NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader 400
EchoPark Speedway Track Length: 1.54 Mile Asphalt Paved Oval
Sunday, February 22 3 p.m. ET TV: FOX & FOX Deportes, 3 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90) Distance: 400.4 miles (260 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 160), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 260) The Purse: $11,233,037

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Bennett Transportation and Logistics 250
EchoPark Speedway Track Length: 1.54 Mile Asphalt Paved Oval
Saturday, February 21 5 p.m. ET TV: CW, 5 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 251.02 miles (163 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 163) The Purse: $1,653,590

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Fr8 Racing 208
EchoPark Speedway Track Length: 1.54 Mile Asphalt Paved Oval
Saturday, February 21 1:30 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 1:30 p.m. ET Radio: NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 207.9 miles (135 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 40), Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 135) The Purse: $789,700

Where To Watch NASCAR This Weekend:

Friday, Feb. 20

NCTS Kennametal Pole Qualifying (FS1 at 3 p.m. ET)
NOAPS Kennametal Pole Qualifying (CW App at 5 p.m. ET)

Saturday, Feb. 21
NCS Busch Light Pole Qualifying (Prime, PRN, SiriusXM at 11 a.m. ET)
NCTS Race: Fr8 Racing 208 (FS1, NRN, SiriusXM at 1:30 p.m. ET)
NOAPS Race: Bennett Transportation and Logistics 250 (CW, PRN, SiriusXM at 5 p.m. ET)

Sunday, Feb. 22
NCS Race: Autotrader 400 (FOX, FOX Deportes, PRN, SiriusXM at 3 p.m. ET)

EchoPark Speedway Track

• Located just south of Atlanta on 850 majestic acres in Hampton, Ga., today’s
  EchoPark Speedway is one of the country’s premier sports and entertainment facilities.
• In 1990, Speedway Motorsports acquired the track and renamed it Atlanta Motor Speedway. 35 years later they have renamed the track EchoPark Speedway.
• On July 6, 2021, the Next Generation of Atlanta Motor Speedway was unveiled as the track was re-imagined and re-paved. The multi-million dollar project took six months to complete.
• The banking in the four turns at Atlanta were increased to 28 degrees in 2021, making them the steepest turns in NASCAR on a 1.5-mile track.
• Did You Know? In 1994, Tara Place, the nine-story building that houses 46 luxury condominiums, Tara Ballroom, the speedway office complex, and more luxury suites opened, as did the adjacent Tara
  Clubhouse and its accompanying swimming pool and tennis courts.

ATLANTA’S RECONFIGURED TRACK CREATES UNIQUE RACING
This is the ninth Atlanta race since the reconfiguration to the drafting style prior to the 2022 races
Atlanta held two races a year from 1960- 2010, except for 1961 when three races were held, one race a year from 2011-2020, then returned to two races in 2021
Beginning in 2023, both Atlanta races were shortened to 400 miles
The pass for the win came in the final two laps in six of the last seven races on New Atlanta, and on the final lap in four of the last six races
Four of the eight races at the new Atlanta ended under caution
Ford’s Qualifying Dominance at Atlanta
Ford won the pole for all six races with qualifying on New Atlanta
Ford only has two wins despite winning the pole for each with qualifying

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Hendrick Motorsports’ Success
Hendrick Motorsports won four of the eight races on the New Atlanta (William Byron-2, Chase Elliott-2)

Winners on the reconfigured Atlanta:
Date RaceWinner Make Team
3/20/2022 William Byron Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
7/10/2022 Chase Elliott Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
3/19/2023 Joey Logano Ford Team Penske
7/9/2023 William Byron Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports
2/25/2024 Daniel Suarez Chevrolet Trackhouse Racing
9/8/2024 Joey Logano Ford Team Penske
2/23/2025 Christopher Bell Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
6/28/2025 Chase Elliott Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports

Late-Race Leaders vs. Winners Pattern
Christopher Bell led only the final lap in his win at Atlanta in February, the fewest for an Atlanta winner since September 1961 (David Pearson)
The race winner didn’t lead for the first time until after lap 166 in four of the last five Atlanta races
The driver leading the most laps won the first three races at the reconfigured Atlanta, but has only one top 10 finish in the last five races there © 2026

The Pass for the Win Came in the Final Two Laps in Six of the last Seven Atlanta races:
Date RaceWinner TookLeadFrom TookLeadWithLapsToGo
7/10/2022 Chase Elliott Corey LaJoie 2
3/19/2023 Joey Logano Brad Keselowski 1
7/9/2023 William Byron A.J. Allmendinger 19
2/25/2024 Daniel Suarez Ryan Blaney 1
9/8/2024 Joey Logano Daniel Suarez 2
2/23/2025 Christopher Bell Kyle Larson 1
6/28/2025 Chase Elliott Brad Keselowski 1

ATLANTA’S UNIQUE PIT ROAD CHALLENGES
The entrance to pit road was extended to the end of the backstretch for the Spring 2023 race
The 3,900 ft. pit road is the longest of all tracks
Pit road speed is 90 mph from the backstretch to the beginning of the traditional pit road
Pit road speed is 45 mph for the remainder of pit road
It takes 39 seconds plus your pit stop to make a green flag stop, the largest time loss of any track
There’s only been one green flag pit cycle with the dual pit road speeds, with the field taking fuel only – stage 2, Spring 2024
There have been 28 speeding penalties at Atlanta since the pit road extension in 2023, the most of all tracks over that time
The pit boxes are 27’6″ long – tied for the shortest of all tracks

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series

BACKGROUND & TRACK INFO
This is the 9th NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Atlanta since the track reconfigured to a drafting track in
2022
This is the 40th total NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Atlanta
Atlanta was on the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series schedule every year since 1992
Four Georgia natives will race at Atlanta: Brandon Jones, Austin Hill, Kyle Sieg and Ryan Sieg

Georgia drivers in the field at Atlanta
Driver Hometown

20 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA

21 Austin Hill Winston, GA

28 Kyle Sieg Tucker, GA

39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA

Atlanta’s Unique Pit Road
Atlanta’s Unique Pit Road:

The entrance to pit road was extended to the end of the backstretch for the Spring 2023 race
The 3,900 ft . pit road is the longest of all tracks
Pit road speed is 90 mph from the backstretch to the beginning of the traditional pit road
Pit road speed is 45 mph for the remainder of pit road
There has not been a green flag pit cycle with the dual pit road speeds
The pit boxes are 27’6″ long – tied for the shortest of all tracks

Since Atlanta reconfiguration in 2022, the pass for the win has occurred in final six laps five times
Jesse Love has been passed for the win in two of last four Atlanta races
Date Winner rwTookLeadFrom rwTookLeadWithLapsToGo
3/19/2022 Ty Gibbs Ryan Sieg 1
7/9/2022 Austin Hill Ryan Truex 63
3/18/2023 Austin Hill Riley Herbst 64
7/8/2023 John H Nemechek Justin Haley 3
2/24/2024 Austin Hill Jesse Love 2
9/7/2024 Austin Hill Chandler Smith 12
2/22/2025 Austin Hill Aric Almirola 1
6/27/2025 Nick Sanchez Jesse Love 6

Atlanta wins since 2022 reconfiguration
Driver Wins
Austin Hill 5
Ty Gibbs 1
John H Nemechek 1
Nick Sanchez 1

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series

RECONFIGURED ATLANTA DYNAMICS
This will be the fifth race on the reconfigured Atlanta track
There have been 17 or more lead changes in each of the four Atlanta races since the reconfiguration
The final lead change came in the last seven laps in the last four Atlanta races
All three past winners on this Atlanta configuration are entered: Corey Heim 2022, Christian Eckes 2023, Kyle Busch 2024, 2025
McAnally Hilgemann Racing won both poles on the reconfigured Atlanta when time trials have been held
Chevrolet won the last three Atlanta races

Winners on the “New” Atlanta:
All three winners are entered
Date RaceWinner
3/19/22 Corey Heim
3/18/23 Christian Eckes
2/24/24 Kyle Busch
2/22/25 Kyle Busch

Championship hopefuls who are off to a good start after Daytona:
Driver Points Daytona result
Chandler Smith 1st +46 1st
Christian Eckes 2nd +27 3rd
Ty Majeski 3rd +26 4th
Gio Ruggiero 4th +16 2nd
Kaden Honeycutt 5th +15 8th

Championship hopefuls who are in a hole after Daytona:
Driver Points Daytona result
Layne Riggs 22nd -5 31st – suffered a flat tire at lap 74 under green
Daniel Hemric 24th -8 26th – pitted at lap 33 for loose spoiler bracket, lost multiple laps
Grant Enfinger 26th -11 29th – suffered a flat tire at lap 71 under green

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