HAMPTON, Ga. — returns to EchoPark Speedway for the second time this season on Sunday, July 12.
Since being repaved and reconfigured a bit, the race on the previously named Atlanta Motor Speedway has risen up the rankings and change into a favourite amongst followers that at all times appears to function entertaining racing. In February, Tyler Reddick received a double-overtime race right here.
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It’s the third race to be broadcast by TNT Sports activities this season, and former crew chief turned coloration analyst Steve Letarte says Atlanta is “one of many must-find tickets of NASCAR.”
“The racing there’s unbelievable,” Letarte informed . “There’s a number of issues that may change once we go all the way down to Atlanta. That new configuration — it seems like fighter jets in a punch bowl.”
AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 16 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing, says there’s nothing else like Atlanta on the schedule for the time being.
“It’s one among a sort,” Allmendinger informed USA TODAY Sports activities on Saturday, June 11. “If I used to be sitting within the grandstand, I’d adore it. Sitting within the race automotive, I completely hate it.”
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Chase Briscoe, who , defined that the tire put on and dealing with will probably be harder to cope with on Sunday in comparison with the primary Atlanta race of the season in February due to the recent temperatures.
“Dealing with appears to positively simply worsen each time we come right here, simply from a pure development of the racetrack. The observe simply has a lot much less grip,” Briscoe mentioned. “It will positively race totally different. This has a little bit bit totally different vibe. At this level of the season, everyone type of is aware of what they should do from a factors standpoint. It is nonetheless going to be simply as chaotic, I am certain.”
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March 8: Ryan Blaney celebrates successful the Straight Speak Wi-fi 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
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March 8: Ryan Blaney celebrates successful the Straight Speak Wi-fi 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
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March 1: Tyler Reddick celebrates successful the DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas.
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Feb. 22: Tyler Reddick celebrates successful the Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
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Feb. 15: Tyler Reddick celebrates together with his household and crew after successful the 68th operating of the Daytona 500 at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.
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Denny Hamlin enters Sunday’s race atop the standings, forward of Reddick by 44 factors. Briscoe moved up three spots to eighth after his first victory of the season, whereas Allmendinger is in nineteenth, three spots beneath the minimize line for the postseason Chase.
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Regardless of Toyotas operating extraordinarily properly this season — that they had seven automobiles within the prime 10 final weekend and the producer has received 13 of 19 races this 12 months — Sunday’s race will start with a pair of Workforce Penske Fords on the entrance row. Ryan Blaney received the pole and Joey Logano is second, adopted by Kyle Larson, Austin Dillon and Daniel Suarez in Chevrolets.
Additionally on the road in Atlanta is NASCAR’s In-Season Problem, the place the winner of the bracket-style competitors will take residence $1 million. The remaining matchups are Alex Bowman vs. Todd Gilliland, Briscoe vs. Chase Elliott, Hamlin vs. Christopher Bell and Blaney vs. William Byron.
NASCAR is hopeful that it has cooled the flames on a pair of rivalries heading into Sunday’s race. On Saturday, officers held closed-door conferences with , plus .
This is every thing it is advisable to know in regards to the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway:
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Ryan Blaney wins Stage 2, Bubba Wallace spins out
Ryan Blaney has swept the primary two phases of the race within the Quaker State 400, operating up entrance on the finish of the a hundred and sixtieth lap.
Because the stage got here to an in depth, Bubba Wallace drifted into the underside lane and was tapped on the bumper by Ty Gibbs, sending Wallace spinning into the grass.
Right here had been the leaders on the finish of Stage 2:
For the second straight stage, all three Workforce Penske Fords had been within the prime 10. Suarez and van Gisbergen had been the one two Chevrolets within the prime 10 on the finish of Stage 2.
Inexperienced flag flies as Quaker State 400 resumes
The tempo automotive left the observe on lap 124 because the Quaker State 400 resumed. Ryan Blaney stays within the lead, adopted by teammate Joey Logano, Carson Hocevar and Bubba Wallace.
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Engines re-fired for the Quaker State 400
Drivers have reported to their automobiles and engines have been refired for the race in Atlanta. 150 laps stay within the race.
Quaker State 400 set to restart at 11:45 p.m. ETRed flag out, race paused for climate
Lightning and rain close to EchoPark Speedway has paused the Quaker State 400 at lap 108. Vehicles are parked on pit highway and drivers are out of their automobiles.
Ryan Blaney again in entrance, being chased by Toyotas, as warning flag comes out
Ryan Blaney has jumped again to the entrance of the race and has now led 86 laps within the Quaker State 400. He is being trailed carefully by a trio of Toyotas, with Bubba Wallace, Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell on his bumped. A fourth Toyota, Erik Jones’ No. 43, is in sixth place behind Chase Elliott.
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The warning flag is out on lap 108 as a result of lightning within the space.
Frustration boils over for William Byron, crew chiefCarson Hocevar jumps to the lead
Carson Hocevar has pushed his No. 77 Chevrolet to the entrance of the park because the Quaker State 400 closes in on lap 100. Ryan Blaney is in second place, adopted by Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson and Erik Jones.
Ryan Blaney leads all 60 laps throughout Stage 1
Ryan Blaney led wire-to-wire through the first stage of the Quaker State 400, pushing his No. 12 Ford throughout the road first on the finish of the opening 60 laps. It is Blaney’s third stage win of the season.
Ending simply behind Blaney was Tyler Reddick, who had the quickest lap of the opening stage. Reddick charged as much as second place from beginning in thirty first.
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Right here had been the highest 10 drivers of Stage 1:
Workforce Penske nonetheless has all three of its Fords within the prime 5. Eight automobiles, together with Brad Keselowski and Ross Chastain, have fallen a lap down.
Brad Keselowski shortly falls out of the highest 10, Austin Hill costs forward
Brad Keselowski began the Quaker State 400 in tenth place, however obtained unfastened and tagged the skin wall on the third lap and has pale to thirty third because the race approaches the midway level of Stage 1. The motive force of the No. 6 Ford has not had a prime 10 end since March.
In the meantime, a pair of Chevrolets have charged in direction of the entrance of the pack. Carson Hocever’s No. 77 began in 14th and is now in fourth place, whereas Austin Hill has gone from thirtieth to eleventh.
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For the Toyotas, Tyler Reddick, Chase Briscoe and Bubba Wallace have made their means into the highest 10. Reddick, who received this race in February, began in thirty first and is now as much as sixth.
Three Workforce Penske Fords lead the race on the thirty third lap, with Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano and Austin Cindric holding the highest three spots.
Chad Finchum despatched to the again for unapproved changes
Chad Finchum, driver of the No. 66 Ford for Storage 66, will begin the Quaker State 400 on the rear after making unapproved changes. Finchum had a short crash throughout qualifying on Saturday. That is the seventeenth begin within the Cup Collection for the 31-year-old from Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Parachuter carrying Kyle Busch flag drops into AtlantaWhat time does the NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta begin?
The Quaker State 400 is scheduled to start out at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 12, at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
What TV channel is the NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta on?
The Quaker State 400 will probably be broadcast on TNT and truTV. A pre-race present on TNT will start at 6 p.m. ET, with a post-race present anchored by Marty Smith to observe after the race. Adam Alexander, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. will probably be on the decision for reside race motion, whereas Jamie McMurray and Jeff Burton will be a part of the pre- and post-race reveals.
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Will there be a reside stream of the NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta?
Sure. The Quaker State 400 might be reside streamed on HBO Max. The platform additionally options reside streams for particular person driver cameras.
What number of laps is the NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta?
The Quaker State 400 is 260 laps across the 1.54-mile oval for a complete of 400.4 miles. The race will function three segments (laps per stage) — Stage 1: 60 laps; Stage 2: 100 laps; Stage 3: 100 laps.
Who received the newest NASCAR Cup races at Atlanta?
Tyler Reddick took the checkered flag at EchoPark Speedway within the Autotrader 400, the second race of the season on Feb. 22. To win his second consecutive race, Reddick rallied from a multicar wreck and received in double time beyond regulation. With a push from 23XI Racing teammate Bubba Wallace, Reddick’s No. 45 Toyota completed 0.164 seconds forward of Chase Briscoe. Reddick turned simply the sixth driver to open a NASCAR Cup Collection season by successful the primary two races. He went on to seize a 3rd straight victory at Circuit of the Americas.
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Dale Earnhardt Sr. is the all-time wins chief at Atlanta with 9 Cup Collection victories. William Byron, Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano every have two wins on the observe.
What’s the lineup for the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta?
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John Hunter Nemechek (42)
