NASCAR held its fifth grand prix race at Circuit of the Americas and already both sides are wondering about whether they will return in 2026.

The NASCAR Cup Series will get its first taste of the new "National" layout at Circuit of The Americas with practice and qualifying Saturday on the road course in Austin, Texas. The revamped 20-turn,

After opening with races on superspeedways in heavy traffic, NASCAR moves to the first of six road courses on the 2025 Cup schedule: COTA in Austin.

Christopher Bell passed Kyle Busch with five laps to go, then held off Daytona 500 winner William Byron to win NASCAR’s first road course race of the season at the Circuit of the Americas.

Christopher Bell, who posted a victory in overtime in Atlanta a week ago, passed Kyle Busch with five laps to go, then held off Daytona 500 winner William Byron to win NASCAR's first road course race at the Circuit of the Americas Sunday in Austin,

Christopher Bell won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race of 2025, capturing the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.