Starting from pole Car 45 Tyler Reddick Pinnacle Toyota won the Autotrader 400, his 10th win in 220 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd straight win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 12 races at EchoPark Speedway. Reddick’s car was damaged in the 7th Caution & finished the race without his right fender. 2nd Place Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 34th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 11 races at EchoPark Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 1 Ross Chastain Wendy’s Chevrolet, started from 21st place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 13 races at EchoPark Speedway.
Credit: HAMPTON, GEORGIA – FEBRUARY 22: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Pinnacle Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader 400 at Echo Park Speedway on February 22, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 77 Carson Hocevar Spectrum Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 5th place Car 7 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, started from 12th place. 6th Place Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen Red Bull Chevrolet, started from 28th place followed by 7th place Car 38 Zane Smith Aaron’s Rent To Own Ford, started from 6th place. 8th Place Car 23 Bubba Wallace Xfinity Toyota, started from 9th place followed by 9th place Car 60 Ryan Preece Kroger/Red Baron Ford, started from 26th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, in 10th place, started from 22nd place. Connor Zilisch (30th) was the highest finishing rookie. Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 40 points over Bubba Wallace.
Credit: HAMPTON, GEORGIA – FEBRUARY 22: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet, spins after an on-track incident ahead of Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #97 Red Bull Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader 400 at Echo Park Speedway on February 22, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 10 Cautions for 67 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 83 for Nos. 11, 20, 21, 35, 41, 42, 54, 78 Crash in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 104 for Nos. 3, 34, 35, 38, 41, 47, 78 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 126 for No. 8 Crash on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 161 for Nos. 5, 97 Crash in Turn 4 / Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 200 for No. 97 Spin Turn 4. 7th Caution on lap 225 for Nos. 11, 16, 17, 22, 24, 45, 48, 71, 88 Crash on the Frontstretch. 8th Caution on lap 239 for Nos. 22, 77 Crash in Turn 4. 9th Caution on lap 258 for Nos. 2, 3, 4, 11, 22, 24, 34, 41, 42, 43, 51 Crash in Turn 3 [Red Flag 00:10:36]. 10th Caution on lap 267 for Nos. 1, 20, 23, 45, 77 Crash in Turn 1.
Credit: HAMPTON, GEORGIA – FEBRUARY 22: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet, spins after an on-track incident ahead of Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the #97 Red Bull Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader 400 at Echo Park Speedway on February 22, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
The race had 57 Lead Changes among 14 drivers; T. Reddick 0; J. Logano 1; T. Reddick 2; J. Logano 3; T. Reddick 4-5; J. Logano 6-18; T. Reddick 19-23; B. Keselowski 24-28; T. Reddick 29; C. Elliott 30; B. Keselowski 31-33; T. Reddick 34; J. Logano 35-45; C. Elliott 46-53; K. Larson 54; C. Elliott 55-56; K. Larson 57; B. Wallace 58-59; A. Cindric 60-63; B. Keselowski 64; K. Larson 65-71; B. Wallace 72-79; K. Larson 80-87; S. Van Gisbergen 88; K. Larson 89-100; B. Wallace 101-102; T. Reddick 103-109; B. Wallace 110; T. Reddick 111-121; B. Wallace 122; T. Reddick 123-130; B. Wallace 131; T. Reddick 132-133; K. Larson 134-142; B. Wallace 143; K. Larson 144-149; C. Briscoe 150-155; K. Larson 156-159; B. Wallace 160-164; C. Hocevar 165; R. Blaney 166-169; Z. Smith 170; B. Keselowski 171; D. Hamlin 172-176; C. Briscoe 177-196; R. Blaney 197; C. Briscoe 198; B. Wallace 199-200; C. Hocevar 201; D. Hamlin 202-204; T. Reddick 205-206; D. Hamlin 207-208; T. Reddick 209-219; R. Blaney 220; A. Cindric 221-237; C. Bell 238-246; B. Wallace 247-269; T. Reddick 270-271.
Credit: HAMPTON, GEORGIA – FEBRUARY 22: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Pinnacle Toyota, land Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader 400 at Echo Park Speedway on February 22, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 23, 5, 24, 9, 45, 8, 22, 88, 12
Stage 2 Top 10: 23, 24, 19, 45, 9, 77, 60, 12, 6, 97
Credit: HAMPTON, GEORGIA – FEBRUARY 22: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Pinnacle Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader 400 at Echo Park Speedway on February 22, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
Credit: HAMPTON, GEORGIA – FEBRUARY 22: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Valvoline Chevrolet, and Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Xfinity Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader 400 at Echo Park Speedway on February 22, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 2
Race Results for the Autotrader 400 – Sunday, February 22, 2026
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 271 Laps – 417.34 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 2/22/2026 @ 07:30 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 45 Tyler Reddick Pinnacle Toyota 271 Running
2. 34. Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota 271 Running
3. 21. Car 1 Ross Chastain Wendy’s Chevrolet 271 Running
4. 15. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Spectrum Chevrolet 271 Running
5. 12. Car 7 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 271 Running
6. 28. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen Red Bull Chevrolet 271 Running
7. 6. Car 38 Zane Smith Aaron’s Rent To Own Ford 271 Running
8. 9. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Xfinity Toyota 271 Running
9. 26. Car 60 Ryan Preece Kroger/Red Baron Ford 271 Running
10. 22 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 271 Running
11. 4. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 271 Running
12. 19. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 271 Running
13. 29. Car 11 Denny Hamlin National Debt Relief Toyota 271 Running
14. 11. Car 4 Noah Gragson Title Max Ford 271 Running
15. 7. Car 17 Chris Buescher Body Guard Ford 271 Running
16. 17. Car 10 Ty Dillon SeaBest Chevrolet 271 Running
17. 5. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 271 Running
18. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 271 Running
19. 24. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Dollar Tree Toyota 271 Running
20. 20. Car 71 Michael McDowell B’laster Chevrolet 271 Running
21. 32. Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota 271 Running
22. 27. Car 41 Cole Custer Haas/Andy’s Frozen Custard Chevrolet 270 Running
23. 36. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 269 14 Running
24. 23. Car 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota 269 Running
25. 35. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford 258 Accident
26. 30. Car 2 Austin Cindric Autotrader Ford 257 Accident
27. 18. Car 51 Cody Ware BlueHighway.ai Chevrolet 257 Accident
28. 13. Car 24 William Byron Raptor Chevrolet 256 Accident
29. 33. Car 3 Austin Dillon Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet 256 Accident
30. 31. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # Tootsie’s Chevrolet 223 Accident
31. 38. Car 44 * JJ Yeley(i) Built To Work/Barnett Southern Chevrolet 220 Accident
32. 16. Car 5 Kyle Larson Valvoline Chevrolet 160 Accident
33. 8. Car 35 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Toyota 157 Running
34. 14. Car 8 Kyle Busch Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 124 Accident
35. 37. Car 78 * BJ McLeod Chevrolet 111 Accident
36. 3. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Chef Boyardee Chevrolet 103 Accident
37. 25. Car 54 Ty Gibbs SAIA Freight & Logistics Toyota 81 Accident
38. 10. Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 81 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 32 Mins, 27 Secs. Average Speed: 117.865 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.164 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 41 lap 246/29.715. Caution Flags: 10 for 67 laps. Lead Changes: 57 among 14 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 1, 2026 – Circuit of The Americas
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