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NASCAR Cup Series

Quaker State 400

Atlanta Motor Speedway

July 9th, 2023

Race #19 of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 260
- Shortened to 185 laps
Miles Raced : 284.9
Time of Race : 02 Hours 24 minutes 17 seconds
Average Speed: 118.475 mph
Cautions: 7
Caution Laps: 43
Lead Changes: 18
Cars in Race : 37
Finished On Lead Lap: 27 (73%)

William Byron celebrates in victory lane — Hampton, Georgia - July 9th, 2023: William Byron, driver of the #24 Axalta Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Photo by Chris Graythen | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	18	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	46	40	6	5	185	20	1	5	0	Running
2	26	99	Daniel Suarez	Chevrolet	35	35	0	0	185	0	0	0	0	Running
3	19	16	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	40	34	6	0	185	6	1	0	5	Running
4	20	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	39	33	6	0	185	0	0	8	8	Running
5	22	8	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	32	32	0	0	185	0	0	0	0	Running
6	11	6	Brad Keselowski	Ford	41	31	10	1	185	19	3	0	1	Running
7	24	15	JJ Yeley	Ford	0	0	0	0	185	0	0	0	0	Running
8	17	31	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	33	29	4	0	185	0	0	0	7	Running
9	2	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	47	28	19	1	185	20	3	1	2	Running
10	29	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Chevrolet	27	27	0	0	185	0	0	0	0	Running
11	25	43	Erik Jones	Chevrolet	26	26	0	0	185	0	0	0	0	Running
12	10	2	Austin Cindric	Ford	36	25	11	0	185	10	2	7	4	Running
13	23	9	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	24	24	0	0	185	0	0	0	0	Running
14	14	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	23	23	0	0	185	0	0	0	0	Running
15	15	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	30	22	8	0	185	39	1	0	3	Running
16	9	38	Todd Gilliland	Ford	21	21	0	0	185	0	0	0	0	Running
17	4	22	Joey Logano	Ford	27	20	7	0	185	11	2	4	0	Running
18	1	10	Aric Almirola	Ford	20	19	1	0	185	46	2	10	0	Running
19	27	77	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	18	18	0	0	185	0	0	0	0	Running
20	35	78	BJ McLeod	Chevrolet	17	17	0	0	185	1	1	0	0	Running
21	33	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	16	16	0	0	185	0	0	0	0	Running
22	3	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford	15	15	0	0	185	0	0	0	0	Running
23	34	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota	21	14	7	0	185	0	0	6	9	Running
24	13	41	Ryan Preece	Ford	14	13	1	0	185	0	0	0	10	Running
25	37	23	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	17	12	5	0	185	5	1	0	6	Running
26	36	48	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	11	11	0	0	185	0	0	0	0	Running
27	12	45	Tyler Reddick	Toyota	12	10	2	0	185	0	0	9	0	Running
28	5	21	Harrison Burton	Ford	9	9	0	0	184	0	0	0	0	Running
29	16	19	Martin Truex Jr	Toyota	16	8	8	0	184	5	1	3	0	Running
30	6	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	7	7	0	0	181	0	0	0	0	Running
31	28	7	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	6	6	0	0	179	0	0	0	0	Running
32	21	51	Cole Custer	Ford	0	0	0	0	178	0	0	0	0	Running
33	31	42	Noah Gragson	Chevrolet	4	4	0	0	174	0	0	0	0	Running
34	7	54	Ty Gibbs	Toyota	3	3	0	0	150	0	0	0	0	Running
35	30	1	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	2	2	0	0	124	0	0	0	0	DVP
36	8	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	10	1	9	0	111	4	1	2	0	Accident
37	32	62	Austin Hill	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	92	0	0	0	0	DVP

Race Infractions

Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Christopher Bell	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Harrison Burton	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	19	23	Yellow
Kyle Busch	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	22	23	Yellow
Denny Hamlin	Equipment Interference	Tail End	63	66	Yellow
William Byron	Safety violation	Tail End	63	66	Yellow
Christopher Bell	Removing equipment from assigned pit area	Tail End	63	66	Yellow
BJ McLeod	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	64	66	Yellow
Martin Truex Jr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	65	66	Yellow
Michael McDowell	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	65	66	Yellow
William Byron	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	80	85	Yellow
Tyler Reddick	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	82	85	Yellow
Aric Almirola	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	84	85	Yellow
Chase Elliott	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	84	85	Yellow
Kyle Larson	Commitment Line Violation	Tail End	92	98	Yellow
Kyle Larson	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	92	98	Yellow
Austin Hill	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	93	0	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	94	98	Yellow
Kyle Larson	Commitment Line Violation Garage	Pass Thru	113	0	Green
Corey Lajoie	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	123	128	Yellow
Ross Chastain	Commitment Line Violation Garage	Tail End	123	0	Yellow
Ross Chastain	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	123	0	Yellow
JJ Yeley	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	124	128	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	124	128	Yellow
Ty Gibbs	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	124	128	Yellow
Alex Bowman	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	156	164	Yellow
Tyler Reddick	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	157	164	Yellow
Noah Gragson	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	158	164	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	159	164	Yellow
BJ McLeod	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	162	164	Yellow
Cole Custer	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	178	185	Yellow
Cole Custer	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	178	185	Yellow
Martin Truex Jr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	179	185	Yellow
Martin Truex Jr	Commitment Line Violation	Tail End	179	185	Yellow
Noah Gragson	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	179	185	Yellow
Ty Gibbs	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	180	185	Yellow
Tyler Reddick	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	181	185	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Atlanta Motor Speedway
Quaker State 400 available at Walmart
Race Winner: William Byron
Age: 25
Team : No. 24 - Axalta Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Rudy Fugle
William Byron won the Quaker State 400 available at Walmart, his eighth victory in 199 Cup Series races.
This is his fourth victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in nine races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Daniel Suarez (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in ten races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2023.
AJ Allmendinger (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in 15 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Noah Gragson (33rd) was the highest finishing rookie.
William Byron leads the point standings by 21 points over Martin Truex Jr..

Race Recap

William Byron overcomes adversity in rain-shortened NASCAR Cup Series race to win at Atlanta Motor Speedway

July 9th, 2023

By Reid Spencer - NASCAR Wire Service

Neither an early spin nor damage to his No. 24 Chevrolet could prevent William Byron from winning Sunday night’s rain-shortened Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

With a storm approaching the 1.54-mile track, Byron surged past AJ Allmendinger into the lead on Lap 167 and remained out from until an accident in Turn 3 involving Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ryan Preece and Bubba Wallace caused the seventh caution of the evening on Lap 178.

With Byron out front, the NASCAR Cup Series cars circled the track until the rain arrived and began falling more heavily. NASCAR brought the cars to pit road and red-flagged the race at 9:47 p.m. after 185 laps were complete.

With severe weather moving into the area, the sanctioning body called the race and made Byron the first four-time winner in the series this season. The victory was Byron’s second at Atlanta and the eighth of his career.

Daniel Suárez was second when NASCAR called the race, with Allmendinger running third. Michael McDowell and Kyle Busch completed the top five.

Crew chief Rudy Fugle called Byron to pit road on Lap 125 under caution for a pileup in Turn 2 that damaged the cars of Erik Jones, Ross Chastain, Corey LaJoie, Tyler Reddick, Martin Truex Jr. and Ty Gibbs.

That enabled Byron to restart fourth on Lap 165 after roughly half the field (cars that had not pitted since Lap 95) came to pit road on Lap 161. Two laps later, Byron had the lead.

Byron hardly looked like a winner after spinning through the grass on Lap 80 and losing a lap getting to pit road. But the 25-year-old from Charlotte, N.C., regained the lost circuit as the beneficiary under caution for Kyle Larson’s spin on Lap 92.

“It’s cool, man,” Byron said. “We went through so much throughout the night—spinning through the infield, destroyed the bottom of the car dragging it around the apron trying to stay on the lead lap. At that point, you just don’t have the grip, so I was real edgy back in traffic, but Rudy made a good call to pit there and then stay out.

“Once we got towards the front, it was OK. We could make the right decisions, block OK, and I got the lead from AJ and was able to manage the run. Just a crazy night.”

The race was a boon not only for Byron, who leads the Playoff standings, but for winless drivers around the Playoff bubble. First, there was no new winner in the series to reduce the number of spots available on points.

Moreover, Suárez, Allmendinger and McDowell improved their chances with top-five finishes. Those three drivers all gained ground on Chase Elliott, who is trying to qualify for the Playoffs despite missing seven of the 19 races this season.

Elliott wasn’t a factor on Sunday night, failing to earn any stage points and finishing 13^th.

Despite his early struggles, Byron was pleased that handling played such an important part in the racing on the recently repaved racing surface.

“It was awesome—that’s all you can ask for on a superspeedway,” Byron said. “We want handling to matter. We want to be able to drive the things. I felt like the first stage was really fun. I was able to make some moves on the bottom.

“And you’re lifting every corner, so it’s different than a 550 (horsepower) old-style race. It’s more packed up, but still handling matters, and guys can make aggressive moves… I’m thankful for the whole team and just staying in it, ‘cause we were a lap down, and it could have been over.”

The race started with team owner Richard Childress driving pace laps in the No. 29 Chevrolet that launched Kevin Harvick’s career with an Atlanta win after Dale Earnhardt’s death in 2001. It wasn’t Harvick’s night, however. After a late spin, he finished 30^th in his final run at Atlanta. Harvick is retiring from Cup racing at the end of the season.