Ambetter Health 400

The Ambetter Health 400 is the second race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series, according to NASCAR’s official schedule. It will succeed the popular Daytona 500 race. The Ambetter Health 400 race has been an important part of NASCAR’s history. In its initial years, the race served as the final event of the NASCAR Cup Series season often turning out to be the championship decider. In 2022, Ambetter Health 400 set a record for having the most lead changes throughout the race. The race lead passed between 20 people throughout the race changing 46 times in total.

Ambetter and Atlanta have a long history together. When the race was inaugurated, it used to be Atlanta’s second race of the season. However from the 2011 season, the Ambetter Health 400 has clinched the crown of Atlanta’s only NASCAR race. The history of the Ambetter 400 is one of the most interesting in NASCAR.

The 1992 Hooters 500 has been hailed by NASCAR enthusiasts as the greatest race in the history of NASCAR. The race was a dramatic end to the story of Richard Petty, a legend in NASCAR. It was a six-way championship battle which was ultimately conquered by Bill Elliot.

Ambetter Health 400’s history

The race was introduced in 1960 with the Dixie 300. In the following years, the number of miles in the race increased to 500. The race has changed names 13 times in total. It used to be the last race of the season and the championship decider from 1987 to 2001. A problem arose due to the fact that the championship usually ended much before the last race of the season, rendering the final race boring and anticlimactic. A strange situation happened during the 1993 Hooters 500. Dale Earnhardt was leading the championship and eight cars dropped out of the race. He would have easily won the championship even if he finished last.

The race was shortened in 2023 to 400 miles after its long standing format of 500 mile racing. This was in conjunction with a new surface, made to emulate superspeedways. The 2024 Ambetter Health 400 race was won by Daniel Suarez.

Ambetter Health 400’s 2025 schedule

The Ambetter Health will be held on Sunday, 23th February at 3 P.M. Eastern Time. It will be a three-stage race similar to other Superspeedway events. The first Stage will consist of 60 laps and the latter two stages will be 100 laps each. Ambetter Health 400 2024 Qualifying is scheduled a day before, on Saturday 22th February at 11:30 AM Eastern Time, as per NASCAR’s official website.

Ambetter Health 400’s 2025 venue

The race will be held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway circuit. It is situated in Hampton, Georgia, United States. The track is a paved Superspeedway, after it underwent changes in 2022. The oval is 1.54 miles long and has banking of 28 degree on turns and 5 degree on the backstretch and tri-ovals. The aim of the track will be to produce more races like Daytona and Talladega. The circuit lap record is held by Ross Chastain, who set a time of 0:29.376 in 2023 Ambetter Health 400. The earlier lap record for the older version of the circuit was held by Dale Earnhardt Jr. His lap time was 3:09:15 at 158.679mph (255.369km/h).

Drivers with most wins in the Ambetter Health 400

The most number of wins in this event is jointly held by four drivers, Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Bobby Labonte and Jimmie Johnson. They are tied at four wins each. Neil Bonnet, Bill Elliot and Jeff Gordon are three-time winners at Atlanta Motor Speedway. There are 10 more drivers who have two wins in the previous events. Hendrick Motorsports is the most successful team at Atlanta with 10 wins, closely followed by Joe Gibbs Racing who have secured seven victories over the years. Chevrolet is the best manufacturer at the Speedway. Their cars have won the race 24 times in history.

Where to watch Ambetter Health 400 2025?

FOX will be broadcasting the Ambetter Health 400 2025. Their radio coverage will be managed by PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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