EchoPark Texas Grand Prix
The EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car racing, stock car race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Introduced in 2021, the race was one of seven road course dates on the Cup Series schedule that year. There is also a NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the Focused Health 250 (COTA), Focused Health 250, that is held on the same weekend as the Cup Series. History Circuit of the Americas, a road course in Austin, opened in 2012 with major events being Formula One's United States Grand Prix and Grand Prix motorcycle racing, MotoGP's Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas. For its prestige, the track was subject to calls from fans to be added to the NASCAR calendar, but a primary obstacle was the need for other speedways to give up their races which were protected by sanctioning contracts. Texas Motor Speedway, an oval track racing, oval track located three hours away in Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth that regularly hosted two Cup Series races, was a large ...
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