Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.
The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways. Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers, construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021.[9][10] The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front stretch. Rob Albright called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2, and Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brad Gillie, Doug Turnbull, and Wendy Venturini.
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The 2023 Ambetter Health 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on March 19 2023 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton Georgia Contested over 260 laps on the 1 54 mile long 2 48 km asphalt quad oval intermediate speedway it was the fifth race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season 2023 Ambetter Health 400Race details 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Race 5 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup SeriesDateMarch 19 2023 2023 03 19 LocationAtlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton GeorgiaCoursePermanent racing facility1 54 mi 2 48 km Distance260 laps 400 4 mi 644 4 km Average speed138 8 miles per hour 223 4 km h Pole positionDriverJoey LoganoTeam PenskeTime31 256Most laps ledDriverJoey LoganoTeam PenskeLaps140WinnerNo 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeTelevision in the United StatesNetworkFoxAnnouncersMike Joy Clint Bowyer and Tony StewartRadio in the United StatesRadioPRNBooth AnnouncersDoug Rice and Mark GarrowTurn AnnouncersRob Albright 1 amp 2 and Pat Patterson 3 amp 4 Contents 1 Report 1 1 Background 1 1 1 Entry list 2 Qualifying 2 1 Qualifying results 3 Race 3 1 Race results 3 1 1 Stage Results 3 2 Final Stage Results 3 3 Race statistics 4 Media 4 1 Television 4 2 Radio 5 Standings after the race 6 ReferencesReport EditBackground Edit Atlanta Motor Speedway the track where the race was held Atlanta Motor Speedway formerly Atlanta International Raceway is a 1 54 mile race track in Hampton Georgia United States 20 miles 32 km south of Atlanta It has annually hosted NASCAR Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960 The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990 In 1994 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track In 1997 to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports other two intermediate ovals the entire track was almost completely rebuilt The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad oval with a new official length of 1 54 mile 2 48 km where before it was 1 522 mile 2 449 km The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021 9 10 The track has seating capacity of 71 000 to 125 000 people depending on the tracks configuration Entry list Edit R denotes rookie driver i denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points No Driver Team Manufacturer1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet9 Josh Berry i Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford14 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing Ford15 J J Yeley Rick Ware Racing Ford16 A J Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford41 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing Ford42 Noah Gragson R Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford54 Ty Gibbs R Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet78 B J McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet99 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing Team ChevroletOfficial entry listQualifying EditJoey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 31 256 and a speed of 177 374 mph 285 456 km h 11 Qualifying results Edit Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R21 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 31 348 31 2562 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 31 527 31 2623 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 31 276 31 2844 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 31 369 31 3235 10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford 31 353 31 3246 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 31 528 31 3637 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 31 386 31 3678 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing Ford 31 403 31 3969 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 506 31 46210 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31 497 0 00011 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 544 12 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 31 545 13 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 548 14 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31 554 15 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 554 16 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 31 574 17 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31 583 18 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 31 597 19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 31 636 20 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 31 642 21 9 Josh Berry i Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 662 22 42 Noah Gragson R Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 31 680 23 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 31 696 24 41 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing Ford 31 801 25 99 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 31 835 26 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31 835 27 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 31 837 28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 31 853 29 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31 859 30 16 A J Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 31 939 31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31 945 32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 32 064 33 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 32 540 34 15 J J Yeley i Rick Ware Racing Ford 32 559 35 54 Ty Gibbs R Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 34 582 36 78 B J McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 0 000 Official qualifying resultsRace EditRace results Edit Stage Results Edit Stage One Laps 60 Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 102 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 93 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 84 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 75 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 39 99 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 210 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage one resultsStage Two Laps 100 Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 102 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 93 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 75 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 57 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 210 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage two resultsFinal Stage Results Edit Stage Three Laps 100 Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 260 592 4 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 260 453 10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 260 394 31 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 260 345 16 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 260 396 14 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 260 407 3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 260 378 28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 260 299 35 54 Ty Gibbs R Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 260 2810 17 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 260 3111 2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 260 4512 22 42 Noah Gragson R Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 260 2513 18 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 260 2414 15 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 260 3115 23 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 260 2216 30 16 A J Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 260 2117 27 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 260 2018 21 9 Josh Berry i Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 260 019 29 19 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 260 2220 13 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 260 1721 12 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 260 1622 20 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 260 1523 26 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 260 1424 8 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing Ford 259 1325 32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 258 1226 34 15 J J Yeley i Rick Ware Racing Ford 258 027 19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 255 1028 24 41 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing Ford 242 929 25 99 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 213 1030 5 10 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing Ford 208 731 9 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 208 632 11 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 192 1133 6 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing Ford 190 434 33 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 190 335 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 189 1036 36 78 B J McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 189 1Official race resultsRace statistics Edit Lead changes 20 among 13 different drivers Cautions Laps 5 for 34 laps Red flags 0 Time of race 2 hours 53 minutes and 5 seconds Average speed 138 8 miles per hour 223 4 km h Media EditTelevision Edit Fox Sports was carried by Fox in the United States Mike Joy Clint Bowyer and three time Atlanta winner three time NASCAR Cup Series champion and co owner of Stewart Haas Racing Tony Stewart called the race from the broadcast booth Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte FoxBooth announcers Pit reporters In race analystLap by lap Mike JoyColor commentator Clint BowyerColor commentator Tony Stewart Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynoldsRadio Edit The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front stretch Rob Albright called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 and Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4 On pit road PRN was manned by Brad Gillie Doug Turnbull and Wendy Venturini PRNBooth announcers Turn announcers Pit reportersLead announcer Doug RiceAnnouncer Mark Garrow Turns 1 amp 2 Rob AlbrightTurns 3 amp 4 Pat Patterson Brad GillieDoug TurnbullWendy VenturiniStandings after the race EditDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Points 7 1 Joey Logano 177 1 2 Christopher Bell 176 1 1 3 Ross Chastain 172 5 4 Ryan Blaney 161 16 4 5 Brad Keselowski 160 17 5 6 Kevin Harvick 155 22 2 7 Kyle Busch 153 24 2 8 Martin Truex Jr 145 32 3 9 Denny Hamlin 140 37 3 10 Daniel Suarez 129 48 3 11 Austin Cindric 126 51 1 12 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 124 53 3 13 Chris Buescher 122 55 1 14 Corey LaJoie 113 64 2 15 Tyler Reddick 111 66 3 16 Bubba Wallace 102 75 Official driver s standings Manufacturers Championship standingsPos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 193 2 Ford 173 20 3 Toyota 166 27 Note Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings References Edit 2023 schedule Jayski com Jayski s Silly Season Site Retrieved October 10 2022 Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR com NASCAR Media Group LLC January 3 2013 Archived from the original on February 19 2016 Retrieved February 27 2023 Taranto Steven 14 September 2022 NASCAR releases 2023 Cup Series schedule highlighted by new Chicago All Star race stops CBS Broadcasting Inc Retrieved 27 February 2023 NASCAR unveils 2023 schedule for its national series National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing LLC 14 September 2022 Retrieved 27 February 2023 Entry List PDF Jayski com Jayski s Silly Season Site March 13 2023 Retrieved March 13 2023 Qualifying Results NASCAR com NASCAR March 18 2023 Retrieved March 18 2023 Ambetter Health 400 Results NASCAR com NASCAR March 19 2023 Retrieved March 19 2023 Points standings PDF Jayski com Jayski s Silly Season Site March 19 2023 Retrieved March 19 2023 Atlanta Motor Speedway to re profile track in 2022 and drivers are expressing frustration with the changes CBSSports com Retrieved 2021 09 06 Atlanta Motor Speedway track reprofile begins NASCAR Official Site Of NASCAR Retrieved 2021 09 06 Utter Jim March 18 2023 Logano wins pole as Fords dominate Atlanta Cup qualifying Motorsport com Hampton Georgia Motorsport Network Retrieved March 18 2023 Previous race 2023 United Rentals Work United 500 NASCAR Cup Series2023 season Next race 2023 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Portals Georgia U S 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