NASCAR 2024: Qualifying order for Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

The Atlanta Motor Speedway is ready to host the 55th annual Quaker State 400 this weekend. The first playoff race of the season begins at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 8, in a 400-mile action-packed contest.

Located in Hampton, Georgia, the Atlanta Motor Speedway boasts a 1.54-mile-long quad-oval intermediate track. The track hosted the first Southern 500 in 1960 and had 24 degrees of banking in the turns and five degrees on the straightaway.

Apart from making its second appearance on the Cup Series calendar this year, the Atlanta Motor Speedway will host the Xfinity Series race this weekend.

Quaker State 400 will feature 38 drivers. Unlike other NASCAR races, the qualifying session will open the race weekend on Saturday, September 7, at 12:30 pm ET on USA Network to determine the starting positions for the NASCAR Cup Series playoff opener.

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Qualifying order for the 2024 Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

FOX Sports’ Bob Pockrass tweeted the qualifying order for the Quaker State 400 this weekend at the Atlanta Motor Speedway:

The Cup Series qualifying session starts with NY Racing Team driver JJ Yeley running the first lap and 2021 Cup champion Kyle Larson running the final one. Below is the full qualifying order for the 2024 Quaker State 400:

Driver – Metric Score

1. JJ Yeley - 41.700
2. BJ McLeod - 41.000
3. Cody Ware - 37.500
4. Shane Van Gisbergen - 30.650
5. Noah Gragson - 29.850
6. Daniel Hemric - 29.800
7. John Hunter Nemechek - 29.000
8. Zane Smith - 27.000
9. Justin Haley - 26.450
10. Josh Berry - 26.300
11. Michael McDowell - 26.250
12. Carson Hocevar - 25.850
13. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. - 24.500
14. Erik Jones - 24.400
15. Austin Dillon - 21.100
16. Ryan Preece - 20.300
17. Todd Gilliland - 19.000
18. Corey LaJoie - 18.250
19. Bubba Wallace - 14.600
20. Chris Buescher - 11.200
21. Ross Chastain - 10.500
22. Kyle Busch - 8.600
23. Martin Truex, Jr. - 25.550
24. Ryan Blaney - 23.100
25. Harrison Burton - 18.400
26. Alex Bowman - 18.050
27. William Byron - 17.600
28. Ty Gibbs - 16.750
29. Daniel Suarez - 16.600
30. Austin Cindric - 14.650
31. Brad Keselowski - 12.500
32. Chase Elliott - 11.850
33. Joey Logano - 8.950
34. Tyler Reddick - 6.800
35. Denny Hamlin - 6.650
36. Chase Briscoe - 5.200
37. Christopher Bell - 3.100
38. Kyle Larson - 2.800

Watch all your favorite NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers at the Atlanta Motor Speedway live on NBC Sports on USA Network this weekend.