RYAN BLANEY WON THE POLE AWARD FOR THE QUAKER STATE 400 AVAILABLE AT WALMART AT ECHO PARK SPEEDWAY IN ATLANTA – MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTO
Ryan Blaney will lead the field to the green flag Sunday alongside Team Penske teammate Joey Logano
HAMPTON, Ga. (July 11, 2026) – Ryan Blaney earned the pole for
Sunday’s Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart after posting the fastest
lap in the final round of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying Saturday evening
at EchoPark Speedway.
Driving the No. 12 Ford for Team Penske, Blaney turned a lap 179.912 mph
to claim the top starting spot. His Team Penske teammate Joey Logano
will start beside him in the second position.
Blaney’s pole effort marked his 14th NASCAR Cup Series pole, second of
the 2026 season and second at EchoPark Speedway.
“The goal today was to qualify the best we could, and we did that,”
Blaney said. “It’s great to have a Team Penske front row. Looking
forward to tomorrow to see what we’ve got in the draft.”
Blaney will lead the field to the green flag for Sunday’s 260-lap,
400-mile NASCAR Cup Series race at EchoPark Speedway. Sunday’s race
marks the third round of NASCAR’s In-Season Challenge, where Blaney
matches up against 26th place qualifier William Byron.
NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Results
Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart
EchoPark Speedway – July 11, 2026
* Ryan Blaney
* Joey Logano
* Kyle Larson
* Austin Dillon
* Daniel Suarez
* Alex Bowman
* Chase Elliott
* Austin Cindric
* Ross Chastain
* Brad Keselowski
* Erik Jones
* Shane van Gisbergen
* Chris Buescher
* Carson Hocevar
* Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
* Ty Dillon
* Josh Berry
* Michael McDowell
* Ryan Preece
* Chase Briscoe
* Todd Gilliland
* Bubba Wallace
* Ty Gibbs
* John Hunter Nemechek
* Connor Zilisch
* William Byron
* AJ Allmendinger
* Denny Hamlin
* Riley Herbst
* Austin Hill
* Tyler Reddick
* Christopher Bell
* Cole Custer
* Zane Smith
* Cody Ware
* Noah Gragson
* BJ McLeod
* Chad Finchum
The Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart will go green at 7 p.m. Sunday
night. Tickets and camping are available now at www.EchoParkSpeedway.com
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