The 2024 Quaker State 400 available at Walmart was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 8, 2024, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 266 laps—extended from 260 laps due to an overtime finish on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules). It was the 27th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the first race of the 2024 NASCAR playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 16. Joey Logano won the race. Daniel Suárez finished 2nd, and Ryan Blaney finished 3rd. Christopher Bell and Alex Bowman rounded out the top five, and Tyler Reddick, Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Austin Cindric rounded out the top ten.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 27 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | September 8, 2024 | ||
| Location | Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.54 miles (2.48 km) | ||
| Distance | 266 laps, 409.64 mi (655.383 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 260 laps, 400.4 mi (644.244 km) | ||
| Average speed | 134.450 miles per hour (216.376 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Front Row Motorsports | ||
| Time | 30.927 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 92 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| Announcers | Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn announcers | Doug Turnbull (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
Report
editBackground
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Atlanta Motor Speedway is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (P) denotes playoff driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
editMichael McDowell scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.927 and a speed of 179.261 mph (288.493 km/h).[9]
Qualifying results
editRace
editRace results
editStage results
editStage One Laps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 99 | Daniel Suárez (P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage results
editStage Three Laps: 100
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 266 | 47 |
| 2 | 30 | 99 | Daniel Suárez (P) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 42 |
| 3 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 266 | 53 |
| 4 | 26 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 266 | 34 |
| 5 | 11 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 48 |
| 6 | 23 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 266 | 31 |
| 7 | 15 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 30 |
| 8 | 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 36 |
| 9 | 9 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 37 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Team Penske | Ford | 266 | 46 |
| 11 | 14 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 26 |
| 12 | 29 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 266 | 25 |
| 13 | 18 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 33 |
| 14 | 27 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 34 |
| 15 | 25 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 22 |
| 16 | 32 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 21 |
| 17 | 20 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 266 | 23 |
| 18 | 21 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 19 |
| 19 | 19 | 6 | Brad Keselowski (P) | RFK Racing | Ford | 266 | 18 |
| 20 | 8 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 17 |
| 21 | 34 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 16 |
| 22 | 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 15 |
| 23 | 37 | 44 | J. J. Yeley (i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 266 | 13 |
| 25 | 36 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 |
| 26 | 33 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 266 | 11 |
| 27 | 3 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 10 |
| 28 | 4 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 9 |
| 29 | 24 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 266 | 8 |
| 30 | 31 | 15 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 266 | 7 |
| 31 | 12 | 21 | Harrison Burton (P) | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 266 | 6 |
| 32 | 28 | 16 | Shane van Gisbergen (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 264 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 262 | 4 |
| 34 | 13 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 258 | 3 |
| 35 | 22 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 254 | 4 |
| 36 | 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 205 | 1 |
| 37 | 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 1 |
| 38 | 10 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 55 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
edit- Lead changes: 24 among 14 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 6 minutes, and 11 seconds
- Average speed: 134.450 miles per hour (216.376 km/h)
Media
editTelevision
editUSA covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Similar to the Summer Daytona race and the Summer Talladega race, NBC showed every green flag lap ad-free.[10]
| USA | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Leigh Diffey Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte | Dave Burns Kim Coon Marty Snider |
Radio
editThe race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front stretch. Doug Turnbull called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, and Wendy Venturini.
| PRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 1 & 2: Doug Turnbull Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini |
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ↑ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Atlanta Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ↑ Taranto, Steven (October 3, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ↑ "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ↑ "Quaker State 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ↑ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ↑ DeGroot, Nick (September 8, 2024). "Hamlin starts last in playoff opener after issue; McDowell on pole". Motorsport.com. Atlanta, Georgia: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ↑ Long, Dustin (August 21, 2024). "NBC Sports to show every green flag lap of Cup races at Daytona, Talladega, Atlanta". Retrieved September 8, 2024.