NASCAR makes its annual trip to Circuit of the Americas for the Echopark Texas Grand Prix to open the month of March, presenting the Cup Series with its first road course race of the season. Not only that,

NASCAR finally moves away from the pack-racing chaos for the road course maneuvers at Circuit Of The Americas this weekend in Austin, Texas. The truncated COTA layout will provide for a shorter track and more turns (read: more chances at physical racing) than the original layout,

AUSTIN, Texas — NASCAR is gearing up for an exciting weekend at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas, moving away from its usual tight pack racing. The track has a new 2.4-mile layout with more turns, which means more chances for close racing and action.

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The NASCAR Cup Series will make its fifth visit to the Circuit of The Americas this weekend, but the Austin, Texas, track will be significantly different this season. A new "National" course will be used for stock cars.