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NASCAR COTA Race Results: Finish Order, Winner, Takeaways

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Thomas Carelli | Last updated Mar 1, 2026 6:55 PM ET

Tyler Reddick has become the first driver in NASCAR history to win the first three races of the Cup Series season. Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin celebrate as co-owners of 23XI Racing. The victory is a mark of excellence for Reddick, who averaged a 4.2 finishing position over five career races, and now, he has won at Circuit of the Americas for the second time.

Shane Van Gisbergen was the +125 betting favorite to win the road course race. Despite qualifying and practice failures, he finished 2nd. While breathing down the neck of Reddick for most of stage three, Reddick would pull away as tires gave issues to the No. 97 Chevrolet of SVG.

DuraMax Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas Final Results

Further updates to come.


Finishing Position	Driver	Car Number
1	Tyler Reddick	45
2	Shane Van Gisbergen	97
3	Christopher Bell	20
4	Ty Gibbs	54
5	Michael McDowell	71
6	Kyle Larson	5
7	Chase Elliott	9
8	Ryan Blaney	12
9	AJ Allmendinger	16
10	Denny Hamlin	11
11	Bubba Wallace	23
12	Kyle Busch	8
13	William Byron	24
14	Connor Zilisch	88
15	Joey Logano	22
16	Ty Dillon	10
17	John Hunter Nemechek	42
18	Ryan Preece	60
19	Austin Dillon	3
20	Brad Keselowski	6
21	Todd Gilliland	34
22	Noah Gragson	4
23	Riley Herbst	35
24	Chris Buescher	17
25	Daniel Suarez	7
26	Josh Berry	21
27	Jesse Love	33
28	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47
29	Cole Custer	41
30	Cody Ware	51
31	Carson Hocevar	77
32	Austin Cindric	2
33	Zane Smith	38
34	Erik Jones	43
35	Ross Chastain	1
36	Alex Bowman	48
37	Chase Briscoe	19

Race Winners

Tyler Reddick gained pole position in qualifying. The driver of the No. 45 Toyota went on to win the DuraMax Grand Prix, thus keeping 23XI Racing with an undefeated record in 2026, as well as the car sponsor, Chumba Casino. This start has never before been seen in the Cup Series.

Shane Van Gisbergen failed to win, but a 2nd-place finish is very commendable for a road-course star who has yet to win at COTA. He earned a top-10 finish in all three stages.

Christoper Bell was the defending champion, and despite not winning, a 3rd-place finish does a lot to ease his early-season struggles.

Ty Gibbs has faced much criticism this week, caught in the crossfire of the Joe Gibbs Racing vs. Chris Gabehart lawsuit. Gibbs backed this up with a strong 4th-place finish.

Race Disappointments

Chase Briscoe qualified in 3rd place and sat most of the race in the top-5. However, his car would slide out, and his day ended early, finishing 38th/38 and bottom-2 for the 2nd time this season.

Alex Bowman raced sick today, and this caught up with him late in the race. Bowman would park the car, exit, and the team would insert Myatt Snider into the car to finish it out.

Ross Chastain looked as if he could win this race, but pit and car issues had him fall back to finish in 36th place, two laps back.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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