MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTO of the QUAKER STATE 400 at ECHO PARK SPEEDWAY in ATLANTA
No. 12 Ryan Blaney wins an exciting 3-wide finish of the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta
MOTORSPORT AMERICA PHOTOS OF THE QUAKER STATE 400 by FRED HANYON and DEREK JACKSON
Ryan Blaney puts on dominant performance to win the Quaker State 400
Available at Walmart at EchoPark Speedway, amid weather delays
HAMPTON, Ga. (July 13, 2026) – Ryan Blaney turned in one of the most
dominant performances of the NASCAR Cup Series season Sunday night,
leading a race-high 171 laps and surviving a dramatic overtime finish to
win the Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at EchoPark Speedway.
The Team Penske driver started from the pole and controlled much of the
400-mile event before holding off Christopher Bell and Carson Hocevar
over the final two laps to score the victory.
Bubba Wallace crossed the finish line second but was assessed a
post-race penalty for passing below the yellow line on the final lap,
dropping the 23XI Racing driver to the last car on the lead lap in 29th.
The race ultimately went beyond its scheduled distance after a late
caution forced overtime, where Blaney once again rose to the occasion to
cap off a dominant evening with a trip to Victory Lane.
The 2026 Quaker State 400 available at Walmart
It’s a great day for racing at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta!Noah Gragson and Cody Ware wave to the crowd during the driver intro lap.Ty Dillon and Josh Berry wave to the crowd during the driver intro lap.The Chevrolet Corvette pace car of the Quaker State 400 leads two Team Penske Ford Dark Horse Mustangs on the pace lap before the start of the race!NASCAR Fans in Turn 4 of the infield get an up-close look at the start of the race!Pole-Sitter Ryan Blaney led the first lap of the race. The Team Penske Ford would go onto have a dominating race of 171 laps lead.Blaney leads the first lap over Logano. The field is side by side.Josh Berry and Connor Zilisch in Turn 1 in Atlanta.Georgia Boys Austin Hill and Chase Elliott in Turn 4 at Atlanta.Lap 20 – The Team Penske cars of Blaney, Logano, and Cindric are still out front through Turn 2 at Atlanta.Team Penske running 1-2-3 as Blaney, Logano and Cindric continue to lead the field through Turn 3.Hocevar carving his way through the field as he prepares to pass Austin Dillon in Turn 4.No. 97 Shane Van Gisbergen and Ross Chastain in his No. 1 Be A Moose.org in Turn 1 at Atlanta.No. 38 Zane Smith and No. 10 Ty Dillion in Turn 1 at Atlanta.Halfway through the first stage, Noah Gragson goes a lap down.BJ McLeod in his Pigeon Forge Racing Coaster and Chad Finchum in his Garage 66 Ford are a lap down at the halfway point of Stage 1.Three Wide in Turn 1 for Hocevar, Larson and Jones.Lap 37 and Reddick has moved up to 4th place.Lap 43 and Brad Keselowski has gone a lap down.Lap 46 and Reddick and Cindric do battle in Turn 3.Lap 47 – Larson jumps past Cindric to take third.Lap 50 – Larson made a move on Blaney for the lead but was unsuccessful.Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. running high in Turn 3!Lap 61 and the end of Stage 1. Blaney wins it over Reddick, Larson, Logano, Cindric, Hocevar, ADillon, Briscoe, Elliott and Wallace.Cory Himel with Jessica & Travis Massey of DegaNation.Lap 69 and it’s the green flag for the start of the second stage.Reddick leads through Turn 2 with Larson, Blaney, ADillon, CBell and Carson Hocevar in hot pursuit.Lap 80 – Blaney retakes the lead. Hocevar to 2nd.Lap 92 and it’s Hocevar over Wallace.Lap 96 – Bubba Wallace to 2nd behind Ryan Blaney.3-wide through Turn 3 for TDillon, Cindric and Gibbs.No. 48 Alex Bowman running the high-line at EchoPark Speedway.No. 51 Cody Ware was credited with the fastest lap of the with a time of 29.905 seconds!Lap 109 – Red flag is out at 8:28pm due to the fast-approaching storm.11:00pm – Track drying is going faster than expected.11:32pm – Engines will be re-fired in 5 minutes.Cars will run on track under caution while pit road is dried. NASCAR says they have a dry track and lights and intend to go the full distance.Lap 115 – Pit road drying continues.Lap 119 – Pit road is open. Leaders come in. Blaney took fuel only.Connor Zilisch on the Lap 119 pit stop.John Hunter Nemechek gets a full tank of Sunoco Racing Fuel and a set of Goodyear Racing Eagles.Chris Buescher with a right-side tire change, as William Byron leaves the pits.Lap 124 – 12:01am Monday morning and it’s back to green flag racing as the crowd signals with their cellphone flashlights! Ryan Blaney leads. 7 laps to the halfway point of the race.Lap 125 – Logano moves to second and Hocevar to third while Wallace falls to fourth.Lap 129 – Wallace takes the lead over Hocevar, Blaney & LoganoLap 134 – Logano and Suarez do battle through the turns.Lap 161 – Caution for the end of stage 2. Blaney still leads. Bubba Wallace spun coming to the yellow flag trying to block fellow Toyota driver Ty Gibbs. Bubba is now 30th.Lap 161 – Caution for the end of stage 2. Blaney still leads. Bubba Wallace spun coming to the yellow flag trying to block fellow Toyota driver Ty Gibbs. Wallace is now 30th.Lap 161 – Caution for the end of stage 2. Blaney still leads. Bubba Wallace spun coming to the yellow flag trying to block fellow Toyota driver Ty Gibbs. Wallace is now 30th.Lap 176 – Joe Gibbs Racing now strong with Gibbs Bell and Hamlin the top 3.Lap 179 – Joe Gibbs’ drivers Hamlin and Bell battle for the lead of the Atlanta frontstretch.The Green Machines of No. 6 Brad Keselowski and No. 60 Ryan Preece.Lap 191 – Seventy laps remaining. Gibbs still leads. Bell now 2nd.Lap 194 – Caution is out for AJ Allmendinger spinning on the frontstretch.Lap 196 – Pit road is open as ADillon comes in for service.Lap 201- Green flag with 60 laps remaining. CBell and Larson on the front row. Blaney retakes the lead during the restart with 59 laps to go. Larson is second.Lap 204 – CBell back out front. Elliott is on the move.Lap 209 – Chase Elliott to the lead and the crowd goes wild!Lap 211 – 50 laps to go: It’s Blaney out front, then Wallace, Larson, Elliott and Bell.Lap 215 – Chase Elliott back to the lead over Blaney and Wallace.Lap 232 – CAUTION for Allmendinger again. He lost a tire and got into the outside wall. Just before the caution Wallace put Blaney into the outside wall.Lap 238 – Green flag with 23 laps remaining. Wallace leads Blaney.Lap 247 – Hocevar leads Blaney by .001 second at the line.No. 97 Shane Van Gisbergen makes it 4-Wide through Turn 3!Lap 251 – Ten laps to go. It’s Hocevar, Blaney, Reddick & SVG.Lap 255 – Caution for an accident on the backstretch. Larson, Herbst, Briscoe, Hill get the most damage.Lap 255 – Caution for an accident on the backstretch. Larson, Herbst, Briscoe, Hill get the most damage.Lap 262 – Green flag and it’s Hocevar, Blaney, Wallace, Reddick, SVG, Bell and ADillon.White flag dash from Turn 3 as Bubba Wallace, Carson Hocevar and Ryan Blaney lead the field towards the checkered flag!It’s 3-wide for Wallace, Hocevar and Blaney on the last lap of the race through Turn 3!It’s 3-wide on the last lap of the race, as Bell and Gibbs give chase!Wallace, Hocevar, Blaney, CBell and Gibbs through Turn 4 as they race to the checkered flag!Blaney’s No. 12 Team Penske Ford Dark Horse Mustang got the race-winning push on the last lap of overtime by Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell, whose No. 20 Toyota ultimately crossed the finish line three-wide alongside 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace and Spire Motorsports Carson Hocevar, who was leading when the field took the white flag signaling one-lap to go. No. 23 Bubba Wallace initially finished second but was penalized by NASCAR for going below the yellow line on the final lap dropping him to 29th place.No. 12 Ryan Blaney won the Quaker State 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at EchoPark Speedway. The win is his 2nd win of the year, 2nd at Atlanta and 19th career win. Blaney led a dominating 171 of 263 laps, the most for a race winner at a drafting track since Richard Petty led 184 of 200 laps in his 1964 Daytona 500 win.Fireworks signal the end of a very long 6.5 hour night.Ryan Blaney in Victory Lane at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta.Victory tastes sweet with a Southern Belle Farm Peach!Ryan Blaney and the 12 Team celebrate their 2nd win at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta.
