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- The Quaker State 400 will take place at EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway) on June 28.
- Four open entries (Connor Zilisch, Corey LaJoie, BJ McLeod and David Starr) will participate in the race.
Forty cars will christen the new name of the former Atlanta Motor Speedway when the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Georgia this weekend.
The Quaker State 400 is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 28 at EchoPark Speedway. Same track as fans saw in February when Christopher Bell won the second race of the regular season. Just a new title sponsor.
Four cars in the field are open entries. Big-time prospect Connor Zilisch will make his third career Cup Series start in a Trackhouse machine. Corey LaJoie and BJ McLeod will compete in the top circuit for the first time since April. And 57-year-old David Starr will return to the Cup level after 14 months away.
Those drivers will not be among the 32 competing in the first in-season challenge. The tournament includes the top 32 drivers in points following the Nashville race on June 1. The seeds of the head-to-head bracket are based on the results from the last three weekends at Michigan, Mexico City and Pocono. No. 1 battles No. 32, No. 2 battles No. 31 and so on in the opening round. The driver with the better finish advances.
Each week, the bracket gets cut in half. The championship round is set for July 27 in Indianapolis, and the champion receives $1 million.
Here is the full entry list for Saturday’s race:
NASCAR drivers in Quaker State 400 race at Atlanta
- Corey LaJoie, No. 01 Rick Ware Racing Ford (open)
- Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
- Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
- Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
- AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
- Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
- Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
- William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
- Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
- John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
- Ricky Stenhouse, No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
- David Starr, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford (open)
- Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet (open)
- Connor Zilisch, No. 87 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (open)
- Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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