Joey Logano drives dominant Ford to victory in NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta: Deftly maneuvering his No. 22 Ford through the final two laps of Sunday’s Ambetter Health 400, Joey Logano finished the NASCAR Cup Series race where he started—at the front of the field. With a push from Christopher Bell on the backstretch on the final lap, Logano moved to the outside of leader Brad Keselowski with huge momentum and charged past Keselowski’s No. 6 Ford into the lead. [Read More](3-19-2023)
#22-Joey Logano won the Ambetter Health 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The win is his 1st win of the year, 1st at Atlanta and 32nd career win.
#6-Keselowski finished 2nd followed by #20-Bell, #7-LaJoie, #45-Reddick, #11-Hamlin, #12-Blaney, #43-Jones, #54-Gibbs, and #8-Busch.
Logano started from the pole and dominated much of the race, winning the first stage and leading 140 laps on the day. However, he had to make a late charge moving from 3rd on the final lap and getting around Keselowski for the win.
Stage 1 was won by #22-Logano. Stage 2 was won by #2-Cindric.
There were 20 lead changes among 13 drivers and 5 cautions for 34 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 138.800mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Race Fast Facts – Atlanta:
Joey Logano won the Ambetter Health 400, his 32nd victory in 512 Cup Series races.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 19 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Brad Keselowski (second) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 17 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2023.
Christopher Bell (third) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Ty Gibbs (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Joey Logano leads the point standings by 1 points over Christopher Bell.
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Cup Series Playoff Standings after Atlanta:
Race 5 of 26 in the regular season
1) #24-William Byron [2 wins], 55
2) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 177
3) #8-Kyle Busch [1 win], 153
4) #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. [1 win], 124
5) #20-Christopher Bell, 176
6) #1-Ross Chastain, 172
7) #12-Ryan Blaney, 161
8) #6-Brad Keselowski, 160
9) #4-Kevin Harvick, 155
10) #19-Martin Truex, Jr., 145
11) #11-Denny Hamlin, 140
12) #99-Daniel Suarez, 129
13) #2-Austin Cindric, 126
14) #17-Chris Buescher, 122
15) #7-Corey LaJoie, 113
16) #45-Tyler Reddick, 111
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: #20-Bell (unapproved adjustments)
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Ambetter Health 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #22-Logano chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #2-Cindric took the 6th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Atlanta Pit Stall page.
#22-Joey Logano won the Busch pole for the Ambetter Health 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway with speed of 177.374mph for his 2nd pole of the year, 2nd at Atlanta and 28th of his career.
#2-Cindric will start second followed by #12-Blaney, #6-Keselowski, #10-Almirola, #4-Harvick, #17-Buescher,#14-Briscoe, #5-Larson,and and #20-Bell.
See the complete qualifying results and the Ambetter 400 Starting Lineup.
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Joey Logano won the Pole Award for the Ambetter Health 400 with a lap of 31.256 seconds, 177.374mph.
This is his 28th pole in 512 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and fourth top-10 start in 2023.
This is his second pole in 19 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Austin Cindric (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2023 and his second in four races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Ryan Blaney (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his fifth in five races this season.
Noah Gragson (22nd) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)
Qualifying Order
There will be no practice at Atlanta.
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the Ambetter Health 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is posted, 36 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
See the full entry list on the Ambetter Health 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Atlanta Motor Speedway
TandemDraft Stats – Atlanta Cup
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