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 Cup Series Auto Trader 400 Official Starting Lineup
- #45 Tyler Reddick – 23XI Racing Toyota
- #22 Joey Logano – Team Penske Ford
- #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
- #9 Chase Elliot – Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- #6 Brad Keselowski – Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
- #38 Zane Smith – Front Row Motorsports Ford
- #17 Chris Buescher – Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
- #35 Riley Herbst – 23XI Racing Toyota
- #23 Bubba Wallace – 23XI Racing Toyota
- #21 Josh Berry – Wood Brothers Racing Ford
- #4 Noah Gragson – Front Row Motorsports Ford
- #7 Daniel Suarez –Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- #24 William Byron – Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- #8 Kyle Busch – Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- #77 Carson Hocevar – Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- #5 Kyle Larson – Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- #10 Ty Dillon – Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- #51 Cody Ware – Rick Ware Racing Ford
- #16 AJ Allmendinger – Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
- #71 Michael McDowell – Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
- #1 Ross Chastain – Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- #12 Ryan Blaney – Team Penske Ford
- #43 Erik Jones – Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- #42 John Hunter Nemechek – Legacy Motor Club Toyota
- #54 Ty Gibbs – Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- #60 Ryan Preece – RFK Racing Ford
- #41 Cole Cluster – Haas Factory Team Ford
- #97 Shane Van Gisbergen – Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- #11 Denny Hamlin – Joe Gibbs Racing
- #2 Austin Cindric – Team Penske Ford
- #88 Connor Zilisch – Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
- #20 Christopher Bell – Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- #3 Austin Dillon – Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
- #19 Chase Briscoe – Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
- #34 Todd Gilliland – No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
- #48 Alex Bowman – Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
- #78 BJ McLeod – Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
- #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!”

