NASCAR, Echo Park, Auto Trader 400, motorsports

NASCAR fans, are you ready for today’s Cup Series race? Drivers will be racing at the Atlanta Motor Speedway, also known as Echo Park. While a wind advisory is in effect nearly all day today, drivers are still set to race. After a multi-car wreck just before the finish last week, drivers are bound to have pent-up tension.

Today, Tyler Reddick will be on the pole position for the 2026 Auto Trader 400 NASCAR Cup race. The qualifying race was canceled, so Reddick earned the pole according to the book metric. Joey Logano is in Row 1 right with Reddick, and it will be interesting to see how long Reddick keeps the lead once the race starts.

NASCAR, Echo Park, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Photo Credit: X via @EchoParkSpdwy / Original Credit: AutoTrader

NASCAR Cup Series Auto Trader 400 Official Starting Lineup

  1. #45 Tyler Reddick – 23XI Racing Toyota
  2. #22 Joey Logano – Team Penske Ford
  3. #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
  4. #9 Chase Elliot – Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  5. #6 Brad Keselowski – Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
  6. #38 Zane Smith – Front Row Motorsports Ford
  7. #17 Chris Buescher – Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
  8. #35 Riley Herbst – 23XI Racing Toyota
  9. #23 Bubba Wallace – 23XI Racing Toyota
  10. #21 Josh Berry – Wood Brothers Racing Ford
  11. #4 Noah Gragson – Front Row Motorsports Ford
  12. #7 Daniel Suarez –Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
  13. #24 William Byron – Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  14. #8 Kyle Busch – Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
  15. #77 Carson Hocevar – Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
  16. #5 Kyle Larson – Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  17. #10 Ty Dillon – Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
  18. #51 Cody Ware – Rick Ware Racing Ford
  19. #16 AJ Allmendinger – Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
  20. #71 Michael McDowell – Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
  21. #1 Ross Chastain – Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
  22. #12 Ryan Blaney – Team Penske Ford
  23. #43 Erik Jones – Legacy Motor Club Toyota
  24. #42 John Hunter Nemechek – Legacy Motor Club Toyota
  25. #54 Ty Gibbs – Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  26. #60 Ryan Preece – RFK Racing Ford
  27. #41 Cole Cluster – Haas Factory Team Ford
  28. #97 Shane Van Gisbergen – Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
  29. #11 Denny Hamlin – Joe Gibbs Racing
  30. #2 Austin Cindric – Team Penske Ford
  31. #88 Connor Zilisch – Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
  32. #20 Christopher Bell – Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  33. #3 Austin Dillon – Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
  34. #19 Chase Briscoe – Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
  35. #34 Todd Gilliland – No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
  36. #48 Alex Bowman – Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  37. #78 BJ McLeod – Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
  38.  #44 JJ Yeley – NY Racing Team Chevrolet

Watching Today’s NASCAR Cup Series

For those who are not at today’s race in person, there are multiple ways to enjoy today’s Cup Series. You can watch drivers push for Victory Lane on the 1.5-mile oval track on television on FOX. Radio coverage of today’s race will be on PRN. For audio streaming, you can listen in on today’s NASCAR event on SiriusXM (if you have a subscription).

If you are looking to stream today’s NASCAR Cup Series race, then you have several options. Fubo lets you watch today’s race for free. If you have a subscription, you can also watch the race on the FOX One App, and HBO MAX has in-car camera coverage for subscribers as well.

Drivers, Start Your Engines!

Who are you rooting for to end up in Victory Lane today? I have my eyes set on a few drivers, but I am rooting for Logano to win today. While last week’s final wreck majorly impacted the race results in Daytona, today is a new day with a new race!

I know a few fans who are hoping Hamlin or Byron wins today! I am a bit partial to Wallace, but, as mentioned above, I hope Logano ends up winning today. We all await the start of today’s NASCAR event, and those four famous words, “Drivers, start your engines!”

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