NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | |
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Venue | Circuit of the Americas |
Location | Austin, Texas |
Corporate sponsor | XPEL |
First race | 2021 |
Last race | 2024 |
Distance | 140.466 mi (226.058 km) |
Laps | 42 Stage 1: 12 Stage 2: 14 Final stage: 16 |
Previous names | Toyota Tundra 225 (2021) |
Most wins (team) | Front Row Motorsports (3) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Ford (3) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 3.426 mi (5.514 km) |
Turns | 20 |
The XPEL 225 was a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. The race was introduced in 2021 as one of four road course races on the Truck Series schedule. [1]
XPEL holds the naming rights to the race. [2] The inaugural event in 2021 was sponsored by Toyota and called the Toyota Tundra 225. [3] The race, along with the NASCAR Xfinity Series' Focused Health 250, is a support event to the NASCAR Cup Series' EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix.
The No. 38 Front Row Motorsports truck went undefeated in the first three Truck Series races at COTA with Todd Gilliland driving it in 2021 and Zane Smith driving it in 2022 and 2023. Corey Heim broke that streak in 2024 when he won the race driving the No. 11 Tricon Garage truck.
The race was removed from the schedule in 2025.
Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race distance | Race time | Average speed (mph) | Report | Ref | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||||
2021 | May 22 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 41 | 140.46 (226.04) | 1:58:30 | 70.79 | Report | [4] |
2022 | March 26 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 46* | 156.86 (252.432) | 2:25:00 | 64.908 | Report | [5] |
2023 | March 25 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 42 | 140.46 (226.04) | 1:51:36 | 77 | Report | [6] |
2024 | March 23 | 11 | Corey Heim | Tricon Garage | Toyota | 46* | 156.86 (252.432) | 2:15:26 | 69.492 | Report | [7] |
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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3 | Front Row Motorsports | 2021–2023 |
1 | Tricon Garage | 2024 |
# Wins | Make | Years Won |
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3 | Ford | 2021–2023 |
1 | Toyota | 2024 |
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