Road Course
Austin, Texas
Circuit of The Americas
Length
3.41 mi
Banking
Variable
Surface
Asphalt
Race Length
68 laps
Founded
2012
Formula 1's U.S. home is Cup racing's most technical circuit — COTA's 20 turns, dramatic elevation change into Turn 1, and long main straight create a brutally demanding road course that separates road-course specialists from oval lifers.
Top Performers at COTA
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4.0 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6.4 |
| 3 | William Byron | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.3 |
| 5 | Alex Bowman | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10.3 |
| 6 | Ross Chastain | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10.5 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11.0 |
| 8 | Ty Gibbs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12.5 |
| 9 | Christopher Bell | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13.0 |
| 10 | Chris Buescher | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13.5 |
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Road Course Context
COTA is one of 9 road courses on the 2026 Cup schedule. Historically, Tyler Reddick leads all Cup drivers at this venue with a 4.0 average finish across 6 starts. Drivers who excel on road courses tend to carry that form here — check their track type stats in S-EDGE™.
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