NASCAR Cup PR

NASCAR held its Cup Series Playoff Media Day at the Charlotte Convention Center on Wednesday, September 4. Ford has a manufacturer-high six drivers in the field of 16 and each answered questions from the media.

Hendrick Motorsports has won three of the five races at Atlanta Motor Speedway under the current configuration put in place in 2022. William Byron has two of those victories.

Justin Haley, driver of the No. 51 Grady Health System Ford Mustang Dark Horse, will make his eighth NASCAR Cup Series start at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Sunday’s Quaker State 400.

Ricky Rudd and Carl Edwards will return to the famed Charlotte Motor Speedway to give the command as co-Grand Marshals for the Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 on Sunday, Oct. 13.

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.