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The NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series will head back to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend, with the doubleheader event featuring the opening race of the 2024 playoffs for NASCAR’s premier series with Sunday’s Quaker State 400.

Sunday’s starting grid at Atlanta Motor Speedway will include 16 drivers chasing a championship.

Elliott has advanced to the Championship 4 three times in his career, with his first coming in his championship-earning season (2020).

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was made available to the media on Wednesday as part of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Media Day.

Bowman has advanced to the Round of 12 in each of his NASCAR Cup Series playoff appearances - making it to the Round of Eight in the 2020 season to score a career-best sixth in the final standings.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs was made available to the media on Wednesday as part of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Media Day.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Martin Truex Jr. was made available to the media on Wednesday as part of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Media Day.

Bryon’s career-best finish in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs came last season during his first career appearance in the Championship 4 - finishing the season third in the final points standings.

Suarez’s career best finish in the NASCAR Cup Series standings came in 2022 – earning 10th in the final points standings.

Saturday’s Focused Health 250 at Atlanta will be Custer’s seventh Xfinity Series outing at the track.