NASCAR at Atlanta, starting lineup for 2026 Quaker State 400

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The NASCAR Cup Series is in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday, July 12, for the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, formerly known as Atlanta Motor Speedway.

It was a rough qualifying session for Toyotas, who do not have a car starting inside of the top 10, while Team Penske Ford occupies the starting two spots.

Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 car will start in the pole position, followed by teammate Joey Logano and the No. 22.

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A trio of Chevrolets (Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports; Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richarld Childress Racing; and Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports) round out the top five.

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Sunday’s race will begin at approximately 7:00 p.m. ET on TNT and truTV.

The Quaker State 400 will run 260 laps around the EchoPark Speedway’s 1.54-mile track for a total of 400.4 miles. Stage 1 will run 60 laps, Stage 2 is 100 laps, and the final 100 laps will make up Stage 3.

Where will your favorite driver start Sunday afternoon’s race?

A full look at the starting lineup for the Quaker State 400 can be seen below.

Quaker State 400 starting lineup​

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1. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
2. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
3. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
5. Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
6. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
7. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
9. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
10. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
11. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
12. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
13. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
14. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
16. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
18. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
19. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
20. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
22. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
23. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
24. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
25. Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
26. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
27. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
28. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
29. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
30. Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
31. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
32. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
33. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
34. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
35. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
36. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
37. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
38. Chad Finchum, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford

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