NASCAR heads to Atlanta following three thrilling West Coast swing races. The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 is the fifth Cup Series race and will be held next weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Coverage will start at 3 pm EST on FOX and MRN.
The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 is contested over 325 laps on the 1.54-mile-long D-shaped oval track. The venue will host the 116th race in the series’ history.
The Atlanta Motor Speedway has now been reconfigured and repaved for the first time since 1997. The track will be narrowed to 40 feet, the same as Daytona International Speedway. The reconfiguration will produce 28-degrees of banking in every corner of the track and 5 degrees in the straightway.
The Atlanta Motor Speedway first opened in 1960, with the Cup Series holding its first race and hosting two NASCAR race weekends annually. Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney won last year’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.
In the 2022 season, Blaney put in a consistent performance except for the Pennzoil 400 setback where the driver of the #12 Ford Mustang ended in a DNF. He had two top-5, including Daytona 500 and the recently concluded Ruoff Mortgage 500.
37 drivers will take the green flag and three drivers change this weeks’ docket. Noah Gragson took control of Kaulig Racing’s #16 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 after Daniel Hemric and AJ Allmendinger piloted the ride in the first four races.
David Ragan returns to Rick Ware Racings’ #15 Ford Mustang at his home in Georgia. Meanwhile, the NY Racing team will make its third appearance of the 2022 NASCAR season with 19-time Cup winner Greg Biffle.
NASCAR’s 2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 full entry list
Here is the entry list for the 37-cars that will take part at the Atlanta Motor Speedway:
- #1 - Ross Chastain
- #2 - Austin Cindric
- #3 - Austin Dillon
- #4 - Kevin Harvick
- #5 - Kyle Larson
- #6 - Brad Keselowski
- #7 - Corey LaJoie
- #8 - Tyler Reddick
- #9 - Chase Elliott
- #10 - Aric Almirola
- #11 - Denny Hamlin
- #12 - Ryan Blaney
- #14 - Chase Briscoe
- #15 – David Ragan
- #16 – Noah Gragson
- #17 - Chris Buescher
- #18 - Kyle Busch
- #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
- #20 - Christopher Bell
- #21 - Harrison Burton
- #22 - Joey Logano
- #23 - Bubba Wallace
- #24 - William Byron
- #31 - Justin Haley
- #34 - Michael McDowell
- #38 - Todd Gilliland
- #41 - Cole Custer
- #42 - Ty Dillon
- #43 - Erik Jones
- #44 – Greg Biffle
- #45 - Kurt Busch
- #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- #48 - Alex Bowman
- #51 - Cody Ware
- #77 - Josh Bilicki
- #78 - BJ McLeod
- #99 - Daniel Suarez