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On April 12, 2011, the track's name was announced as "Circuit of the Americas" at a press conference. [25] Red McCombs, later said: "One of the most inviting aspects of the name is the word 'Americas'. It reflects Austin's ideal location at the crossroads of North America from north to south, east to west.
The 2023 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 26, 2023, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.Contested over 75 laps, extended from 68 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road course, it was the sixth race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
To accommodate stock cars, safety changes to the track included placing tire barriers, extending the pit wall, adding caution lights, and installing curbs and rumble strips. [16] On February 25, 2021, Speedway Motorsports announced EchoPark Automotive would assume naming rights for the race, branding it the EchoPark Texas Grand Prix. [17]
The track was paved in December 2007 [7] and officially opened in June 2008. [6] The track broadened its offerings to driver education, corporate events, and team programs in response to the recession, [3] and gained sponsorship from Austin-area Mazda dealers. [8] The track had 200 members as of 2011. [1]
The name "Lone Star Le Mans" had previously been used for the Austin round of the United SportsCar Championship, now the IMSA SportsCar Championship, from 2014 to 2016. On 2 December 2019, the Austin round of the WEC was revived for 2020, as a result of a conflict between the promoters at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace and the WEC, where the ...
The event was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, for the twelfth time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of October 18–20. [2] The Grand Prix was the nineteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 45th running of the United States Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship. [3]
2012 US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas (COTA), Austin. On May 25, 2010, Austin, Texas, was awarded the race on a ten-year contract, as Ecclestone and event promoter Full Throttle Productions agreed to a deal beginning in 2012. The event is being held on a purpose-built new track, which was named Circuit of the Americas (COTA). [57]
Driveway Austin was a motorsports track and racing school in Austin, Texas.Former IMSA driver Bill Dollahite founded and operated the track as a racing school and motorsports retreat, educating drivers of all skill levels for 16 years until its closure in 2021.