Fans can only hope for a Cup finish that resembles last year’s spring race at Atlanta, when Daniel Suarez beat Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney to the start-finish line in a three-wide battle for the win.
It’s a good reminder that all 26 regular season races matter equally given that Busch missed the playoffs in 2024. Had he won last February, the RCR struggles would have been put in context with minimal pressure to succeed late in the regular season. Unrelated: Busch won Saturday’s Truck Series race at Atlanta.
Green Flag Time: Approx. 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, Feb. 23
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) in Hampton, Georgia
Length: 260 laps, 400 miles
Stage lengths: 60 laps, 100 laps, 100 laps
TV coverage: FOX
Radio: PRN (830 AM and 102.5/106.3 FM in Nashville)
Streaming: FUBO (free trial available); FOX Sports app (subscription required); MAX for in-car cameras for each driver; NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)
The Ambetter Health 400 will be broadcast nationally on FOX. Streaming options for the race include the FOX Sports app and FUBO, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
All times Central.
Feb. 2: Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray, Bowman Gray Stadium (Winner: Chase Elliott) Non-points
Feb. 13: Duels at Daytona, Daytona International Speedway (Winners: Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric)
Feb. 16: Daytona 500, Daytona International Speedway (Winner: William Byron)
Feb. 23: Ambetter Health 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway (2 p.m., FOX)
March 2: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, Circuit of the Americas (2:30 p.m., FOX)
March 9: Shriners Children’s 500, Phoenix Raceway (2:30 p.m., FS1)
March 16: Pennzoil 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2:30 p.m., FS1)
March 23: Straight Talk Wireless 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway (2 p.m., FS1)
March 30: Cook Out 400, Martinsville Speedway (2 p.m., FS1)
April 6: Goodyear 400, Darlington Raceway (2 p.m., FS1)
April 13: Food City 500, Bristol Motor Speedway (2 p.m., FS1)
April 20: OPEN WEEKEND
April 27: Jack Link’s 500, Talladega Superspeedway (2 p.m., FOX)
May 4: Wurth 400, Texas Motor Speedway (2:30 p.m., FS1)
May 11: AdventHealth 400, Kansas Speedway (2 p.m., FS1)
May 18: NASCAR All-Star Open, North Wilkesboro Speedway (4:30 p.m., FS1) Non-points
May 18: NASCAR All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro Speedway (7 p.m., FS1) Non-points
May 25: Coca-Cola 600, Charlotte Motor Speedway (5 p.m., Amazon Prime Video)
June 1: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Nashville, Nashville Superspeedway (6 p.m., Amazon Prime Video)
June 8: FireKeepers Casino 400, Michigan International Speedway (1 p.m., Amazon Prime Video)
June 15: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Mexico City, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (2 p.m., Amazon Prime Video)
June 22: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Pocono, Pocono Raceway (1 p.m., Amazon Prime Video)
June 28: Quaker State 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway (6 p.m., TNT and MAX)
July 6: Grant Park 165, Chicago street course (1 p.m., TNT and MAX)
July 13: Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma Raceway (2:30 p.m., TNT and MAX)
July 20: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400, Dover Motor Speedway (1 p.m., TNT and MAX)
July 27: Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (1 p.m., TNT and MAX)
Aug. 3: Iowa Corn 350, Iowa Speedway (2:30 p.m., USA Network)
Aug. 10: Go Bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen International (1 p.m., USA Network)
Aug. 16: Cook Out 400, Richmond Raceway (6:30 p.m., USA Network)
Aug. 23: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona International Speedway (1 p.m., NBC) Regular season finale
Aug. 31: Southern 500, Darlington Raceway (5 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16
Sept. 7: Enjoy Illinois 300, World Wide Technology Raceway (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16
Sept. 13: Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway (6:30 p.m., USA Network) Round of 16
Sept. 21: NASCAR Cup Series Race at New Hampshire, New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1 p.m., USA Network) Round of 12
Sept. 28: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 12
Oct. 5: Bank of America Roval 400, Charlotte Motor Speedway road course (2 p.m., USA Network) Round of 12
Oct. 12: South Point 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (4:30 p.m., USA Network) Round of 8
Oct. 19: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Talladega, Talladega Superspeedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 8
Oct. 26: NASCAR Cup Series Race at Martinsville, Martinsville Speedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 8
Nov. 2: NASCAR Cup Series Championship race, Phoenix Raceway (2 p.m., NBC)
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