The Cup Series caps off a triple header weekend with the AmBetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Thirty-nine teams have brought cars to Atlanta for a 40 car field. The drivers will make their qualifying runs with no practice.
In two rounds of qualifying, all of the drivers will make a run with the top 10 drivers making a second round to set the pole.
The first driver out on the track to make a qualifying run on a chilly Atlanta morning is JJ Yeley who posted a time of 32.255 seconds around the 1.5 mile track.
The second car out, BJ McLeod was the first driver to break the 32 second mark with a time of 31.944 seconds.
Josh Berry posted a time of 30.999 seconds – the same time as the pole sitter last year.
With a time of 30.892 seconds, Joey Logano has run the fastest lap in the current configuration of Atlanta Motor Speedway. The track was reconfigured after the race in 2021.
The three Team Penske cars of Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, and Austin Cindric; along with the Wood Brothers 21 car driven by Josh Berry are the only drivers to break the 31 second mark.
Kyle Busch is the only non-Ford (Chevrolet) in the top 10.
The first driver on the track in the run for the pole is Chris Buescher who posted a time of 31.100 seconds.
With a time of 30.909 seconds Ryan Blaney puts his number 12 car on the pole with teammate Austin Cindric starting alongside on the front row.
The starting lineup for the AmBetter Health 400:
Ryan Blaney
Austin Cindric
Josh Berry
Joey Logano
Todd Gilliland
Kyle Busch
Zane Smith
Chris Buescher
Brad Keselowski
Noah Gragson
Ryan Preece
AJ Allmendinger
Alex Bowman
Bubba Wallace
Austin Dillon
Kyle Larson
William Byron
Chase Elliott
Tyler Reddick
Ty Dillon
John Hunter Nemechek
Cole Custer
Michael McDowell
Chase Briscoe
Carson Hocevar
Riley Herbst
Erik Jones
Daniel Suarez
Shane van Gisbergen
Cody Ware
Christopher Bell
Ross Chastain
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Corey LaJoie
Ty Gibbs
Denny Hamlin
BJ McLeod
JJ Yeley
ZZ Top star Billy Gibbons gave the command to start engines.
Stage one is 60 laps, stage two and three are 100 laps each for a total of 260 laps around the 1.5 mile track.
Ryan Blaney brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with teammate Austin Cindric alongside. Ten of the top eleven cars are Fords; Kyle Busch is the only exception in sixth place. Ryan Blaney gets the lead initially but Austin Cindric edges out for the lead on the inside lane.
Lap three, the top five are Austin Cindric, Josh Berry, Todd Gilliland, Ryan Blaney, and Joey Logano.
The top six drivers are single file.
Lap eight, Austin Cindric continues to lead the race with Josh Berry in second; Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, and Todd Gilliland round out the top five.
Back in the field, drivers are beginning to form a third line. The top 12 drivers are single file.
In 14th Carson Hocevar has advanced 12 spots since the start of the race.
The leaders have gotten double wide with Austin Cindric leading the race on lap 19.
The top five are Austin Cindric, Josh Berry, Todd Gilliland, Joey Logano, and Ryan Blaney.
The drivers are running laps a full second faster than their qualifying laps on Saturday morning.
Lap 23, Kyle Busch has dropped out of the top 10 but William Byron, Bubba Wallace, Tyler Reddick, and Kyle Larson have all entered the top 10.
Todd Gilliland and Austin Cindric battle for the lead.
Lap 28, Austin Cindric has the lead with Joey Logano in second; Josh Berry, Todd Gilliland, and Bubba Wallace round out the top five.
Lap 31, Austin Cindric and Josh Berry battle for the lead.
Lap 32, Josh Berry takes the lead.
Lap 34, After starting 26th, Carson Hocevar has entered the top 10.
Lap 35, the top five are Josh Berry, Austin Cindric, Todd Gilliland, Brad Keselowski, and Joey Logano.
Typical for a drafting track, the drivers move swiftly up and back through the field.
Lap 40, Josh Berry leads the race with Austin Cindric in second; Todd Gilliland, Joey Logano, and Bubba Wallace round out the top five.
Lap 43, Todd Gilliland jumps down to the inside and passes Josh Berry to take the lead.
Lap 44, Josh Berry gets a push from Austin Cindric and retakes the lead.
Lap 46, after starting from the back of the field, Denny Hamlin has entered the top 20 in 16th.
Lap 48, the top five are Josh Berry, Austin Cindric, Joey Logano, Bubba Wallace, and William Byron.
Lap 50, Bubba Wallace drops down from the high line to battle with Josh Berry for the lead.
Michael McDowell is reporting power steering issues.
Five laps remain in stage one with Josh Berry leading the way.
Josh Berry wins stage one.
The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Josh Berry
Austin Cindric
Willaim Byron
Bubba Wallace
Chase Elliott
Tyler Reddick
Todd Gilliland
Ryan Blaney
Carson Hocevar
Joey Logano
This is the first time that stage one has been completely run under the green flag since the track has been reconfigured.
With 100 laps stages, the drivers will have to make a pit stop for fuel.
Drivers come down pit road for service with Joey Logano winning the race off of pit road.
Michael McDowell returns to the track after mechanical issues; he is five laps down.
JJ Yeley was caught speeding on pit road in several sections and will have to restart the race from the back of the longest line.
Brad Keselowski was charged with leaving pit road with equipment – left pit road with fuel can still engaged.
Kyle Busch had pit road issues and will restart the race from the back of the field.
Joey Logano brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two on lap 69 with Josh Berry alongside. Joah Berry gets a put from William Byron to take the lead.
Austin Cindric gives his teammate Joey Logano a push to the lead.
Lap 71, the top five are Joey Logano, Josh Berry, Austin Cindric, William Byron, and Tyler Reddick.
Lap 74, drivers are three wide.
Lap 77, Joey Logano leads the race with Josh Berry in second; Austin Cindric, Todd Gilliland, and Tyler Reddick round out the top five.
The first caution flag for an on track incident comes out on lap 82 when Ty Dillon spins out but keeps it off the wall with a flat tire.
Drivers come down pit road to top off the fuel cells with Joey Logano winning the race off of pit road.
Denny Hamlin was charged with passing through too many pit boxes and will have to restart the race form the back of the longest line.
Joey Logano brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 89 with Alex Bowman alongside. Getting a push from Josh Berry, Joey Logano takes the lead.
Lap 91, Todd Gilliland passes Joey Logano to take the lead.
Lap 93, Joey Logano retakes the lead.
Lap 94, Todd Gilliland and Joey Logano continue their battle for the lead; swapping back and forth every lap or so.
Lap 98, Todd Gilliland has pulled in behind leader Joey Logano and Austin Cindric on the outside lane.
The second caution flag comes out on lap 102 when Erik Jones spins out in traffic but fortunately did not hit anyone. Jones’ car is towed to the garage; but under new rules, he will be able to make repairs and return to the race.
Ty Dillon returns to the race.
JJ Yeley is caught speeding on pit road again and ran through too many pit boxes. He will have to restart the race from the back of the longest line.
Joey Logano brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 108 with Todd Gilliland alongside. Todd Gilliland gets out in front for the lead after a push from Alex Bowman.
Joey Logano drops down to the inside lane and gets a push from teammate Austin Cindric to retake the lead on lap 110.
Lap 111, the top five are Joey Logano, Austin Cindric, Todd Gilliland, William Byron, and Kyle Larson.
Lap 115, Much of the field ran their fastest laps of the race. New rule for this year, the driver who run the fastest lap of the race will earn a point toward the championship standings.
Lap 118, the top five are Joey Logano, Austin Cindric, Alex Bowman, Josh Berry, and Bubba Wallace.
As the laps tick down, the drivers are getting more aggressive in their blocking and the three wide racing is picking up.
Erik Jones returns to the track.
Lap 126, Joey Logano continues to lead the race with Austin Cindric in second; Alex Bowman, Todd Gilliland, and Kyle Larson round out the top five.
Joey Logano has led 58 of 128 laps so far.
Lap 135, the caution flag comes out for debris on the track. Todd Gilliland comes down pit road for a tire change after leaving a tire carcass on the racing surface.
Some of the drivers come down pit road for service including tire changes to speed up the end of stage caution where they will take fuel only.
Joey Logano brings the field down for the green flag restart with Alex Bowman alongside on lap 141. There are 36 cars on the lead lap.
Joey Logano and Austin Cindric get out in front quickly but Alex Bowman gets a big push from teammate Kyle Larson to take the lead on lap 142.
Lap 143, Joey Logano moves up on the inside lane to retake the lead on lap 144.
Kyle Busch is living up to his name with some Rowdy rants on the radio. An unhappy driver, Carson Hocevar appears to be one source of that unhappiness.
Lap 148, Joey Logano and Alex Bowman battle for the lead.
The caution flag comes out on lap 150 when Ricky Stenhouse makes contact with Chase Elliott and sends Elliott into the wall and spinning. Unable to stop, Brad Keselowski hits Chase Elliott. Corey LaJoie gets into the wall.
Corey LaJoie is being penalized two laps after having too many crew members over the wall while under the “crash clock”. The car goes to the garage but will still have to serve the two lap penalty.
Joey Logano takes over the lead of laps led on drafting tracks from Denny Hamlin.
Some of the drivers back in the field come down pit road for service. The crew had the hood up briefly on AJ Allmendinger’s car.
Chase Elliott returns to the track.
Joey Logano brings the field down for the green flag restart of the race with just three laps remaining in stage two. Joey Logano takes the lead.
Lap 158, Alex Bowman pulls out on the outside lane to take the lead.
Kyle Larson comes up on the outside lane to take the lead.
Kyle Larson wins stage two.
The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Kyle Larson
Bubba Wallace
Joey Logano
William Byron
Alex Bowman
Tyler Reddick
Carson Hocevar
Ricky Stenhouse
Austin Cindric
Noah Gragson
Drivers come down pit road for service.
Several drivers will have to restart the race from the back of the field after pitting while pit road was closed.
Chase Briscoe brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three on lap 169. Ross Chastain and Chase Briscoe battle for the lead with The Melon Man in front.
The top five are Ross Chastain, Shane van Gisbergen, Kyle Busch, Chris Buescher, and Chase Briscoe.
Corey LaJoie and Brad Keselowski are out of the race.
After pit stops Joey Logano is mired back in 226th place.
Lap 174, Joey Logano has moved up to enter the top 20. Ross Chastain leads the race with Shane van Gisbergen in second; Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon, and Chris Buescher round out the top five.
Joey Logano is moving through the field much as he did las week at Daytona before causing a big crash.
Lap 180, Ross Chastain leads the race with Kyle Busch in second; Shane van Gisbergen, Austin Dillon, and Chris Buescher round out the top five.
Lap 184 for a crash involving Daniel Suarez, Ty Gibbs, Noah Gragson, Cole Custer, Zane Smith, Cody Ware, and JJ Yeley.
Drivers come down pit road to fill the fuel cells with Kyle Busch winning the race off of pit road just edging out Chase Briscoe.
Kyle Busch brings the field down for the green flag restart with Case Briscoe alongside on lap 193. Busch gets a put form William Bryon to get out in front for the lead.
William Byron battles with Kyle Busch and takes the lead.
Noah Gragson, Cole Custer, JJ Yeley, Cody Ware, and Daniel Suarez are all out of the race after the crash.
Lap 196, William Byron leads the race with Kyle Busch in second; Ryan Blaney, Austin Dillon, and Chase Briscoe round out the top five.
Lap 198, the battle between Kyle Busch and William Byron continues with Kyle Busch in the lead.
Lap 200, Josh Berry moves up to take the lead.
The top five are Josh Berry, Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, and Shane van Gisbergen.
The caution flag comes out on lap 205 for a crash when Chase Briscoe gets into the wall, and Chris Buescher, were all involved. Ty Gibbs gets into the wall.
With Michael McDowell back on the lead lap after multiple “lucky dogs”, Chase Elliott gets the “lucky dog” and is back on the lead lap. There are 27 cars on the lead lap.
Josh Berry brings the field down for the green flag restart with Kyle Busch alongside with 48 laps to go. Getting a push from Ryan Blaney, Josh Berry gets out in front for the lead.
Kyle Busch comes up on the outside to take the lead.
With 47 laps to go, Josh Berry comes up on the outside to take the lead but Kyle Busch retakes the lead on the inside.
The top five are Kyle Busch, Josh Berry, Ross Chastain, Carson Hocevar, and Ryan Blaney.
There are 44 laps to go, Kyle Busch leads the race with Ross Chastain on his bumper.
Ross Chastain moves up on the outside to pass Kyle Busch for the lead.
Forty one to go, Kyle Busch and Ross Chastain battle for the lead with Busch getting out in front.
There are 39 laps to go; the top five are Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney, Josh Berry, Christopher Bell, and Ross Chastain.
Thirty-six to go, the battle for the lead continues with Ross Chastain in the lead with Josh Berry in second; Austin Cindric, Ryan Blaney, and Kyle Busch round out the top five.
Josh Berry comes up on the inside lane to take the lead.
Thirty-three to go, Ross Chastain takes the lead briefly before Josh Berry takes the lead.
Ross Chastain and Josh Berry swap the lead back and forth.
Thirty to go, the battle continues between Josh Berry and Ross Chastain.
The caution flag comes out with 27 laps to go when Ryan Blaney spins out after contact from Carson Hocevar. He keeps it off the wall and does not make contact with any other driver.
Josh Berry is the leader.
Alex Bowman is the “lucky dog”.
Josh Berry brings the field down for the green flag restart from the inside lane with 22 laps remaining in the race. Ross Chastain leads the outside lane. Berry gets out in front but Kyle Larson comes up on the outside to make it a three wide battle and takes the lead.
The top five are Kyle Larson, Ross Chastain, Austin Cindric, Christopher Bell, and Josh Berry.
Twenty to go and Carson Hocevar takes the lead.
Austin Cindric comes up on the outside to take the lead with Josh Berry on his bumper.
Fifteen to go, Austin Cindric leads the race with Josh Berry in second; Kyle Larson, Ross Chastain, and Bubba Wallace round out the top five.
Leaders have gotten single file.
Twelve to go, Austin Cindric holds on to the lead with Josh Berry in second; Kyle Larson, Ross Chastain, and William Byron round out the top five.
With 10 to go, there have been 46 lead changes in the race – two short of the record set last spring.
On fresh tires, Ryan Blaney is moving through the field and has entered the top 10.
Eight to go, Austin Cindric continues to lead the race.
Six to go, Austin Cindric leads the race with Christopher Bell in second; Josh Berry, Kyle Larson, and Carson Hocevar round out the top five.
Five to go, Christopher Bell takes the lead briefly before Austin Cindric comes up on the outside to retake the lead.
The caution flag comes out with three laps to go when Austin Cindric gets into the wall. William Byron is also involved. Kyle Larson moved up on the inside to take the lead and squeezed Cindric up the track.
Kyle Larson leads the race.
The race goes into overtime!
Kyle Larson brings the field down for the overtime shootout for the win Ross Chastain alongside. Ross Chastain edges out for the lead. Getting a push from Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson takes the lead.
The restart is under review.
Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, and Carson Hocevar battle for the lead. The caution flag comes out for a crash involving Josh Berry.
Christopher Bell has been named the winner after A NASCAR review.
Ryan Preece and Josh Berry were among the drivers caught up in the crash at the end of the race.
The unofficial results of the Ambetter Health 400:
Chrisotpher Bell
Carson Hocevar
Kyle Larson
Ryan Blaney
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Denny Hamlin
Kyle Busch
Ross Chastain
Bubba Wallace
John Hunter Nemechek
Joey Logano
Zane Smith
Michael McDowell
AJ Allmendinger
Todd Gilliland
Austin Dillon
Riley Herbst
Chase Elliott
Ryan Preece
Tyler Reddick
Chase Briscoe
BJ McLeod
Shane van Gisbergen
Justin Haley
Josh Berry
Alex Bowman
William Byron
Austin Cindric
Ty Dillon
Chris Buescher
Erik Jones
Ty Gibbs
Daniel Suarez
Noah Gragson
Cody Ware
Cole Custer
JJ Yeley
Corey LaJoie
Brad Keselowski