NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta: Starting lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's race
The off-track happenings have made more headlines than the on-track activity through one month of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Chase Elliott remains out and will miss his home track race. In his absence, Hendrick Motorsports' four teams were docked 100 points and had suspensions levied on crew chiefs after NASCAR found improper adjustment to the team's louvers (the unsmooth openings you'll see on the car's hood). The organization is appealing the points penalties. Kaulig Racing, a Chevrolet team, has similar penalties and is doing the same.
Denny Hamlin had a fine and a 25-point penalty for admitting he intentionally forced Ross Chastain out of the groove in a last-lap encounter that cost both drivers a large number of positions.
After all that, Atlanta is a pack-racing track again in 2023. William Byron, who won at the track last season, has won the last two races.
Here's what you need to know about Sunday's race:
NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta schedule
Green Flag Time: 2 p.m. CT Sunday, March 19
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (1 mile oval) in Hampton, Georgia
Qualifying: 10:30 a.m. CT qualifying on Saturday (on FOX Sports 1)
Length: 260 laps, 400 miles
Stages: 60 laps, 100 laps, 100 laps
TV coverage: FOX
Radio: PRN
Streaming: FOX Sports app (subscription required); GoPRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)
Xfinity Series this week: RAPTOR 250 (163 laps, 251 miles) at Atlanta Motor Speedway, 4 p.m. CT Saturday, March 18 on FOX Sports 1
Truck Series this week: Fr8 208 (135 laps, 208 miles) at Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1 p.m. CT Saturday, March 18 on FOX Sports 1
Ambetter Health 400 starting lineup
Row 1
1. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
2. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Row 2
3. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
4. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Row 3
5. Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
6. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 4
7. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
8. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 5
9. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 6
11. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
12. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Row 7
13. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
14. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Row 8
15. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
16. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
Row 9
17. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
18. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Row 10
19. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
20. Justin Haley, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Row 11
21. Josh Berry, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
22. Noah Gragson, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Row 12
23. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
24. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Row 13
25. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
26. Ty Dillon, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Row 14
27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
28. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Row 15
29. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
30. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Row 16
31. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
32. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
Row 17
33. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
34. JJ Yeley, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
Row 18
35. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
36. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Atlanta: Starting lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's Cup Series race
