NASCAR race results from Atlanta Motor Speedway
Today, NASCAR unloads in Atlanta, Georgia. The worn out 1.5-mile of Atlanta Motor Speedway is set to host the NASCAR Cup Series.
View full 2021 Atlanta Motor Speedway results for the NASCAR race below.
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Two teams ran into inspection issues ahead of today’s race. Chase Elliott will be dropping to the rear of the field ahead of the green flag.
Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr line up on the front row. 325 laps and 500 miles of stock car racing are up next…
Atlanta Race
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 105 (1-105 / 325)
Green, Denny Hamlin gets the jump on the inside. Joey Logano takes over 2nd as the outside lane struggled to get rolling.
Lap 10, Larson has a run on Harvick into turn three. That’s a battle for 2nd, Larson takes the spot.
Lap 26, the competition caution is out.
Hamlin leads the field to the pit entry. Larson wins the race to the pit exit. Flat tire for Harvick after the stop, he’s forced to return to the pit lane just ahead of the green.
Pit penalty: Ricky Stenhouse Jr has been caught speeding.
Green, Larson and Hamlin run even into turn one and off turn two. Ryan Blaney takes them three wide for the lead in turn three, Larson wins the battle and holds the lead.
Lap 70, the green flag pit cycle is complete. Larson leads Hamlin by 2 seconds.
Kyle Larson cruises to win stage one by 8 seconds over Kyle Busch!
Atlanta Race Results – Stage 1 : 1. Kyle Larson; 2. Kyle Busch; 3. Ryan Blaney; 4. Kurt Busch; 5. Denny Hamlin; 6. Alex Bowman; 7. Martin Truex Jr; 8. Chase Elliott; 9. Chris Buescher; 10. William Byron;
Atlanta Race
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 105 (106-210 / 325)
Green flag on stage two, Larson gets the jump as Kyle Busch spins the tires on the outside lane. Kurt Busch in the wall in turn one! Hamlin was on his bumper and Kurt Busch lost it and was hooked into the outside wall. The caution is back out.
Green, Larson leads as they run three wide for 2nd. Byron pushes Blaney to the outside of Larson into turn three. Larson sidedrafts at the line, pulls him back and Larson leads back into turn one.
Lap 150, Larson leads Blaney by over 5 seconds.
Lap 158, green flag stops are underway. Four laps later, pit stops are complete. Larson maintains the 5 second lead over Blaney.
Kyle Larson wins stage two by 8 seconds over Ryan Blaney!
Atlanta Race Results – Stage 2 : 1. Kyle Larson; 2. Ryan Blaney; 3. Alex Bowman; 4. Kyle Busch; 5. William Byron; 6. Matt DiBenedetto; 7. Austin Dillon; 8. Chris Buescher; 9. Denny Hamlin; 10. Daniel Suarez;
Atlanta Race
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 115 (211-235 / 325)
Green flag on stage three, Larson gets a shove from Blaney and he’s clear into turn one.
Lap 220, chase Elliott is up in smoke and the caution is back out.
The field returns to the pit lane. Ryan Blaney beats Larson to the pit exit!
Pit penalty: Kyle Busch has been caught speeding on the pit lane.
Green, Blaney gets the jump with Larson on his bumper. Hamlin and Larson run side by side for 2nd, Hamlin wins that battle. Larson fights back and retakes the spot back into turn three.
Lap 233, Larson has run down Blaney in the battle for the lead. Blaney changes his lane on purpose to place Larson in dirty air.
Lap 235, Blaney has some trash on the grill. Larson dives to the bottom as Blaney is forced to let him by. Blaney pulls to the bumper of Larson and the trash is removed by the air. Larson has returned to the race lead.
Green flag pit cycle
59 to go, Martin Truex Jr short pits.
56 to go, Larson pits from the lead.
Pit penalty: Daniel Suarez has been caught speeding and he’ll serve a pass through penalty.
55 to go, Larson returns to the race lead. Blaney trails by 1 second.
20 to go, Larson leads by 2 seconds.
15 to go, Blaney has closed to within a second! Larson has worn out his tires, he’s loose and all over the track.
10 to go, Blaney has closed the gap to just 0.5 seconds as Larson works lap traffic. We have a race!
9 to go, Blaney runs high in turn three to build momentum. He crosses under Larson and takes the race lead! Larson crosses under him and retakes the lead into turn one. Blaney has the momentum though on the top, Blaney to the lead off turn two.
6 to go, Corey Lajoie bounces off the wall, no caution.
Ryan Blaney wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway!
Atlanta Motor Speedway Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Pos | Driver | Team
1. Ryan Blaney
2. Kyle Larson
3. Alex Bowman
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Kyle Busch
6. Austin Dillon
7. Chris Buescher
8. Martin Truex Jr
9. William Byron
10. Kevin Harvick
11. Matt DiBenedetto
12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
13. Ryan Newman
14. Ross Chastain
15. Joey Logano
16. Bubba Wallace
17. Daniel Suarez
18. Cole Custer
19. Michael McDowell
20. Aric Almirola
21. Christopher Bell
22. Austin Cindric
23. Chase Briscoe
24. Erik Jones
25. Ryan Preece
26. Tyler Reddick
27. Anthony Alfredo
28. Brad Keselowski
29. Corey LaJoie
30. Justin Haley
31. Cody Ware
32. James Davison
33. Quin Houff
34. BJ McLeod
35. Joey Gase
36. Timmy Hill
37. Josh Bilicki
38. Chase Elliott
39. Kurt Busch
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver | Points | Wins | Playoff Points
1. Denny Hamlin
277 | 3PP
2. Kyle Larson
234 | 1 Win | 8PP
3. Joey Logano
214 | 1PP
4. Martin Truex Jr
212 | 1 Win | 5PP
5. Brad Keselowski
206 | 1PP
6. Kevin Harvick
203
7. Ryan Blaney
191 | 1 Win | 6PP
8. William Byron
188 | 1 Win | 6PP
9. Christopher Bell
183 | 1 Win | 5PP
10. Chase Elliott
183 | 1PP
11. Austin Dillon
170
12. Kyle Busch
163
13. Michael McDowell
158 | 1 Win | 5PP
14. Alex Bowman
157
15. Kurt Busch
152
16. Chris Buescher
144 | 1PP
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
138
18. Ryan Preece
135
19. Bubba Wallace
118
20. Ross Chastain
108
21. Ryan Newman
108
22. Cole Custer
105
23. Daniel Suarez
95
24. Matt DiBenedetto
93
25. Erik Jones
91
26. Aric Almirola
87
27. Chase Briscoe
87
28. Tyler Reddick
80
29. Corey LaJoie
58
30. Anthony Alfredo
57
31. Jamie McMurray
30
32. James Davison
24
33. Quin Houff
24
34. Josh Bilicki
23
35. Joey Gase
22
36. Kaz Grala
9
37. Scott Heckert
9
38. David Ragan
4
39. Derrike Cope
1
40. AJ Allmendinger
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