The NASCAR Cup Series world will shift its focus to Georgia on Sunday as the 2024 season moves from Daytona International Speedway to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Ambetter Health 400.
The Cup race will mark the end of the trifecta in Hampton, Georgia. The Craftsman Truck Series kicked off the weekend with the Fr8 208 on Saturday, followed by the Xfinity Series RAPTOR King of Tough 250.
William Byron will enter the race looking to do something that hasn't been seen since Matt Kenseth accomplished it in 2009: win the first two races of the regular season. Byron scored a victory against Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman as the Daytona 500 ended under a caution as the field received the white flag.
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William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2024 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Byron celebrated the victory with a trip to the top of the Empire State Building earlier in the week.
He guided the No. 24 Chevrolet to Victory Lane at the Quaker State 400 in Atlanta in July of last year. In his last 37 regular season races, Byron has won seven times. The eyes of the racing world will be on him Sunday afternoon.
The pressure will be primarily on Byron as he now has the inside track for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, but the focus will be on some drivers who finished toward the end of the Daytona race.
Ten drivers did not finish the race at Daytona due to accidents, including Harrison Burton, Austin Dillon, Joey Logano and defending NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney. Logano won the Ambetter Health 400 in March of last year.
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It will be important for many of the drivers fighting for position early on to stay accident-free with some of the smaller tracks on the calendar in the coming weeks.
William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Axalta Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at Atlanta Motor Speedway on July 9, 2023 in Hampton, Georgia. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Climate
The Daytona 500 was postponed until Monday due to storms passing through the Sunshine State. This time, Fox Weather says Hampton will experience sunshine and 63-degree weather for the event.
Fact Tracking
Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Bobby Labonte and Jimmie Johnson are tied for the most Ambetter Health 400 wins with four. Brad Keselowski is the only other active driver with multiple race wins with two.
The track has been four ovals since 1997 and is 1,540 miles long. The curves have a banking of 28 degrees and the straights have a banking of 5 degrees.
Joey Logano, #22 Team Penske Autotrader Ford, holds the winner's trophy after the Ambetter Health 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on March 19, 2023 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. (Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Ambetter Health 400 will begin on February 25 at 3 pm ET. NASCAR fans can tune in to the race on Fox.
