At-track photos: Circuit of The Americas 2021

By Staff Report | Sunday, May 23, 2021

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Chase Elliott earned his sixth career victory on a road course in Sunday's inaugural Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas. He also earned the 268th victory for Hendrick Motorsports, which ties the organization with Petty Enterprises for the most all time. It was also Chevrolet's 800th win in the Cup Series.

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Hall of Fame driver and FOX NASCAR commentator Jeff Gordon congratulates Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Llumar Chevrolet, in a makeshift Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Chase Elliott drives during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Corey LaJoie, driver of the No. 7 Schluter Systems Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 1 Monster Energy Chevrolet, lead the field during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Llumar Chevrolet, Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 BodyArmor Ford, AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 16 Hyperice Chevrolet, and Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Craftsman Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Ryan Blaney nurses his No. 12 Team Penske Ford back to pit road after Christopher Bell slid into the back of him early in Stage 2 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Austin Dillon, driver of the No. 3 Workrise Chevrolet, Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota, Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Thomas Built Buses Ford, and Chase Briscoe, driver of the No. 14 HighPoint.com Ford, race during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Austin Cindric, driver of the No. 33 Pirtek Ford, and Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Mix Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 42 Clover Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 23 DoorDash Toyota, and Austin Cindric, driver of the No. 33 Pirtek Ford, race during the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Austin Cindric, driver of the No. 33 Pirtek Ford, Tyler Reddick, driver of the No. 8 Cheddar's Chevrolet, and Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, lead the field to start the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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A general view of the start of the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Pit lane was busy before the race when some teams elected to switch from Goodyear wet-weather tires to slick tires.

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Tyler Reddick, driver of the No. 8 Cheddar's Chevrolet, poses for a photo after winning the Busch Pole Award during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas. It was Reddick's first career pole.

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Tyler Reddick, driver of the No. 8 Cheddar's Chevrolet, drives during his pole-winning qualifying run for the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 1 Monster Energy Chevrolet, and Daniel Suarez, driver of the
No. 99 ONX Homes/iFly Chevrolet, race during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M's Mix Toyota, sits in his car in preparation for qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Bubba Wallace, driver of the No. 23 DoorDash Toyota, sits in his car in preparation for qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Mobil1Thousand.com Ford, waits in the garage area during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 54 Skittles Gummies Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Kyle Busch celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas, his 98th victory in the Xfinity Series.

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Kyle Busch takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Myatt Snider, driver of the No. 2 Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet, spins as Andy Lally, driver of the No. 23 The A Team/MFI Fantasy Racing Chevrolet, Riley Herbst, driver of the No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, and Alex Labbe, driver of the No. 36 Can-Am Chevrolet, drive by during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Myatt Snider, driver of the No. 2 Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet, spins after an on-track incident as Spencer Pumpelly, driver of the No. 6 Fast Life/GridRival Chevrolet, drives by during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Kyle Busch leads the field to the green flag for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Harrison Burton, driver of the No. 20 DEX Imaging Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Jeb Burton, driver of the No. 10 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, drives as Daniel Hemric, driver of the No. 18 Poppy Bank Toyota, pits during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas.

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A general view of cars on track during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Myatt Snider, driver of the No. 2 Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet, and Daniel Hemric, driver of the No. 18 Poppy Bank Toyota, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Myatt Snider, driver of the No. 2 Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Todd Gilliland and crew celebrate in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 225 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Todd Gilliland celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 225 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Todd Gilliland, driver of the No. 38 Crosley Brands Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 225 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Todd Gilliland, driver of the No. 38 Crosley Brands Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 225 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Todd Gilliland, driver of the No. 38 Crosley Brands Ford, hugs his father David Gilliland after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 225 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Grant Enfinger, driver of the No. 9 Good Sam Club Chevrolet, and Christian Eckes, driver of the No. 98 Farm Paint/Curb Records Toyota, race during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 225 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Bayley Currey, driver of the No. 45 Chasco Constructors Chevrolet, and Christian Eckes, driver of the No. 98 Farm Paint/Curb Records Toyota, race during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 225 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Camden Murphy, driver of the No. 11 Inox Supreme Lubricants Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 225 at Circuit of The Americas.

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A general view of trucks on track during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 225 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Kyle Busch nabbed the pole position for the Pit Boss 250 Xfinity Series race at Circuit of The Americas.

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Austin Cindric is no stranger to road course success. He is running in both the Xfinity and Cup races this weekend.

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Jeb Burton (No. 10) and Cole Custer (No. 17) run near each other during qualifying for the Xfinity Series race at Circuit of The Americas.

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Spencer Pumpelly, who is running for JD Motorsports, is known as a road-course specialist. This is his first national series start.

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William Byron topped the lone Cup Series practice at Circuit of The Americas.

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Daniel Suarez takes his new-look No. 99 for a rainy run around the 3.41-mile course.

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Kevin Harvick's gold paint scheme gleams in the rain.

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Joey Logano came in second in the lone Cup practice at Circuit of The Americas.

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Austin Dillon and Kurt Busch navigate their way from the turns at Circuit of The Americas.

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Christopher Bell (No. 20) and Chase Briscoe (No. 14) are no strangers to road-course success.

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Kyle Larson comes up the incline of Turn 1 to begin a practice lap at Circuit of The Americas.

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Kyle Busch goes for a lap in the rain during NASCAR Cup Series practice.

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Bubba Wallace makes a lap on the 20-turn Circuit of The Americas course.

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Austin Dillon takes his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet through the garage area.

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Martin Truex Jr. and his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota are among the favorites on Sunday.

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Denny Hamlin is looking for his first win of 2021 in his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

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Tyler Reddick is a dark horse driver to watch on Sunday in his No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.

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Rain came out to play on Saturday -- meaning we will see rain tires on track in damp conditions.

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Tyler Ankrum wins the Cometic Gasket Pole Award for the Toyota Tundra 225 Camping World Truck Series race.

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Check out the mist coming off the track as Stewart Friesen goes for a lap in the rain.

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The action heated up early in Camping World Truck Series qualifying with cars hustling out to post a lap time. Pictured here: Brad Gross (No. 83), Sam Mayer (No. 32) and Parker Kligerman (No. 75)

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Hailie Deegan navigates through the rain during qualifying for the Camping World Truck Series.

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This is the trophy everyone in the Cup Series will be after on Sunday.

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Noah Gragson drives through the garage during the Xfinity Series practice at Circuit of The Americas.

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When just one practice, teams have to make quick adjustments and the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Xfinity Series team with driver Brandon Jones gets to work.

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Kevin Harvick, driving a one-off race in the No. 5 BJ McLeod Motorsports Ford, participates in NASCAR Xfinity Series practice at Circuit of The Americas.

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Landon Cassill, driver of the No. 4 Voyager Chevrolet, and Harrison Burton, driver of the No. 20 DEX Imaging Toyota, race during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas.

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Noah Gragson climbs up the hill to Turn 1 during NASCAR Xfinity Series practice at Circuit of The Americas.

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Matt Crafton takes the first corner in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice at Circuit of The Americas.

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Grant Enfinger drives the No. 9 truck through the corner during NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice at Circuit of The Americas.

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A picture perfect view as Ben Rhodes drives the No. 99 truck during NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice at Circuit of The Americas.

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A group of trucks roll through one of Circuit of The Americas' sweeping turns during NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 54 Skittles Gummies Toyota, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of The Americas.