, including an annual Formula 1 event. The Chicago street race has replaced Elkhart Lake on the NASCAR schedule, keeping the Cup Series at six road courses in 2023. COTA is a long course, and the race makes for a long day Jimmie Johnson and Ross Chastain drive during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on March 24, 2023. Sunday’s race is scheduled for 68 laps, which is about 10 too many.
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Besides being up against the best drivers in NASCAR, “Dinger” will have to drive about 50% longer than the Xfinity Series event he won on Saturday by leading 28 of the 46 laps. When AJ Allmendinger pursues his weekend sweep at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, the job will be tougher than it was 24 hours earlier.
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