EchoPark Automotive GP Race Day Preview

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Race Day Schedule:

TODAY - Sunday, March 2
2:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay, FOX
3:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas, FOX

Late Breaking News:

Green flag for the race is set to fall at 3:49 PM ET. The race will air on FOX. The is little risk of weather affecting the race. The high for the day at the track is 77°F.

No cars are set to go to the rear due to inspection or penalty concerns. Van Gisbergen, Bowman, and Zilisch led practice session #1 and Van Gisbergen, Byron and Hocevar led practice session #2.

In qualifying, Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace have secured the front row, with the next closest Toyota in 11th with Denny Hamlin. Chevrolets make up starting positions three through nine, with Chase Elliott the highest Chevy in third, and the first Ford being Todd Gilliland in tenth. The next highest qualifying Ford is Noah Gragson in seventeenth.

Connor Zilisch won the Xfinity race, and will be driving in the #87 for TrackHouse Racing in the Cup race. William Byron, Ross Chastain, Riley Herbst, and Carson Hocevar were the Cup drivers to run the Xfinity race, finishing 2nd, 8th, 13th, and 38th respectively.

Connor Zilisch (#88) is the only non-chartered car to run in the race.

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EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Betting Lines:

Race Day Schedule for the World of Motorsports:

TODAY - Sunday, March 2
Midnight, Moto3 Thailand Grand Prix, MAX
1:15 a.m., Moto2 Thailand Grand Prix, MAX
3:00 a.m., MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix, MAX
9:00 a.m., IndyCar St. Petersburg Warmup, FS2
10:00 a.m., Indy NXT GP of St. Petersburg, FS1
11:00 a.m., Arena Motocross Nationals Springfield #2, FS1
Noon, IndyCar Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, FOX
2:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay, FOX
3:00 p.m., Mazda MX-5 Cup St. Petersburgh Race 2, IMSA TV
3:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas, FOX

Our Editor’s Picks for Today:

Race Win: Alex Bowman
Top-3: Ty Gibbs, Tyler Reddick
Longshot: Austin Cindric

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