NASCAR Updates on Atlanta Live: Fords Dominate Stage 1 as Logano, Cindric, and Keselowski Finish 1-2-3

There are more high-speed packet races in store this weekend than The NASCAR Cup Series returns to the Atlanta SpeedwayFranken track. Ahead of the 2022 season, the Speedway Department completed a facelift for the 1.54-mile circuit that narrowed the corners and raised the banking to 28 degrees to encourage more 2.5-mile-like races at Daytona and Talladega.

The results were mixed. While the organizers got the exciting racing package they wanted, there were 22 cautions between two races for accidents. That’s more than the last four races at Daytona and Talladega combined. Settled in for a long Sunday afternoon.

Here’s what else you should know before Ambetter Health 400:

Ambetter Health 400 broadcast schedule

All times ET

Saturday
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Playoffs (FS1, PRN, SiriusXM)
Sunday
3-6 p.m.: Ambetter Health 400 (Fox, PRN, Sirius XM)

Ambetter Health 400 details

Track: Atlanta Motorspeedway (1.54 miles of highly banked dogleg oval)
Length: 260 laps of 400.4 miles
Banks: 28 degrees cornering, 5 degrees straight
Last year’s winner: William Byron (500-mile race last spring)

Ambetter Health 400 start-up network

1. Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford

2. Austin Cendrick (2) Team Penske Ford

3. Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford

4. Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford

5. Eric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

6. Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

7. Chris Bucher (17), RFK Racing Ford

8. Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

9. Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

10. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

11. William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

12. Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford

13. Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

14. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

15. Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

16. Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota

17. Kyle Bush (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

18. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

19. Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota

20. Justin Haley (31), College Racing Chevrolet

21. Josh Perry (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

22. Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

23. Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford

24. Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

25. Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

26. Ty Dillon (77) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

28. Eric Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

29. Martin Truex Jr (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

30. AJ Alminder (16), College Racing Chevrolet

31. Corey Lajoie (7) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

32. Cody Ware (51) Rick Weir Racing Ford

33. Harrison Burton (21) Wood Brothers Racing Ford

34. JJ follows (15) Rick Ware Racing Ford

35. Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

36. PJ MacLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford

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Top drivers and best bets for the Ambetter Health 400

Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron won the last two races of the season and won the spring race last year at Atlanta Motor Speedway, so he entered the weekend as Preferred, according to BetMGM. Penske’s Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney are the only non-Chevy drivers with better than 12-to-1 odds of winning entering the weekend.

The best odds of winning

• William Byron (+900)

• Ryan Blaney (+1200)

• Kyle Busch (+1,200)

• Ross Chastain (+1200)

• Kyle Larson (+1200)

• Joey Logano (+1200)

List of Ambetter Health 400 entries

Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cendrick (2) Team Penske Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Corey Lajoie (7) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Bush (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Josh Perry (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Eric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
JJ follows (15) Rick Ware Racing Ford
AJ Alminder (16), College Racing Chevrolet
Chris Bucher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley (31), College Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Eric Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Cody Ware (51) Rick Weir Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon (77) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
BJ MacLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Ambetter Health 400 Weather

Friday’s Truck Series and Xfinity sessions could be affected by potential thunderstorms, however Conditions are expected to be cool and cloudy but dry By the time the Cup Series cars take to the track on Saturday.