AUTOTRADER ECHOPARK AUTOMOTIVE 400 PRE-RACE REPORT
Event: AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (Round 9 of 36)
Time/Date: 3:30 p.m. EDT on Sunday, April 14
Location: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth
Layout: 1.5-mile oval
Laps/Miles: 267 laps / 400.5 miles
Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 80 laps / Stage 2: 85 laps / Final Stage: 102 laps
TV/Radio: FS1 / PRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
SHR Fast Facts:
Despite only having three NASCAR Cup Series starts at Texas, Chase Briscoe’s standing at the 1.5-mile oval is solid. He finished 15th in his Cup Series debut at the track in 2021 and then knocked down back-to-back top-10s in his two subsequent races at Texas, finishing fifth in 2022 and 10th last year.
Chase Briscoe, Driver of the No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford Mustang Dark Horse
How would you describe restarts at Texas?
“Restarts at Texas are a little hairy. The speeds are way, way higher, and the risk versus reward is way, way higher. At Texas, I feel like you put yourself in a worse spot sometimes and the car just doesn’t want to do certain things. There are different lanes at Texas, so you can move around, and that makes things hairier.”