Cup Series · 2026 · race 20 of 36
Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart
- TrackAtlanta Motor Speedway
- ScheduledSun, Jul 12, 2026 · 7:00 PM ET
- Laps263 of 260 scheduled
- Cars38
- Official winnerRyan Blaney (#12)
- TLS leaderRyan Blaney (#12) · 9,481
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Ryan Blaney (#12) | Ryan Blaney (#12) | Ryan Blaney (#12) |
| Finish | P1 | P1 | P1 |
| TLS points | 9,481 | 9,481 | 9,481 |
| ARP | 2.95 | 2.95 | 2.95 |
| Laps led | 171 | 171 | 171 |
This race lined up on all three measures: Ryan Blaney (#12) won the race, led TLS points (9,481), and posted the best average running position (2.95).
Race Notes auto-generated
- Official winner: Ryan Blaney (#12), who also led TrueLapScore with 9,481 points (ARP 2.95).
- Most laps led: Ryan Blaney, 171 laps.
- Luck index ▼ Kyle Larson ran 5th on TLS but finished P34 (29 spots worse than they ran).
- Luck index ▲ Ross Chastain finished P11 after running 25th on TLS (14 spots better than they ran).
Auto-generated stats from TrueLapScore lap data. Not a written story.
Race results
| Fin | TLS rank | Driver | Car | Make | Team | Start | Laps led | ARP | TLS points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 1 | 171 | 2.95 | 9,481 |
| 2 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 32 | 5 | 8.35 | 8,060 |
| 3 | 10 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 14 | 25 | 10.67 | 7,450 |
| 4 | 11 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 23 | 32 | 11.33 | 7,278 |
| 5 | 8 | Erik Jones | 43 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 11 | 0 | 10.48 | 7,500 |
| 6 | 12 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 97 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 12 | 0 | 11.67 | 7,187 |
| 7 | 16 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 4 | 0 | 15.74 | 6,118 |
| 8 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 31 | 8 | 7.49 | 8,288 |
| 9 | 6 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 2 | 0 | 9.23 | 7,830 |
| 10 | 18 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | RFK Racing | 13 | 0 | 17.22 | 5,727 |
| 11 | 25 | Ross Chastain | 1 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 9 | 0 | 22.85 | 4,248 |
| 12 | 13 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 28 | 0 | 13.75 | 6,642 |
| 13 | 7 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 7 | 5 | 10.42 | 7,516 |
| 14 | 8 | Austin Cindric | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 8 | 0 | 10.48 | 7,500 |
| 15 | 17 | Michael McDowell | 71 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 16.57 | 5,900 |
| 16 | 15 | William Byron | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 26 | 0 | 15.68 | 6,134 |
| 17 | 30 | Cole Custer | 41 | Chevrolet | Haas Factory Team | 33 | 0 | 29.37 | 2,532 |
| 18 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | Toyota | Legacy Motor Club | 24 | 0 | 18.43 | 5,409 |
| 19 | 33 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 21 | 0 | 33.21 | 1,522 |
| 20 | 23 | Ty Dillon | 10 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 16 | 0 | 21.06 | 4,718 |
| 21 | 14 | Daniel Suarez | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 14.54 | 6,434 |
| 22 | 22 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 20.48 | 4,870 |
| 23 | 29 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | HYAK Motorsports | 15 | 0 | 27.72 | 2,967 |
| 24 | 27 | Ryan Preece | 60 | Ford | RFK Racing | 19 | 1 | 27.02 | 3,151 |
| 25 | 26 | Josh Berry | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 17 | 1 | 23.79 | 3,999 |
| 26 | 32 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Ford | RFK Racing | 10 | 0 | 30.64 | 2,198 |
| 27 | 34 | Noah Gragson | 4 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 36 | 0 | 35.25 | 986 |
| 28 | 24 | Connor Zilisch # | 88 | Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing | 25 | 0 | 22.26 | 4,403 |
| 29 | 3 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 22 | 11 | 8.04 | 8,174 |
| 30 | 31 | Zane Smith | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | 0 | 29.82 | 2,414 |
| 31 | – | Austin Hill(i) | 33 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 30 | 0 | – | 4,761 (i) |
| 32 | 35 | Cody Ware | 51 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 35 | 0 | 36.18 | 731 |
| 33 | – | * Chad Finchum(i) | 66 | Ford | Garage 66 | 38 | 0 | – | 694 (i) |
| 34 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 3 | 4 | 7.95 | 8,042 |
| 35 | 21 | Riley Herbst | 35 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 29 | 0 | 19.52 | 4,987 |
| 36 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | 0 | 17.44 | 5,497 |
| 37 | 28 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 27 | 0 | 26.12 | 2,975 |
| 38 | 36 | * BJ McLeod | 78 | Chevrolet | Live Fast Motorsports | 37 | 0 | 36.92 | 220 |
official winner TLS leader · (i) ineligible for series points (lap points shown for reference, not counted) · legend
Season standings through this race
| Rank | Driver | Car | Season points | ARP | Laps led | This race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 146,353 | 10.73 | 854 | 6,642 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 141,046 | 10.23 | 490 | 9,481 |
| 3 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | 140,210 | 10.37 | 436 | 8,288 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 138,463 | 10.11 | 637 | 8,042 |
| 5 | Ty Gibbs | 54 | 132,631 | 10.46 | 165 | 7,278 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 20 | 126,193 | 11.93 | 422 | 8,060 |
| 7 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 124,772 | 13.25 | 75 | 5,727 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 19 | 123,529 | 12.34 | 172 | 5,497 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 122,349 | 13.15 | 280 | 7,516 |
| 10 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 118,495 | 14.38 | 146 | 8,174 |
| 11 | William Byron | 24 | 117,640 | 13.67 | 136 | 6,134 |
| 12 | Carson Hocevar | 77 | 114,941 | 15.80 | 125 | 7,450 |
| 13 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 111,163 | 14.86 | 45 | 7,500 |
| 14 | Joey Logano | 22 | 108,171 | 16.28 | 116 | 7,830 |
| 15 | Daniel Suarez | 7 | 107,398 | 16.78 | 38 | 6,434 |
| 16 | Ryan Preece | 60 | 99,902 | 17.99 | 32 | 3,151 |
| 17 | Erik Jones | 43 | 99,162 | 18.96 | 17 | 7,500 |
| 18 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 98,919 | 17.03 | 61 | 4,248 |
| 19 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 96,211 | 19.52 | 160 | 2,198 |
| 20 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 97 | 92,332 | 17.61 | 184 | 7,187 |
| 21 | Michael McDowell | 71 | 88,036 | 19.30 | 24 | 5,900 |
| 22 | Riley Herbst | 35 | 87,960 | 20.43 | 5 | 4,987 |
| 23 | Zane Smith | 38 | 87,840 | 20.04 | 62 | 2,414 |
| 24 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 82,579 | 21.08 | 5 | 6,118 |
| 25 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 80,741 | 20.67 | 9 | 2,975 |
| 26 | Josh Berry | 21 | 78,409 | 22.25 | 16 | 3,999 |
| 27 | John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | 75,715 | 21.58 | 61 | 5,409 |
| 28 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 73,966 | 23.36 | 6 | 2,967 |
| 29 | Todd Gilliland | 34 | 68,848 | 23.87 | 8 | 1,522 |
| 30 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 61,885 | 19.85 | 0 | 4,870 |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | 4 | 60,590 | 26.39 | 2 | 986 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 10 | 57,215 | 26.42 | 3 | 4,718 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 41 | 56,290 | 25.54 | 3 | 2,532 |
| 34 | Connor Zilisch # | 88 | 51,299 | 23.46 | 8 | 4,403 |
| 35 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 51,197 | 19.72 | 19 | 0 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 51 | 36,602 | 30.54 | 2 | 731 |
| 37 | * Jimmie Johnson | 84 | 3,088 | 30.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | * Katherine Legge | 78 | 1,917 | 35.70 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | * Casey Mears | 66 | 1,747 | 34.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | * Kevin Magnussen | 91 | 1,244 | 23.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | * BJ McLeod | 78 | 1,041 | 32.47 | 0 | 220 |