Atlanta Results: July 9, 2023 (NASCAR Cup Series)

Aric Almirola and Ryan Blaney set the front row. 260 laps of stock car racing are up next…

Atlanta
Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 60 (1-60 / 260)

Green flag, they run side by side into turn one. Almirola wins the battle via the outside lane.

Lap 17, Harrison Burton gets loose and spins off turn two. He slides into the inside wall, caution.

Lap 42, Blaney leans on the bumper of Logano and shoves him to the race lead. Logano gets too far out front, Blaney now lines up the bumper of Almirola. Almirola is pushed right back to the race lead.

Lap 48, Logano looks inside of Almirola once more. Almirola fights back on the inside. Blaney shoves Logano out to the lead and Almirola is hung on the bottom without help, Almirola drops outside the top 5.

3 to go in stage one, Blaney has a run on Logano into turn three. Blaney looks inside, clears him and takes the lead away.

1 to go, Logano looks inside of Blaney. He nearly clears him but Blaney hangs on his right rear. Larson makes it three wide for the lead into turn three. Blaney sidedrafts Larson, pulls him back as they run side by side to the line.

Ryan Blaney wins stage one at Atlanta Motor Speedway!

Atlanta Results (Stage 1) : 1. Ryan Blaney; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Martin Truex Jr; 4. Joey Logano; 5. William Byron; 6. Christopher Bell; 7. Austin Cindric; 8. Michael McDowell; 9. Tyler Reddick; 10. Aric Almirola;

Atlanta
Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 100 (61-160 / 260)

Blaney leads the field to the pit lane but Larson wins the race to the pit exit. Martin Truex Jr gets turned as he’s leaving his pit stall.

Pit Penalty: William Byron will drop to the rear.

Green flag on stage two, Logano shoves Blaney back to the race lead.

Lap 80, William Byron spins from 24th with help from Corey Lajoie. The caution is out.

Blaney pits from the lead with most of the field. Logano wins the race to the pit exit. Bubba Wallace, Martin Truex Jr Jr and Ryan Preece stay out.

Pit Penalty: Ty Gibbs drops to the rear as the crew was over the wall too soon.

Green, Truex Jr wins the battle via the inside lane. Truex Jr leads Wallace and Bowman.

Lap 92

Lap 92, Chris Buescher leads a charge on the inside lane. Justin Haley shoves him out to the lead.

Kyle Larson spins off turn four with help from Erik Jones. The caution is out.

Lap 123, Corey Lajoie and Erik Jones make contact. LaJoie is around in front of the field. Ross Chastain, Ty Gibbs and others are collected.

Lap 131, Blaney shoves Cindric to the lead via the outside lane.

Lap 142, Brad Keselowski cuts to the outside lane. Blaney shoves Keselowski to the race lead.

6 to go in stage two, Alex Bowman gets loose, chases it up the track and turns Denny Hamlin. Both cars spin across the infield grass.

Brad Keselowski wins stage two as it finishes under yellow!

Atlanta Results (Stage 2) : 1. Brad Keselowski; 2. Ryan Blaney; 3. Chris Buescher; 4. Austin Cindric; 5. AJ Allmendinger; 6. Bubba Wallace; 7. Justin Haley; 8. Michael McDowell; 9. Christopher Bell; 10. Ryan Preece;

Atlanta
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 100 (161-260 / 260)

Keselowski and most of the leaders head for the pit lane. AJ Allmendinger and several others stay out with a gamble as rain is in the area. Bubba Wallace wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires.

Green flag on stage three, Byron shoves McDowell to the race lead. Allmendinger forces his way to the outside of McDowell and with a push from Byron, Allmendinger retakes the lead.

94 to go, Byron looks to the outside of Allmendinger. Suarez shoves Byron to the lead.

88 to go, Kevin Harvick spins, no caution.

85 to go, Byron throws big blocks on Suarez to hold the lead.

83 to go, Ricky Stenhouse Jr turns Ryan Preece as Preece checked up. Bubba Wallace is collected and the caution is out.

75 to go, NASCAR is calling the cars to the pit lane as rain is coming down.

NASCAR has called the race. William Byron wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway!

Atlanta Motor Speedway
Race Results
July 9, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver

1. William Byron

2. Daniel Suarez

3. AJ Allmendinger

4. Michael McDowell

5. Kyle Busch

6. Brad Keselowski

7. JJ Yeley

8. Ryan Blaney

9. Justin Haley

10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr

11. Erik Jones

12. Chris Buescher

13. Chase Elliott

14. Austin Cindric

15. Todd Gilliland

16. Denny Hamlin

17. Joey Logano

18. Aric Almirola

19. Ty Dillon

20. Austin Dillon

21. BJ McLeod

22. Chase Briscoe

23. Christopher Bell

24. Ryan Preece

25. Bubba Wallace

26. Alex Bowman

27. Tyler Reddick

28. Harrison Burton

29. Martin Truex Jr

30. Kevin Harvick

31. Corey LaJoie

32. Cole Custer

33. Noah Gragson

34. Ty Gibbs

35. Ross Chastain

36. Kyle Larson

37. Austin Hill

NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings

Pos | Driver | Points | Wins | Playoff Points

1. William Byron
4 Wins | 27PP

2. Kyle Busch
3 Wins | 17PP

3. Kyle Larson
2 Wins | 12PP

4. Martin Truex Jr
2 Wins | 11PP

5. Ross Chastain
1 Win | 10PP

6. Denny Hamlin
1 Win | 9PP

7. Ryan Blaney
1 Win | 8PP

8. Tyler Reddick
1 Win | 8PP

9. Christopher Bell
1 Win | 7PP

10. Joey Logano
1 Win | 7PP

11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
1 Win | 5PP

12. Kevin Harvick
+126

13. Chris Buescher
+105

14. Brad Keselowski
+100

15. Daniel Suarez
+3

16. Michael McDowell
+3

— Playoff Cutline —

17. Bubba Wallace
-3

18. AJ Allmendinger
-13

19. Ty Gibbs
-26

20. Austin Cindric
-40

Atlanta Motor Speedway
Video Highlights
July 9, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series

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