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NASCAR stands next to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the second consecutive race on an drafting.
It was a year ago that Daniel Suarez Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch beat in the nearest three car in Nascar history.
Here’s a look at the good news and bad news for Cup teams heading to Atlanta.
23xi Racing – Good news: Tyler Reddick is working on a runner -up in the Daytona 500. … Reddick finishes sixth on Atlanta in last year’s play -off match. … Cup renowned Riley Herbst started three top -10s in six Xfinity in Atlanta. … Bubba Wallace won his qualifying race at Daytona. Bad news: Wallace has started 80 since his last cup points victory.
Pre -drive Motorport – Good News: Todd Gilliland led a 58 rounds in the Atlanta-Lente race last year. … Gilliland started in the top 10 in each of the last three Atlanta races. Bad news: Noah Gragson has only one finish better than 33rd in six starts at Atlanta. … Zane Smith comes from a 36th place in Daytona.
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Haas Factory Team – Good News: Cole Custer started one top 10 final in three on the reconfigured track in Atlanta. … was a challenge for the lead on the last round at Daytona. Bad news: Custer was involved in the last round accident in the Daytona. … He has started 118 cup since his last series of win (Kentucky in July 2020).
Hendrick Motorsports – Good News: William Byron won his second consecutive Daytona 500 and became the youngest manager in Nascar history with several Daytona 500 victories. … Byron’s 12 wins in the next Gen Car Trail teammate Kyle Larson, who achieved 13 wins. … Byron has nine Top -10’s, including three wins, in the last 11 races on the setting of tracks. … Alex Bowman placed sixth in the Daytona 500 and his third consecutive top six-end point was in that event. … Chase Elliott has an average finish of 8.6 in the six races on the reconfigured Atlanta track, which is just arranged behind Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez. Bad news: Kyle Larson failed to finish five of the last six races in Atlanta due to an accident.
Byron credit the team for back-to-back daytona wins
William Byron shares what makes the win of his second straight Daytona 500 so special, and emphasizes why so much of his success is due to the team he has around him.
Hyak Motorsports – Good News: Ricky Stenhouse jr. Ended in the top -10 in two of the last three Atlanta races. … all four of his cup victories have set up. … Stenhouse started 365 consecutive, and fourth place on the active list. Bad news: He was picked up in an accident and finished 18th in the Daytona 500.
Joe Gibbs Racing – Good News: Christopher Bell placed fourth place on Atlanta in last year’s playoffs there. … Bell has 13 poles with the following Gen’s car, most among all drivers. … Ty Gibbs started two top -10s in four Atlanta Cup. … Chase Briscoe finishes fourth in the Daytona 500. Bad news: Denny Hamlin finished 23rd or worse in four of the six races on the reconfigured Atlanta track. … Briscoe has never ended in the top -10 in a cup of Atlanta.
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Kaulig Racing – Good News: Ty Dillon finishes 14th in the Daytona 500, one of six cars not involved in an accident. Bad news: AJ Allmender finishes 41st in the Daytona 500 after an engine problem.
Legacy Motor Club – Good News: Jimmie Johnson finished third and John Hunter Nemecheek placed fifth place in the Daytona 500 to equal the number of top five finishes the team had together in 2023 and 2024. … Erik Jones finished second in his qualifying race at Daytona and places 12th place in the Daytona 500. Bad news: Nemechek has not yet ended in the top -20 in two on the reconfigured Atlanta track.
Richard Childress Racing – Good News: Kyle Busch finished in the top -10 in all four races in Atlanta with RCR. Bad news: Austin Dillon has not finished better than the 20th in the six races in Atlanta, as the track was reconfigured.
Rick True Racing – Good News: Corey Lajoie is back in the no. 01 car. … Two of his four career-top five finals in the cup came on the reconfigured Atlanta track. Bad news: Cody real was collected in an accident and finished in the Daytona 500 25th.
RFK Racing – Good News: Chris Buescher enters Atlanta to a 10th place in Daytona. … Brad Keselowski’s seven wins on the setting of tracks lead all active drivers. Bad news: Due to accidents, Ryan Preece failed to finish three of the last four races in setting tracks.
Thrity-five of the 41 cars in the Daytona 500 were involved in an incident.
Spire Motorsports – Good News: Michael McDowell won the pole for both Atlanta races last year while on the front motorsport. … Justin Haley has an average finish of 13.3 on the reconfigured Atlanta track to be seventh among active drivers. Bad news: Carson Hcevar placed the 30th place in the Daytona 500 after fuel pressure problems.
Team Penske – Good News: Joey Logano won the play -off match in Atlanta last year, the most recent cup race there. … with Martin Truex Jr. ‘s 685 consecutive racing line ending, Logano will stand first in that category. Logano started 577 consecutive. The record is 797 by Jeff Gordon. … Ryan Blaney’s average finish at the reconfigured Atlanta track is 7.17, the best among active managers. … Blaney ended in the last five Atlanta races in the top -10, the longest active streak on the track. … Since last year, Team Penske drivers ran first and second for 190 rounds on the setting of tracks. No other team comes close to the figure during the same team. Bad news: Austin Cindric led 92 rounds at Atlanta in last year’s playoff game, but had several problems on Pit Road and finished 10th.
Joey Logano defended his move and said a late block of Ricky Stenhouse jr. Have provoked the incident.
Trackhouse Racing – Good News: Daniel Suarez won a year ago in Atlanta in the nearest finish of three cars in the series history. … Suarez finished first or second in the last three Atlanta races. … Suarez has four top five finishes in six races on the Reconfigured Atlanta track, most in the series. Bad news: Ross Chastain finishes 40th in the Daytona 500 after being eliminated in an accident. … This is the second consecutive race on a set -up track that Chastain finished 40th. … Shane van Gisbergen finished 32nd in Atlanta in September in his first cup start there.
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Wood Brothers Racing – Good News: Josh Berry qualified fourth for last year’s play-off match in Atlanta while he was at Stewart-Haas Racing. Bad news: Due to accidents, Berry failed to finish four of the last six races on the setting of tracks.
