NASCAR: When And How To Watch The Cup And Xfinity Series At COTA - Full Guide

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The 2025 NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series are in full swing as the sport now heads to Austin, Texas, for the third race of the season.

So far, William Byron and Christopher Bell have secured spots in the Cup Series playoffs with wins in Daytona and Atlanta, respectively, and another one of those coveted places is up for grabs at the iconic Circuit of the Americas this coming weekend.

Here is everything you need to know to watch all of the action for the Cup and Xfinity Series races.

When and how to watch the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit Of The Americas

Friday, February 28

5 p.m. ET: NASCAR Xfinity Series: Practice

Follow live on CW.

William Byron, driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, and Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, lead the field on a pace lap prior to the NASCAR Cup Series EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix... Sean Gardner/Getty Images

6 p.m. ET: NASCAR Xfinity Series: Qualifying

Follow live on CW.

Saturday, March 1

11 a.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series: Practice

Follow live on Prime.

12.30 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying

Follow live on Prime.

2.30 p.m. ET: NASCAR Xfinity Series: Focused Health 250

Follow live on CW, PRN, and SiriusXM.

Sunday, March 2

3.30 p.m. ET: NASCAR Cup Series: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix

Follow live on Fox, Max, PRN, and SiriusXM.

NASCAR Cup Series: Current Standings

1. Ryan Blaney - 87 points
2. William Byron - 75 points
3. Tyler Reddick - 72 points
4. Austin Cindric - 68 points
5. Bubba Wallace - 64 points
6. Kyle Larson - 61 points
7. John H. Nemechek - 61 points
8. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 61 points
9. Alex Bowman - 59 points
10. Chase Elliott - 56 points
11. Joey Logano - 55 points
12. Christopher Bell - 53 points
13. Denny Hamlin - 51 points
14. Michael McDowell - 51 points
15. Carson Hocevar - 48 points
16. Chris Buescher - 47 points
17. Erik Jones - 46 points
18. Riley Herbst - 40 points
19. Ty Dillon - 39 points
20. Austin Dillon - 39 points
21. Ross Chastain - 37 points
22. Todd Gilliland - 36 points
23. Kyle Busch - 35 points
24. Jimmie Johnson - 34 points
25. Daniel Suárez - 33 points
26. Justin Haley - 31 points
27. AJ Allmendinger - 30 points
28. Zane Smith - 27 points
29. Ty Gibbs - 26 points
30. Ryan Preece - 24 points
31. Josh Berry - 23 points
32. Corey LaJoie - 21 points
33. Brad Keselowski - 21 points
34. Shane Van Gisbergen - 18 points
35. Cole Custer - 17 points
36. Noah Gragson - 13 points
37. Cody Ware - 4 points
38. JJ Yeley - 1 point
39. Martin Truex Jr. - 1 point
40. Chase Briscoe - (-51) points

NASCAR Xfinity Series: Current Standings

1. Austin Hill - 84 points
2. Sheldon Creed - 83 points
3. Jesse Love - 78 points
4. Justin Allgaier - 76 points
5. Jeb Burton - 66 points
6. Harrison Burton - 61 points
7. Jeremy Clements - 55 points
8. Sam Mayer - 53 points
9. Carson Kvapil - 53 points
10. Matt DiBenedetto - 51 points
11. Sammy Smith - 50 points
12. Leland Honeyman - 50 points
13. Taylor Gray - 45 points
14. Ryan Sieg - 44 points
15. Nicholas Sanchez - 42 points
16. Dean Thompson - 40 points
17. William Sawalich - 40 points
18. Aric Almirola - 39 points
19. Josh Williams - 39 points
20. Christian Eckes - 38 points
21. Joey Gase - 38 points
22. Ryan Ellis - 33 points
23. Daniel Dye - 31 points
24. Jordan Anderson - 30 points
25. Josh Bilicki - 30 points
26. Patrick Emerling - 27 points
27. Brennan Poole - 27 points
28. Brandon Jones - 25 points
29. Caesar Bacarella - 24 points
30. Anthony Alfredo - 24 points
31. Blaine Perkins - 21 points
32. Connor Zilisch - 21 points
33. Ryan Truex - 20 points
34. Garrett Smithley - 19 points
35. Parker Retzlaff - 18 points
36. Kris Wright - 16 points
37. Nick Leitz - 15 points
38. Justin Bonsignore - 12 points
39. CJ McLaughlin - 12 points
40. Greg Van Alst - 11 points
41. Mason Massey - 9 points
42. Mason Maggio - 6 points
43. Carson Ware - 5 points
44. Kyle Sieg - 5 points

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