NASCAR qualifying results: Penske leads as Joey Logano, Austin Cindric and Ryan Blaney start 1-2-3 at Atlanta

More high-speed packed racing is in store this weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series returns to the Franken-track of Atlanta Motor Speedway. Prior to the 2022 season, speedway management completed a redesign of the 1.54-mile circuit that narrowed the corners and increased the banking to 28 degrees to encourage racing that was similar to the 2.5-mile-plus Daytona and Talladega Superspeedways. Looks

The results were mixed. While the organizers got the exciting packed racing they wanted, there were 22 warnings for crashes between the two races. That’s more than the last four races at Daytona and Talladega combined. Stop by for a long Sunday afternoon.

What else to know ahead of the Embator Health 400:

Embator Health 400 Broadcast Program

ET all the time

Saturday
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.: Qualifying (FS1, PRN, SiriusXM)
sunday
3-6 p.m.: Ember Health 400 (FOX, PRN, Sirius XM)

Embator Health 400 Overview

Track: Atlanta Motorspeedway (1.54-mile high-banked dogleg-oval)
Length: 260 laps for 400.4 miles
Banking: 28 degrees in curves, 5 degrees on straights
Last year’s winner: William Byron (500-mile race last spring)

Embator Health 400 Starting Grid

1. Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford

2. Austin Sindrich (2), Team Penske Ford

3. Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford

4. Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford

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

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

7. Chris Buescher (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 Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

18. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

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

20. Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

21. Josh Berry (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 Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

31. Corey LaJoey (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

32. Cody Ware (51), Rick Ware Racing Ford

33. Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford

34. JJ Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford

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

36. BJ McLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford

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Top Drivers and Best Bets for Emberter Health 400

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

best chances to win

• William Byron (+900)

• Ryan Blaney (+1200)

• Kyle Busch (+1200)

• Ross Chastain (+1200)

• Kyle Larson (+1200)

• Joey Logano (+1200)

Embator Health 400 Entries List

Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cindrich (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 LaJoey (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Josh Berry (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Aric 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 Yeley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford
AJ Allmendinger (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Chris Buescher (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), Kaulig 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 Ware Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
BJ McLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Ambetter Fitness 400 Weather

Friday’s Truck and Xfinity Series sessions could be affected by a possible thunderstorm, but Conditions are forecast to be cool and overcast but dry until the Cup Series cars hit the track on Saturday.