EchoPark Texas Grand Prix

Tyler Reddick did what no driver in NASCAR Cup Series history has ever done — win the first three races of the season. The No. 45 Toyota dominated from the drop of the green flag, leading 58 of 95 laps at Circuit of the Americas to beat Shane van Gisbergen by 3.944 seconds and make Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing the first team since Petty Enterprises in 1963 to sweep the opening three events.

Reddick won the pole on Saturday, survived a strategic battle with Ryan Blaney in the final stage — Blaney pulled alongside in Turn 6A and pressured for several laps before both pitted on Lap 69 — and then drove away from the field. Van Gisbergen, chasing his sixth consecutive road-course victory, hung within striking distance through the middle stint but couldn't close the gap over the final six laps and watched Reddick pull away.

The race claimed several contenders in dramatic fashion. Chase Briscoe, who started third and ran inside the top five for most of the afternoon, lost his transaxle and retired on Lap 62 — the first car out of the race. Ross Chastain won Stage 1 but lost a right-front wheel with 21 laps remaining, plunging from contention to 35th. Alex Bowman climbed from his No. 48 Chevrolet after 70 laps due to illness in the punishing Texas heat, where track temperatures reached 109 degrees at the start.

Ty Gibbs was the stage-points king, winning Stage 2 and finishing sixth in Stage 1 to rack up 15 bonus points that pushed him to 54.5 fantasy points — second only to Reddick despite finishing fourth. A.J. Allmendinger finished ninth but needed medical attention afterward when his cool shirt system failed in the extreme conditions.