The 2026 Quaker State 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 12 and 13, 2026, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 263 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules), extended from the original 260 laps due to a overtime finish, it was the 20th race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, as well as the third race of the 2026 NASCAR In-Season Challenge.
Ryan Blaney won the race. Christopher Bell finished 2nd, and Carson Hocevar finished 3rd. Ty Gibbs and Erik Jones rounded out the top five, and Shane van Gisbergen, Austin Dillon, Tyler Reddick, Joey Logano, and Chris Buescher rounded out the top ten. Bubba Wallace initially finished 2nd but was demoted to 29th after going below the yellow line on the backstraight in the final lap.
Both Reddick and Denny Hamlin officially clinched their spots in The Chase.
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Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.
The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of where before it was . The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways. Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers, construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021. The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.
On June 3, 2025, SMI announced the track's renaming to EchoPark Speedway under a new seven-year sponsorship deal with the Smith family-owned business, EchoPark. The renaming ended a 35-year stint under the Atlanta Motor Speedway name.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 66 Chad Finchum (i) Garage 66 Ford 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Qualifying Ryan Blaney scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.815 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 30.815 179.912 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.851 179.702 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.902 179.406 4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.904 179.394 5 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 30.910 179.359 6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.933 179.226 7 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 30.937 179.203 8 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 30.939 179.191 9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 30.976 178.977 10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 31.019 178.729 11 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 31.027 178.683 12 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 31.031 178.660 13 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 31.065 178.465 14 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31.074 178.413 15 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 31.080 178.378 16 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 31.083 178.361 17 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 31.095 178.292 18 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31.100 178.264 19 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 31.109 178.212 20 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.112 178.195 21 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.119 178.155 22 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 31.129 178.098 23 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.149 177.983 24 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 31.176 177.829 25 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 31.199 177.168 26 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.205 177.664 27 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 31.212 177.624 28 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.258 177.363 29 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 31.268 177.306 30 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.284 177.215 31 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 31.306 177.091 32 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.319 177.017 33 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 31.232 176.995 34 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.331 176.949 35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 31.415 176.476 36 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.463 176.207 37 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 31.743 174.653 38 66 Chad Finchum (i) Garage 66 Ford 0.000 0.000Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 60
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 102 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 93 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 75 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 66 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 57 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1
Stage Two Laps: 100
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 102 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 93 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 84 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 75 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 66 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 39 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 210 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 100
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 263 752 32 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 263 393 14 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 263 394 23 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 263 385 11 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 263 356 12 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 263 327 4 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 263 348 31 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 263 479 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 263 4310 13 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 263 2711 9 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 263 2612 28 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 263 2713 7 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 263 2614 8 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 263 3615 18 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 263 2216 26 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 263 2117 33 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 263 2018 24 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 263 1919 21 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 263 1820 16 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 263 1721 5 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 263 2222 6 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 263 1523 15 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 263 1424 19 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 263 1325 17 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 263 1226 10 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 263 1127 36 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 263 1028 25 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 263 929 22 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 263 930 34 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 262 731 30 33 Austin Hill (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 263 032 35 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 259 633 38 66 Chad Finchum (i) Garage 66 Ford 259 034 3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 258 1135 29 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 255 236 20 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 254 437 27 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 230 138 37 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 105 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 30 among 10 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 49 Red flags: 1 for 3 hours, 9 minutes and 18 seconds Time of race: 3 hours, 14 minutes and 25 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television TNT covered the race on the television side. Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Marty Snider, Shannon Spake, Danielle Trotta and Mamba Smith handled pit road for the television side.
TNTBooth announcersPit reportersLap-by-lap: Adam AlexanderColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Marty SniderShannon SpakeDanielle TrottaMamba Smith
Radio The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Brad Gillie and Nick Yeoman called the race from the booth when the field races down the front stretch. Mark Jaynes called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field races through turns 1 and 2, and Doug Turnbull called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field races through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Andrew Kurland, David Styles and Doug Turnbull.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Brad GillieAnnouncer: Nick Yeoman Turns 1 & 2: Mark JaynesTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Andrew KurlandDavid StylesDoug Turnbull
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Denny Hamlin 791 2 Tyler Reddick 767 (–24) 3 Ryan Blaney 726 (–65) 4 Ty Gibbs 665 (–126) 5 Chase Elliott 610 (–181) 6 Kyle Larson 594 (–197) 7 Chris Buescher 568 (–223) 1 8 Carson Hocevar 563 (–228) 1 9 Christopher Bell 551 (–240) 2 10 Chase Briscoe 542 (–249) 11 Daniel Suárez 529 (–262) 12 William Byron 520 (–271) 13 Bubba Wallace 493 (–298) 1 14 Austin Cindric 470 (–321) 1 15 Shane van Gisbergen 469 (–322) 16 Erik Jones 446 (–345)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 927 2 Chevrolet 806 (–121) 3 Ford 677 (–250)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
NASCAR In-Season Challenge bracket
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