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NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 Entry List: Dates, Event Times, Will William Byron Be Prepared For Atlanta?

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With one of his records eclipsed, NASCAR Cup Series Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon hopes more marks will snapped by protege William Byron.

After rallying from P9 at the start of the final lap to Victory Lane, Byron claimed back-to-back Daytona 500 titles. At 27 years old, the Hendrick Motorsports driver became the youngest to compile more than one Harley J. Earl Trophies. Gordon didn’t care.

“I hope he breaks them all,” Gordon said of his records during a press conference. “We talk all the time about how he’s risen through the ranks and won races and championships and continues to do it at the elite level in Cup.”

Benefiting from positioning and luck, Byron maneuvered through three multi-machine incidents over the final 14 rotations at Daytona International Speedway.

“Well, I think you can’t underestimate the amount of preparation and teamwork that we had throughout the week. We had an awesome car.”

Last year, Byron won in a backup car and remained in the lead pack for much of the “Great American Race.” Sunday, he displayed patience. The youngster is developing different ways to enter Victory Lane.

“Yeah, obviously it worked out in a fortunate way for us, but it’s not all luck to win twice in a row,” Byron said. “It’s a lot of teamwork and making the most of it.”

Oh cool Jeff Gordon won

— CJ Fogler (@cjzero.bsky.social) 2025-02-17T02:55:28.170Z

NASCAR National Series Weekend Schedule   

Here is a list of NASCAR National Series events this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway (All Times ET):

Friday   

  • 3:05 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying 
  • 5:05: p.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying 

Saturday   

  • 11:30 a.m.: Cup Series qualifying 
  • 2 p.m.: Truck Series Fr8 208 race 
  • 5 p.m.: Xfinity Series Bennett Transportation and Logistics 250 race  

Sunday   

  • 3 p.m.: Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 race

NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 Entry List  

Entry, Driver, Team, Car No. 

  • 1, Corey LaJoie, Rick Ware Racing, No. 01 Ford 
  • 2, Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing, No. 1 Chevrolet   
  • 3, Austin Cindric, Team Penske, No. 2 Ford   
  • 4, Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, No. 3 Chevrolet   
  • 5, Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports, No. 4 Ford   
  • 6, Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 5 Chevrolet   
  • 7, Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing, No. 6 Ford   
  • 8, Justin Haley, Spire Motorsports, No. 7 Chevrolet   
  • 9, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing, No. 8 Chevrolet   
  • 10, Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 9 Chevrolet   
  • 11, Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing, No. 10 Chevrolet   
  • 12, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 11 Toyota   
  • 13, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, No. 12 Ford   
  • 14, AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing, No. 16 Chevrolet   
  • 15, Chris Buescher, RFK Racing, No. 17 Ford   
  • 16, Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota   
  • 17, Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 20 Toyota   
  • 18, Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing, No. 21 Ford   
  • 19, Joey Logano, Team Penske, No. 22 Ford   
  • 20, Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing, No. 23 Toyota   
  • 21, William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 24 Chevrolet   
  • 22, Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports, No. 34 Ford   
  • 23, Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing, No. 35 Toyota   
  • 24, Zane Smith, Front Row Motorsports, No. 38 Ford   
  • 25, Cole Custer, Haas Factory Team, No. 41 Ford   
  • 26, John Hunter Nemechek, Legacy Motor Club, No. 42 Toyota   
  • 27, Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club, No. 43 Toyota   
  • 28, J.J. Yeley, NY Racing Team, No. 44 Chevrolet 
  • 29, Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, No. 45 Toyota   
  • 30, Ricky Stenhouse, Hyak Motorsports, No. 47 Ford   
  • 31, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 48 Chevrolet   
  • 32, Cody Ware, Rick Ware Racing, No. 51 Ford   
  • 33, Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 54 Toyota   
  • 34, Ryan Preece, RFK Racing, No. 60 Ford   
  • 35, Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports, No. 71 Chevrolet   
  • 36, Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports, No. 77 Chevrolet   
  • 37, BJ McLeod, Live Fast Motorsports, No. 78 Chevrolet 
  • 38, Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing, No. 88 Chevrolet   
  • 39, Daniel Suarez, Trackhouse Racing, No. 99 Chevrolet