William Byron overcomes adversity in rain-shortened NASCAR Cup Series race to win at Atlanta Motor Speedway: Neither an early spin nor damage to his No. 24 Chevrolet could prevent William Byron from winning Sunday night’s rain-shortened Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at Atlanta Motor Speedway.(Read More)(7-9-2023)
#24-William Byron won the Quaker State 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race was cut short on lap 185 of the scheduled 260 for rain. The win is his fourth win of the year, second at Atlanta and eighth career win.
Byron had an eventful evening that now goes down as a comeback after suffering a penalty, a spin, and falling a lap down early in the race.
#99-Daniel Suarez finished 2nd followed by #16-AJ Allmendinger, #34-Michael McDowell, #8-Kyle Busch, #6-Brad Keselowski, #15-JJ Yeley, #31-Justin Haley, #12-Ryan Blaney, and #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
Pole winner #10-Aric Almirola led 46 laps and finished 18th.
Stage 1 was won by #12-Blaney. Stage 2 was won by #6-Keselowski.
There were 18 lead changes among 12 drivers and 7 cautions for 43 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 118.475mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Race Fast Facts – Atlanta:
William Byron won the Quaker State 400 available at Walmart, his eighth victory in 199 Cup Series races.
This is his fourth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in nine races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Daniel Suarez (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in ten races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2023.
AJ Allmendinger (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 15 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Noah Gragson (33rd) was the highest finishing rookie.
William Byron leads the point standings by 21 points over Martin Truex Jr..
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Cup Series Playoff Standings after Atlanta:
Race 19 of 26 in the regular season
1) #24-William Byron [4 wins], 628
2) #8-Kyle Busch [3 wins], 592
3) #19-Martin Truex, Jr. [2 wins], 607
4) #5-Kyle Larson [2 wins], 531
5) #20-Christopher Bell [1 win], 591
6) #1-Ross Chastain, [1 win] 575
7) #11-Denny Hamlin [1 win], 561
8) #12-Ryan Blaney, [1 win], 553
9) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 518
10) #45-Tyler Reddick [1 win], 475
11) #47-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. [1 win], 445
12) #4-Kevin Harvick, 530, +126
13) #17-Chris Buescher, 506, +102
14) #6-Brad Keselowski, 504, +100
15) #99-Daniel Suarez, 407, +3
16) #34-Michael McDowell, 407, +3
Outside the playoffs:
17) #23-Bubba Wallace, 404, -3
18) #16-A.J. Allmendinger, 394, -13
19) #54-Ty Gibbs, 381, -26
20) #2-Austin Cindric, 369, -38
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Paint Schemes
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Quaker State 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #10-Aric Almirola chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #12-Ryan Blaney took the sixth stall.
See all pit choices on the Atlanta Pit Stall page.
#10-Aric Almirola won the Busch pole for the Quaker State 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway with speed of 177.346mph for his first pole of the year, second at Atlanta and fifth of his career.
#12-Ryan Blaney will start second followed by #14-Chase Briscoe, #22-Joey Logano, #21-Harrison Burton, #4-Kevin Harvick, #54-Ty Gibbs, #5-Kyle Larson, #38-Todd Gilliland, and #2-Austin Cindric.
See the complete qualifying results and the Quaker State 400 Starting Lineup
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Aric Almirola won the Pole Award for the Quaker State 400 available at Walmart with a lap of 31.261 seconds, 177.346 mph.
This is his fifth pole in 443 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2023.
This is his second pole in 16 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Ryan Blaney (second) posted his 12th top-10 start of 2023 and his sixth in 11 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Chase Briscoe (third) posted his third top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his fifth in 19 races this season.
Ty Gibbs (seventh) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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Qualifying Order
There will be no practice at Atlanta.
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the Quaker State 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is posted, 37 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #15-J.J. Yeley, #51-Cole Custer, #62-Austin Hill, #78-B.J. McLeod
See the full entry list on the Quaker State 400 Entry List page.
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