EchoPark Grand Prix
The first road course of the year opened with a chaotic start, but once it calmed down, fans saw Bubba Wallace win his first stage of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Stage 2 was less crazy, and Ryan Preece snuck away with the win.
An early incident in Stage 3 allowed for more chaos on the restart. Then, with 30 to go, green flag pit stops began and shook up the field considerably. Austin Dillon took a drive through the gravel pit in Turn 6 with 17 to go and brought out the caution.
This provided fans with some incredible racing in the final handful of laps. When the dust settled, Christopher Bell came out the race winner – earning back-to-back wins!
Rich MARvelous Move of the Race
Two drivers made notable moves in the closing laps that stood out the most to our Pit Pass Network team.
Chase Elliott worked his way from 23rd to fourth.
Additionally, Chris Buescher restarted 22nd and finished seventh.
Both drivers made these impressive feats after pitting on Lap 79 following Dillon’s wreck. They returned to the track and made hay in the closing 16 laps to finish in the top 10 in Texas.
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