Fans headed to New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) for New England’s only NASCAR weekend are in for a wicked good time at “The Magic Mile” as drivers take to the track for three full days of action-packed racing this Friday through Sunday, July 14-16.
Brad Keselowski led three different times for a combined 19 laps, won stage two and was in prime position for the finish in Sunday night’s race from Atlanta Motor Speedway, but an incoming band of storms ultimately paused the action not far into stage three, and it never resumed from there with the Castrol Edge Ford finishing sixth.
Chris Buescher led the second-most laps of any car and was poised for a solid finish in Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but inclement weather forced the race to end early with the Fastenal Ford ultimately finishing 15th.
Thad Moffitt, who climbed to an eighth-place finish from his 17th starting position, was awarded the COOLSHIRT Cool Move of the Race Award during Sunday’s podium festivities.
William Byron was declared the winner of the Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday night after NASCAR officials called the race with 75 laps remaining when severe weather moved into the Atlanta region.
The win is Byron’s series-leading fourth NASCAR Cup Series win of the 2023 season; his second career NCS win at Atlanta Motor Speedway; and his eighth career win in NASCAR’s premier series.
Erik Jones Post-Race Thoughts: "It was an up and down day for our Allegiant Chevy; we could have been a bit farther up with some of the stuff that we did, but for the most part we made our bed set up wise last night."
Almirola won the pole for the Atlanta 400 with a lap of 31.261 seconds at 177.346 mph. It was Almirola’s fifth career Cup Series pole and his second at Atlanta. It was the 59th NASCAR Cup Series pole for SHR.
Josh Berry and the No. 21 eero team return to EchoPark Speedway this weekend for the Quaker State 400 after producing several strong performances at the track in recent seasons.
The event highlighted the history of North Wilkesboro Speedway as the first points Cup series race in 30 years returns to the historic track next weekend
The 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, will make his first Truck start in three years and drive the No. 7 entry for Spire Motorsports at North Wilkesboro Speedway (July 18).
Noah Gragson and the No. 4 team head to the EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, hoping to improve from a 27th-place finish at Chicagoland Speedway last week.
For the first time this season, the NASCAR Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will make a return visit to a venue as the sport’s top-two divisions head back south for a pair of events under the lights at EchoPark Speedway.
