Tyler Reddick went two for two to start the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season with an incredible, dramatic, double-overtime win at Atlanta as the sun set over EchoPark Speedway on Sunday.
An earlier multi-car wreck had left the No. 45 car racing the final stages without a right front fender, but the Daytona 500 winner picked his way through the chaos to take his tenth career win and cement his place at the top of the points standings.
An 11-car pileup sent the race to overtime after William Byron hit the wall and collected cars behind him, pausing an absolutely enthralling fight for the lead between Bubba Wallace, Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain, Carson Hocevar and Reddick, with the No. 23 car acting as the rabbit for the foxes behind to chase.
The overtime restart saw Hocevar start behind a Wallace and Bell front row, getting a great push from Chastain, diving for a barely-extant hole between the Toyotas, and immediately wrecking Bell into the outside wall to trigger double OT.
From there, a clean restart saw Wallace and Hocevar slide back in the pack to finish eighth and fourth respectively, while Reddick moved forward from third to take the chequered flag.
Wallace's eighth place finish and 19 stage points mean that 23XI Racing now has its top two drivers first and second in the points standings.
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How the NASCAR Autotrader 400 unfolded
Two major second-half incidents shaped the final stages of the race. The first came with just meters left in Stage 2, when Kyle Larson pulled down the track across the front of Shane van Gisbergen and wrecked hard into the wall, ending a race in which he'd looked a possibility to take the first drafting track win of his Cup career.
The second, bigger, incident came with 37 laps to go – Denny Hamlin tagging the back of Joey Logano as the No. 22 got loose up the track and getting loose, picking up eight other cars including Alex Bowman in a group wreck that was less 'the big one', and more 'the medium sized one'. That was also the wreck which damaged Reddick's car.
The race passed Atlanta's all-time track record for lead changes with more than 50 laps to go, a marker of just how chaotic the 400 mile race was.
NASCAR Cup Series Atlanta final results
| Pos. | Car No. | Driver | Organization (Manufacturer) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing (Toyota) |
| 2 | #19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) |
| 3 | #1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing (Chevrolet) |
| 4 | #77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports (Chevrolet) |
| 5 | #7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports (Chevrolet) |
| 6 | #97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing (Chevrolet) |
| 7 | #38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports (Ford) |
| 8 | #23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing (Toyota) |
| 9 | #60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing (Ford) |
| 10 | #12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske (Ford) |
| 11 | #9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) |
| 12 | #16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing (Chevrolet) |
| 13 | #11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) |
| 14 | #4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports (Ford) |
| 15 | #17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing (Ford) |
| 16 | #10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing (Chevrolet) |
| 17 | #6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing (Ford) |
| 18 | #22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske (Ford) |
| 19 | #42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club (Toyota) |
| 20 | #71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports (Chevrolet) |
| 21 | #20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) |
| 22 | #41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team (Chevrolet) |
| 23 | #48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) |
| 24 | #43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club (Toyota) |
| 25 | #34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports (Ford) |
| 26 | #2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske (Ford) |
| 27 | #51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing (Ford) |
| 28 | #24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) |
| 29 | #3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing (Chevrolet) |
| 30 | #88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing (Chevrolet) |
| 31 | #44 | JJ Yeley | NY Racing Team (Chevrolet) |
| 32 | #5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) |
| 33 | #35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing (Toyota) |
| 34 | #8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing (Chevrolet) |
| 35 | #78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports (Chevrolet) |
| 36 | #47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | HYAK Motorsports (Chevrolet) |
| 37 | #54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) |
| 38 | #21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing (Ford) |
NASCAR Cup Series Atlanta Stage 2 results
| Pos | Driver (Car No.) | Team (Manufacturer) | Stage Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bubba Wallace (#23) | 23XI Racing (Toyota) | 10 |
| 2 | William Byron (#24) | Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) | 9 |
| 3 | Chase Briscoe (#19) | Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) | 8 |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick (#45) | 23XI Racing (Toyota) | 7 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott (#9) | Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) | 6 |
| 6 | Carson Hocevar (#77) | Spire Motorsports (Chevrolet) | 5 |
| 7 | Ryan Preece (#60) | RFK Racing (Ford) | 4 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney (#12) | Team Penske (Ford) | 3 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski (#6) | RFK Racing (Ford) | 2 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain (#1) | Trackhouse Racing (Chevrolet) | 1 |
NASCAR Cup Series Atlanta Stage 1 results
| Pos | Driver (Car No.) | Team (Manufacturer) | Stage Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Cindric (#2) | Team Penske (Ford) | 10 |
| 2 | Bubba Wallace (#23) | 23XI Racing (Toyota) | 9 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson (#5) | Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) | 8 |
| 4 | William Byron (#24) | Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) | 7 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott (#9) | Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) | 6 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick (#45) | 23XI Racing (Toyota) | 5 |
| 7 | Kyle Busch (#8) | Richard Childress Racing (Chevrolet) | 4 |
| 8 | Joey Logano (#22) | Team Penske (Ford) | 3 |
| 9 | Connor Zilisch (#88) | Trackhouse Racing (Chevrolet) | 2 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney (#12) | Team Penske (Ford) | 1 |
Autotrader 400 FAQs
NASCAR Cup Series Atlanta stages
The stage breaks in today's Autotrader 400 will take place after 60 laps and 160 laps, with the race concluding after 260 laps, providing there is no overtime.
Who won the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta?
Christopher Bell won last year's spring race at Atlanta (then called the Ambetter Health 400), taking the flag in an overtime finish. It was his first win at the EchoPark Speedway, and kicked off a run of three Cup Series wins in three weekends.
How many laps is the Autotrader 400?
The Autotrader 400 is 260 laps in length, with each lap being 1.54 miles long.
Where is the Autotrader 400 located?
The Autotrader 400 takes place at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta, which is a 1.54-mile track.
How many miles is the Autotrader 400?
The Autotrader 400 is a 400-mile race.
Autotrader 400 pit road speed limit
All tracks on the 2026 NASCAR schedule have a single pit road speed limit that drivers must abide by, except at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta). At that track, drivers entering pit road are subjected to a 90 mph limit at the entry, and then a 45 mph limit once they reach the pit stalls.
This was introduced in July 2023 following changes to the track layout at Atlanta in 2022 resulted in superspeedway-type racing and the pit road entrance being extended to turn three for 2023.
However, in the first 2023 Atlanta race, with a flat 45 mph pit road speed limit in place, some drivers began to fall behind the lead lap during green flag pit stops.
Therefore, ahead of the summer race at Atlanta that year, NASCAR introduced two separate speed limits to help minimize a team’s chances of falling off the lead lap during such pit cycles. It has remained ever since.
Which team has the most Autotrader 400 wins?
Hendrick Motorsports is the NASCAR team with the most wins at the Atlanta spring race, with 10 in total.
Which driver has the most Autotrader 400 wins?
Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Bobby Labonte, and Jimmie Johnson all share the Atlanta spring race win record with four each, although Earnhardt's five in the summer race put him in the overall lead for the track with nine. The only active driver with multiple Atlanta spring race wins is Brad Keselowski (2017, 2019).
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