RELATED: Through the years: Road course wins by Hendrick Motorsportsīy the numbers, Alex Bowman’s road course statistics are quite impressive. Chase Elliott took home the checkered flag during the inaugural race at the 20-turn road course in 2021. The Cup Series debuted this package earlier this month at Phoenix Raceway, with William Byron taking the checkered flag.ĬOTA has only hosted two Cup Series events. This rules package will result in a decrease in downforce. This race will use the aerodynamic rules package that will be utilized for most short ovals and road courses. The second change of note will be the rules package. This is the first time since 2016 that a Cup Series points-paying race will not feature scheduled yellow flags. Stage points will still be awarded at the designated laps, but the caution flag will not be deployed at the end of stages one and two. The first is a lack of stage break cautions. RELATED: See this weekend's paint schemes for COTAĪs for the competition itself, there will be two notable changes to the event that were not present in 2022.

Sunday's race will be the first event of the season to take place on a road course. – Hendrick Motorsports and the NASCAR Cup Series head to Austin, Texas, this weekend for the sixth race of the season at Circuit of The Americas (COTA).

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