Atlanta Results: February 25, 2024 (NASCAR Cup Series)

Joey Logano and Chase Elliott are dropping to the rear for the start. Logano will also serve a pass-through penalty at the start of the race.

Michael McDowell and Kyle Busch set the front row. 260 laps of stock car racing are up next…

Atlanta Race
Stage 1 – Report

Laps: 60 (1-60 / 260)

Green flag, Larson shoves Busch to the lead via the inside lane. Busch pulls from the bottom to the top to block a run from McDowell.

Lap 2, Austin Dillon spins through the tri-oval as they stack up ahead of him! Reddick, Bell, Jones, Hocevar, Gragson, Williams, Bowman, Burton, Suarez and others are collected.

Green, Busch leads the field into turn one. Larson dives under him into turn three, Larson to the lead. Busch takes it right back.

Lap 25, Chris Buescher spins off turn four! The caution is out.

Green, Blaney clears Larson into turn one. Busch dives inside, Busch returns to the lead.

Lap 47, Blaney gets loose while leading. McDowell to the lead.

Lap 53, Denny Hamlin spins through the tri-oval from 6th as he cuts across the nose of Kyle Busch! The caution is out.

Green with 1 to go in stage one, McDowell and Blaney run side by side. McDowell wins the battle off turn two.

Michael McDowell wins stage one at Atlanta Motor Speedway!

Atlanta Results (Stage 1) : 1. Michael McDowell; 2. Ryan Blaney; 3. Ross Chastain; 4. Kyle Larson; 5. Kyle Busch; 6. Martin Truex Jr; 7. Ricky Stenhouse Jr; 8. Bubba Wallace; 9. William Byron; 10. Chase Briscoe;

Atlanta Race
Stage 2 – Report

Laps: 100 (61-100 / 260)

McDowell leads most of the field to the pit lane. Chastain wins the race to the pit exit. Gilliland, Logano and others stay out. Chastain restarts 16th.

Green flag on stage two, Gilliland clears Logano to take the lead.

Lap 73, Zane Smith explores lane three. He gets sideways as the track is dirty up there and tags the wall. Smith heads to the pit lane under green.

Lap 105, Logano works to the right rear of Gilliland. Logano takes the lead on the outside lane.

Lap 128, Logano pits from the race lead. Green flag pit stops are underway.

William Byron and Michael McDowell tangle as they head for the pit lane! McDowell tags the inside wall. No caution.

Lap 139, Austin Cindric cycles to the race lead with Logano on his bumper.

1 to go in stage two, Logano throws a block on Buescher. He’s not clear and Logano hooks himself into the outside wall. The caution is out.

Austin Cindric holds them off to win stage two at Atlanta Motor Speedway!

Atlanta Results (Stage 2) : 1. Austin Cindric; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Ryan Blaney; 4. Daniel Suarez; 5. Martin Truex Jr; 6. Todd Gilliland; 7. Brad Keselowski; 8. Harrison Burton; 9. Chase Briscoe; 10. Chase Elliott

Atlanta Race
Stage 3 – Report

Laps: 100 (161-260 / 260)

Cindric leads the field to the pit lane. Gilliland wins the race to the pit exit. Four tires for everyone.

Green, Gilliland leads Hamlin off turn two.

Lap 175, Kaz Grala spins, caution.

Green, Gilliland leads them into turn one. Truex Jr has a run on the inside, Truex Jr to the lead.

Gilliland takes it right back.

68 to go, Larson clears Gilliland for the lead.

62 to go, Truex Jr to the lead. Chase Elliott spins behind them with help from Ross Chastain, caution.

Truex Jr leads most of the field to the pit lane. McDowell cycles to the lead as he stays out.

Green, McDowell wins the battle via the inside lane.

51 to go, Truex Jr works outside of McDowell. Briscoe make it three wide for the lead off turn four. Cindric makes it four wide! Cindric to the lead!

45 to go, Hamlin works outside of Cindric. Busch shoves Hamlin to the lead.

42 to go, Keselowski gets loose and spins on his own. He collects Larson and LaJoie, caution.

Green, Busch shoves Hamlin to the lead.

30 to go

30 to go, Busch and Blaney split Hamlin. Busch to the lead.

26 to go, Cindric shoves Blaney to the lead.

21 to go, Briscoe makes it four wide into turn three. They’re out of room and he spins in front of the field. The caution is out.

Green, Cindric shoves Blaney to the lead as he begins blocking both lanes.

13 to go, Busch shoves Suarez even with Blaney.

12 to go, Cindric bobbles and he’s stacking up the field. Josh Berry spins and collects Carson Hocevar and Chase Elliott, caution.

Green, Busch shoves Suarez to the lead. Suarez throws a block on Blaney but Blaney works outside. Blaney returns to the lead.

3 to go, Wallace and Chastain rub fenders for 5th.

1 to go, Blaney leads as they run side by side behind him. Busch fakes a move to the inside and he moves outside. Suarez looks further outside.

They run three wide for the win! It’s a drag race to the line.

Daniel Suarez wins by inches!

Atlanta Motor Speedway
Race Results
February 25, 2024
NASCAR Cup Series

1. Daniel Suarez

2. Ryan Blaney

3. Kyle Busch

4. Austin Cindric

5. Bubba Wallace

6. Ricky Stenhouse Jr

7. Ross Chastain

8. Michael McDowell

9. Chris Buescher

10. Ty Gibbs

11. Harrison Burton

12. Martin Truex Jr

13. Corey LaJoie

14. Kaz Grala

15. Chase Elliott

16. Ryan Preece

17. William Byron

18. Daniel Hemric

19. Carson Hocevar

20. Justin Haley

21. John Hunter Nemechek

22. Austin Dillon

23. Denny Hamlin

24. BJ McLeod

25. Erik Jones

26. Todd Gilliland

27. Alex Bowman

28. Joey Logano

29. Josh Berry

30. Tyler Reddick

31. Chase Briscoe

32. Kyle Larson

33. Brad Keselowski

34. Christopher Bell

35. Zane Smith

36. Noah Gragson

37. Josh Williams

NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings

Pos | Driver | Wins

1. Kyle Busch
77

2. William Byron
76 | 1 Win

3. Austin Cindric
76

4. Bubba Wallace
74

5. Ryan Blaney
69

6. Chase Elliott
65

7. Daniel Suarez
64 | 1 Win

8. Ross Chastain
62

9. Alex Bowman
60

10. Martin Truex Jr
60

11. Kyle Larson
58

12. Corey LaJoie
57

13. John Hunter Nemechek
53

14. Ty Gibbs
50

15. Chris Buescher
49

16. Christopher Bell
47

17. Erik Jones
47

18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
44

19. Denny Hamlin
44

20. Michael McDowell
40

21. Daniel Hemric
40

22. Chase Briscoe
37

23. Harrison Burton
36

24. Ryan Preece
35

25. Zane Smith
31

26. Tyler Reddick
31

27. Noah Gragson
29

28. Justin Haley
29

29. Carson Hocevar
26

30. Kaz Grala
24

31. Josh Berry
20

32. Todd Gilliland
19

33. Joey Logano
18

34. David Ragan
17

35. Austin Dillon
16

36. Brad Keselowski
16

37. Jimmie Johnson
9

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