There are more high speed packet races in store this weekend eg The NASCAR Cup Series returns to the Atlanta Speedwayfranken track. Ahead of the 2022 season, the Speedway Department completed a facelift for the 1.54-mile circuit that narrowed the corners and raised the banking to 28 degrees to encourage more 2.5-mile-like races at Daytona and Talladega.
The results were mixed. While the organizers got the exciting racing package they wanted, there were 22 cautions between two races for accidents. That’s more than the last four races at Daytona and Talladega combined. Settled in for a long Sunday afternoon.
Here’s what else you should know before Ambetter Health 400:
Ambetter Health 400 broadcast schedule
All times ET
Saturday
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Playoffs (FS1, PRN, SiriusXM)
Sunday
3-6 p.m.: Ambetter Health 400 (Fox, PRN, Sirius XM)
Ambetter Health 400 details
Track: Atlanta Motorspeedway (1.54-mile high bank dogleg-oval)
Length: 260 laps of 400.4 miles
Banks: 28 degrees cornering, 5 degrees straight
Last year’s winner: William Byron (500-mile race last spring)
Ambetter Health 400 start-up network
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
Austin Cendrick (2) Team Penske Ford
Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Eric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Chris Bucher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Kyle Bush (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
Justin Haley (31), College Racing Chevrolet
Josh Perry (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Ty Dillon (77) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Ricky Stenhouse Jr (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Eric Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Martin Truex Jr (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
AJ Alminder (16), College Racing Chevrolet
Corey Lajoie (7) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Cody Ware (51) Rick Weir Racing Ford
Harrison Burton (21) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
JJ follows (15) Rick Ware Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
PJ MacLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Top drivers and best bets for the Ambetter Health 400
Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron won the last two races of the season and won the spring race last year at Atlanta Motor Speedway, so he entered the weekend as Preferred, according to BetMGM. Penske’s Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney are the only non-Chevy drivers with better than 12-to-1 odds of winning entering the weekend.
The best odds of winning
William Byron (+900)
Ryan Blaney (+1200)
Kyle Busch (+1,200)
Ross Chastain (+1200)
Kyle Larson (+1200)
Joey Logano (+1200)
List of Ambetter Health 400 entries
Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Austin Cendrick (2) Team Penske Ford
Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford
Corey Lajoie (7) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Bush (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Josh Perry (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Eric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford
Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
JJ follows (15) Rick Ware Racing Ford
AJ Alminder (16), College Racing Chevrolet
Chris Bucher (17), RFK Racing Ford
Martin Truex Jr (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Harrison Burton (21) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford
Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota
William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley (31), College Racing Chevrolet
Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ryan Preece (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Noah Gragson (42), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Eric Jones (43), Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick (45), 23XI Racing Toyota
Ricky Stenhouse Jr (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Cody Ware (51) Rick Weir Racing Ford
Ty Gibbs (54), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon (77) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
PJ MacLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford
Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Ambetter Health 400 Weather
Friday’s Truck Series and Xfinity sessions could be affected by potential thunderstorms, however Conditions are expected to be cool and cloudy but dry By the time the Cup Series cars take to the track on Saturday.
