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2026 DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix: Weather forecast for the NASCAR race at Circuit of the Americas


The 2026 DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix (previously known as the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix) is officially back. Fans are in for a high-octane third stock-car racing weekend of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday (March 1). The 2.40-mile-long road course will mark the sixth annual DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix.

A total of 37 Cup Series cars will be seen in action for the practice and qualifying before Sunday afternoon. The main event will compete over 95 laps in Austin, divided into three stages, adding up to 228 miles.

Weather forecast for the 2026 DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix

Here’s the weather forecast for both of NASCAR’s national series at Circuit of the Americas:

Friday, February 27, 2026

NASCAR O’Reilly Series Qualifying: High 81°F, Low 72°F, Sunny, wind 11 mph, and a 5% chance of rain

Saturday, February 28, 2026

NASCAR Cup Series qualifying: High 85°F, Low 75°F, Sunny, wind 10 to 11 mph, and a 5% chance of rain

Focused Health 250: High 85°F, Low 75°F, Sunny, wind 10 to 11 mph, and a 5% chance of rain

Sunday, March 1, 2026

DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix: High 84°F, Low 74°, Sunny, Wind 11 mph, and 5% chance of rain

Full entry list for NASCAR’s 2026 DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix

The 2026 iteration of the DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix is set to see a total of 37 Cup cars lined up on the grid, which are as follows:

  1. #1 – Ross Chastain
  2. #2 – Austin Cindric
  3. #3 – Austin Dillon
  4. #4 – Noah Gragson
  5. #5 – Kyle Larson
  6. #6 – Brad Keselowski
  7. #7 – Daniel Suárez
  8. #8 – Kyle Busch
  9. #9 – Chase Elliott
  10. #10 – Ty Dillon
  11. #11 – Denny Hamlin
  12. #12 – Ryan Blaney
  13. #16 – A. J. Allmendinger
  14. #17 – Chris Buescher
  15. #19 – Chase Briscoe
  16. #20 – Christopher Bell
  17. #21 – Josh Berry
  18. #22 – Joey Logano
  19. #23 – Bubba Wallace
  20. #24 – William Byron
  21. #33 – Jesse Love
  22. #34 – Todd Gilliland
  23. #35 – Riley Herbst
  24. #38 – Zane Smith
  25. #41 – Cole Custer
  26. #42 – John Hunter Nemechek
  27. #43 – Erik Jones
  28. #45 – Tyler Reddick
  29. #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  30. #48 – Alex Bowman
  31. #51 – Cody Ware
  32. #54 – Ty Gibbs
  33. #60 – Ryan Preece
  34. #71 – Michael McDowell
  35. #77 – Carson Hocevar
  36. #88 – Connor Zilisch (R)
  37. #97 – Shane van Gisbergen

Catch the action-packed NASCAR weekend live at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 3:30 pm ET on FOX and FOX One.