The 2025 Ambetter Health 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on February 23, 2025, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 266 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules), extended from the original 260 laps due to a overtime finish, it was the second race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Christopher Bell won the race. Carson Hocevar finished 2nd, and Kyle Larson finished 3rd. Ryan Blaney and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rounded out the top five, and Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain, Bubba Wallace, and John Hunter Nemechek rounded out the top ten.
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Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.
The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of where before it was . The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways. Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers, construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021. The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 01 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 44 J. J. Yeley NY Racing Team Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Qualifying Ryan Blaney scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.908 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 30.915 30.908 2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 30.955 30.910 3 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 30.999 30.948 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.892 31.002 5 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.024 31.018 6 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.044 31.037 7 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.037 31.070 8 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 31.075 31.100 9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 31.058 31.102 10 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 31.065 31.131 11 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 31.109 — 12 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 31.128 — 13 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.155 — 14 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 31.204 — 15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.205 — 16 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.225 — 17 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.225 — 18 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 31.228 — 19 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31.228 — 20 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 31.238 — 21 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31.242 — 22 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 31.250 — 23 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 31.256 — 24 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31.265 — 25 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.283 — 26 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31.292 — 27 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 31.292 — 28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 31.328 — 29 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 31.332 — 30 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 31.336 — 31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.394 — 32 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.424 — 33 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 31.429 — 34 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 31.514 — 35 01 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 31.530 — 36 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.545 — 37 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.699 — 38 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 31.944 — 39 44 J. J. Yeley NY Racing Team Chevrolet 32.255 —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 60
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 102 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 93 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 75 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 57 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 48 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 39 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 210 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 100
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 93 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 84 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 57 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 48 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 39 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 210 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 100
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 32 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 266 40 2 26 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 266 41 3 17 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 44 4 1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 266 36 5 34 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 266 35 6 37 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 266 31 7 6 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 30 8 33 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 266 299 14 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 266 44 10 22 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 266 27 11 4 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 266 35 12 7 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 25 13 24 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 266 24 14 12 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 266 24 15 5 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 26 16 15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 266 21 17 27 35 Riley Herbst (R) 23XI Racing Toyota 266 20 18 19 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 266 25 19 11 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 266 18 20 18 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 266 27 21 25 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 266 16 22 38 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 266 0 23 30 88 Shane van Gisbergen (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 266 14 24 21 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 266 13 25 3 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 265 22 26 13 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 265 17 27 16 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 263 25 28 2 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 257 20 29 20 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 242 8 30 8 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 240 7 31 28 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 240 6 32 36 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 201 5 33 29 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 183 4 34 10 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 183 4 35 31 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 183 2 36 23 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Ford 183 1 37 39 44 J. J. Yeley NY Racing Team Chevrolet 183 1 38 35 01 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 148 1 39 9 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 147 1 Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 50 among 15 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 11 for 61 laps Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 27 minutes and 37 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television Fox Sports carried the race by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and three-time Atlanta winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.
FoxBooth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Kevin Harvick Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynolds
Radio The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Brad Gillie and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the front stretch. Doug Turnbull called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field races through turns 1 and 2, and Rob Albright called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field races through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brett McMillan, Alan Cavanna and Wendy Venturini.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Brad GillieAnnouncer: Mark Garrow Turns 1 & 2: Doug TurnbullTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brett McMillanAlan CavannaWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ryan Blaney 87 2 William Byron 75 (–12) 1 3 Tyler Reddick 72 (–15) 1 4 Austin Cindric 68 (–19) 16 5 Bubba Wallace 64 (–23) 18 6 Kyle Larson 61 (–26) 2 7 John Hunter Nemechek 61 (–26) 6 8 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 61 (–26) 4 9 Alex Bowman 59 (–28) 10 Chase Elliott 56 (–31) 5 11 Joey Logano 55 (–32) 14 12 Christopher Bell 53 (–34) 6 13 Denny Hamlin 51 (–36) 1 14 Michael McDowell 51 (–36) 15 15 Carson Hocevar 48 (–39) 10 16 Chris Buescher 47 (–40)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 75 2 Toyota 75 (–0) 3 Ford 63 (–12)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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