Starting from pole Car 22 Joey Logano Autotrader Ford won the Ambetter Health 400, his 32nd win in 512 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 7th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 6 Brad Keselowski King’s Hawaiian Ford, started from 4th place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 17 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota, started from 10th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 7 Corey LaJoie Celsius Chevrolet, started from 31st place followed by 5th place Car 45 Tyler Reddick Xfinity 10G Network Toyota, started from 16th place. 6th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Shingrix Toyota, started from 14th place followed by 7th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Smart Water Ford, started from 3rd place. 8th Place Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet, started from 28th place followed by 9th place Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota, started from 35th place was the highest finishing rookie. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 8 Kyle Busch Lenovo Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 17th place. Joey Logano leads the point standings by 1 points over Christopher Bell.
The race had 5 Cautions for 34 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 11 for No. 23 Crash on the Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 191 for Nos. 4, 17, 9, 24, 1, 8, 45, 23, 14, 3, 21, 78 Crash on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 210 for Nos. 10, 5, 99, 45, 31 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 20 Lead Changes among 13 drivers; J. Logano 1-63; C. Ware 64; K. Busch 65-69; R. Blaney 70-74; K. Busch 75-76; J. Logano 77-131; C. Buescher 132-136; C. Bell 137-142; J. Logano 143-159; A. Cindric 160-164; A. Almirola 165-168; R. Stenhouse Jr. 169-175; D. Hamlin 176-188; K. Harvick 189; R. Chastain 190-194; D. Hamlin 195; A. Almirola 196-208; B. Keselowski 209-226; J. Logano 227-230; B. Keselowski 231-259; J. Logano 260.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 2, 6, 12, 11, 20, 8, 17, 99, 19
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 22, 48, 45, 24, 17, 19, 11, 6, 7
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 5
Race Results for the Ambetter Health 400 – Sunday, March 19, 2023
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 260 Laps – 400.4 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano Autotrader Ford 260 Running 2. 4. Car 6 Brad Keselowski King’s Hawaiian Ford 260 Running 3. 10. Car 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 260 Running 4. 31. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Celsius Chevrolet 260 Running 5. 16. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Xfinity 10G Network Toyota 260 Running 6. 14. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Shingrix Toyota 260 Running 7. 3. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Smart Water Ford 260 Running 8. 28. Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 260 Running 9. 35. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 260 Running 10. 17. Car 8 Kyle Busch Lenovo Chevrolet 260 Running 11. 2. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Knauf Ford 260 Running 12. 22. Car 42 Noah Gragson # Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet 260 Running 13. 18. Car 1 Ross Chastain Advent Health Chevrolet 260 Running 14. 15. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 260 Running 15. 23. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Gary Martin Hays Ford 260 Running 16. 30. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 260 Running 17. 27. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Nature Valley Chevrolet 260 Running 18. 21. Car 9 Josh Berry(i) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 260 Running 19. 29. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 260 Running 20. 13. Car 3 Austin Dillon Andy’s Frozen Custard Chevrolet 260 Running 21. 12. Car 34 Michael McDowell Fr8Auctions.com Ford 260 Running 22. 20. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 260 Running 23. 26. Car 77 Ty Dillon Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet 260 Running 24. 8. Car 14 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford 259 Running 25. 32. Car 51 Cody Ware Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 258 Running 26. 34. Car 15 JJ Yeley(i) Barnett Southern Corporation Ford 258 Running 27. 19. Car 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 255 Running 28. 24. Car 41 Ryan Preece Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford 244 Running 29. 25. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 213 Running 30. 5. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 208 Accident 31. 9. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 208 Accident 32. 11. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 192 Accident 33. 6. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 190 Accident 34. 33. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 190 Running 35. 7. Car 17 Chris Buescher Violet Defense Ford 189 Accident 36. 36. Car 78 BJ McLeod B’laster Chevrolet 189 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: No. 20 (unapproved adjustments) Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 53 Mins, 5 Secs. Average Speed: 138.8 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.193 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 34 laps. Lead Changes: 20 among 13 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 26, 2023 – Circuit of The Americas
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