Ambetter Health 400: Cup Series Qualifying Results and Incredible Starting Lineup

Now that the heat of the Daytona 500 has fizzled, Cup drivers’ qualification for the Feb. 23 Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta is in full swing. All eyes were on Ryan Blaney this morning as he led the field of 39 in just over 30.908 seconds. He fought and won over Penske teammate No. 2 Austin Cindric in under 000.2 seconds, earning his 11th career pole. Blaney’s Ford Mustang Darkhorse handled perfectly, and he couldn’t have predicted a better outcome.

This seemed to be a trend among today’s top ten drivers who qualified, except for No. 8 Kyle Busch.  Drivers seemed less pressured on the 1.54-mile quad-oval in comparison to Daytona. There was no need to engage in multiple rounds of single-lap qualifying. Instead, drivers ran single laps in the first round to determine the top ten competitors. What does this mean for Sunday?

Ambetter Health 400: Starting Lineup

1. Ryan Blaney- No. 12 (Team Penske)
2. Austin Cindric-No. 2 (Team Penske)
3. Josh Berry-No. 21 (Wood Brothers Racing)
4. Joey Logano-No. 22 (Team Penske)
5. Todd Gilliland- No. 34 (Front Row Motorsports)
6. Kyle Busch- No. 08 (Richard Childress Racing)
7. Zane Smith- No. 38 (Front Row Motorsports)
8. Chris Buescher- No. 17 (RFK Racing)
9. Brad Keselowski- No. 06 (RFK Racing)
10. Noah Gragson-No.04 (Front Row Motorsports)
11. Ryan Preece- No. 60 (RFK Racing)
12. A.J. Allmendinger- No. 16- (Kauling Racing)
13.  Alex Bowman- No. 48 (Hendrick Motorsports)
14. Bubba Wallace -No. 23 (23XL Racing)
15.  Austin Dillon- No. 03 (Richard Childress Racing)
16. William Byron- No. 24 (Hendrick Motorsports)
17.  Kyle Larson-No. 05 (Hendrick Motorsports)
18. Tyler Reddick- No. 45 (23XL Racing)
19. Chase Elliott- No. 09 (Hendrick Motorsports)
20. Ty Dillon-No.10 (Kauling Racing)
21. Justin Haley-No. 07 (Spire Motorsports)
22. John Hunter Nemechek-No. 42 (Legacy Motorclub)
23. Cole Custer-No. 41 (Haas Factory Team)
24. Michael McDowell- No. 71 (Spire Motorsports)
25. Chase Briscoe-No. 19 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
26. Carson Hocevar – No. 77 (Spire Motorsports)
27. Riley Herbst No. 35 (23XL Racing)
28. Erik Jones-No. 43 (Legacy Motorclub)
29. Daniel Suarez-No. 99 (Trackhouse Racing)
30. Shane van Gisbergen-No. 88 (Trackhouse Racing)
31. Cody Ware-No.51 (Rick Ware Racing)
32. Christopher Bell-No. 20 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
33. Ross Chastain- No. 1 (Trackhouse Racing)
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.- No. 47 (Hyak Motorsports)
35. Corey LaJoie-No. 01 (Rick Ware Racing)
36. Ty Gibbs- No. 45 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
37. Denny Hamlin- No. 11 ( Joe Gibbs Racing)
38. B.J. McLeod- No. 78  (Live Fast Motorsports)
39. J.J. Yeley-No. 44 (NY Racing Team)

Final Thoughts

Sunday, Feb. 23, is set to be an all-out battle at Atlanta Motorspeedway for the Ambetter Health 400. Who will take home the Ambetter Health trophy? Tune into Fox Sports on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 3 pm EST or Livestream the Ambetter Health 400 through the Fox Sports App, FoxSports.com, FuboTV, Prime Video, and Hulu + Live. You won’t want to miss this race, so make sure to set your DVR ahead of time in case of a scheduling conflict.