Two of the national NASCAR series return to Texas this weekend for the first road course race of the season. It's time to take on Circuit of the Americas.
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The Cup Series and O'Reilly Auto Parts Series teams have competed at the road course outside of Austin five times each. Kyle Busch (2021), AJ Allmendinger (2022-2023), Kyle Larson (2024), and Connor Zilisch (2025) have all celebrated O'Reilly Series wins.
Chase Elliott (2021), Ross Chastain (2022), Tyler Reddick (2023), William Byron (2024), and Christopher Bell (2025) have won the Cup Series races at the road course.
Circuit of the Americas forecast and schedule
Friday forecast: The WeatherUnderground forecast calls for abundant sunshine throughout the day. A high of 85 degrees with a 10% chance of rain.
Saturday forecast: The forecast calls for cloudy skies in the morning and then sunshine in the afternoon. A high of 84 degrees with a 20% chance of rain.
Sunday forecast: The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies throughout the day. A high of 81 degrees and an 18% chance of rain.
Friday, Feb. 27, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 12 - 7:30 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series garage hours
- 3:30 - 8:30 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 1 - 1:40 p.m. — IMSA practice
- 3 - 3:40 p.m. — IMSA practice 2
- 5 - 5:50 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice (CW app)
- 6 - 7 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying (CW app)
- 7:30 - 7:45 p.m. — IMSA qualifying (GSX/GTDX entries)
- 7:50 - 8:05 p.m. — IMSA qualifying (P3 entries)
Saturday, Feb. 28, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. — IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge race (45 minutes)
- 11 a.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series garage hours
- 10 - 11 a.m. — Cup Series practice (Prime Video, Radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 11:10 a.m. - 12 p.m. — Cup Series qualifying (Prime Video, Radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 3 p.m. — O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race (65 laps, 156 miles. CW, Radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
- 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. — IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge race (45 minutes)
Sunday, March 1, schedule (Eastern Time)
- 12:30 p.m. — Cup Series garage hours
- 3:30 p.m. — Cup Series race (95 laps, 228 miles. Fox, in-car cameras on Max, Radio coverage on PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
