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The biggest names in the NASCAR Cup Series visit Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Ambetter Health 400 on Sunday.

The Ambetter Health 400 is the second race of the NASCAR Cup Series season. Atlanta Motor Speedway is 1.5 miles (2.41 km) long, so the 400-mile race requires 260 laps to complete.

William Byron, who earned the victory in Monday’s Daytona 500 for Hendrick Motorsports, will return to AMS, a track where he’s previously won. 

Joey Logano will have the opportunity to defend his Ambetter Health 400 title. Last year, Logano pulled down to the inside lane through the final two corners and crossed the finish line 0.193 seconds ahead of Brad Keselowski and 0.194 seconds ahead of third-place Christopher Bell.

Bell and Keselowski will also compete in the race and potentially get some retribution from last year's dramatic finish.

The Ambetter Health 400 was first run in 1960 as the Dixie 300, with Fireball Roberts the event’s first winner. The race has changed names numerous times since then and was more recently known as the QuikTrip Folds of Honor 500. 

Hendrick Motorsports holds the most wins with 10. Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Bobby Labonte and Jimmie Johnson are tied with 4 wins each at the event.

What channel is the NASCAR race at Atlanta on today?

  • TV channel: Fox (U.S.) | TSN1 (Canada)
  • Live stream: FoxSports.com, Fubo

This year's Ambetter Health 400 will be broadcast on Fox in the United States. Canadian viewers can follow the action on TSN1.

Mike Joy will lead the coverage in the U.S., serving as the race's lap-by-lap announcer. He'll be joined in the booth by former Cup Series veterans Clint Bowyer and Tony Stewart.

Viewers can also find Sunday's race on FoxSports.com, as well as Fubo, which offers a free trial.

What channel is the NASCAR race at Atlanta on today?

  • Date: Sunday, Feb. 25
  • Start time: 3 p.m. ET

Sunday's race has a 3 p.m. ET listed start time. However, pre-race activities are expected to push the waving of the green flag to approximately 3:15 p.m. ET. 

NASCAR lineup at Atlanta

Starting pos. Driver Car No. Team
1. Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports
2. Joey Logano 22 Team Penske
3. Kyle Busch 8 Richard Childress Racing
4. Todd Gilliland 38 Front Row Motorsports
5. Kyle Larson 5 Hendrick Motorsports
6. Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske
7. Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
8. Austin Cindric 2 Team Penske
9. Chase Briscoe 14 Stewart-Haas Racing
10. Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing
11. William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports
12. Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
13. Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing
14. Josh Berry 4 Stewart-Haas Racing
15. Noah Gragson 10 Stewart-Haas Racing
16. Harrison Burton 21 Wood Brothers Racing
17. Alex Bowman 48 Hendrick Motorsports
18. Bubba Wallace 23 23XI Racing
19. Tyler Reddick 45 23XI Racing
20. Ryan Preece 41 Stewart-Haas Racing
21. Ross Chastain 1 Trackhouse Racing
22. Christopher Bell 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
23. Daniel Suarez 99 Trackhouse Racing
24. Brad Keselowski 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
25. Ty Gibbs 54 Joe Gibbs Racing
26. Daniel Hemric 31 Kaulig Racing
27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing
28. Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports
29. Zane Smith 71 Spire Motorsports
30. Josh Wiliams 16 Kaulig Racing
31. Justin Haley 51 Rick Ware Racing
32. Corey LaJoie 7 Spire Motorsports
33. Kaz Grala 15 Rick Ware Racing
34. John Hunter Nemechek 42 Legacy Motor Club
35. Carson Hocevar 77 Spire Motorsports
36. BJ McLeod 78 Live Fast Motorsports
37. Erik Jones 43 Legacy Motor Club

NASCAR schedule 2024 

(All times Eastern)

Date Race Track Time TV/Radio Winner
Sun., Feb. 25 Ambetter Health 400 (Buy Tickets) Atlanta Motor Speedway 3 p.m. Fox/PRN
Sun., Mar. 3 Pennzoil 400 (Buy Tickets) Las Vegas Motor Speedway 3:30 p.m. Fox/PRN
Sun., Mar. 10 Shriners Children's 500 (Buy Tickets) Phoenix Raceway 3:30 p.m. Fox/MRN
Sun., Mar. 17 Food City 500 (Buy Tickets) Bristol Motor Speedway 3:30 p.m. Fox/PRN
Sun., Mar. 24 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (Buy Tickets) Circuit of the Americas 3:30 p.m. Fox/PRN
Sun., Mar. 31 Toyota Owners 400 (Buy Tickets) Richmond Raceway 7 p.m. Fox/MRN
Sun., Apr. 7 Cook Out 400 (Buy Tickets) Martinsville Speedway 3 p.m. FS1/MRN
Sun., Apr. 14 AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (Buy Tickets) Texas Motor Speedway 3:30 p.m. FS1/PRN
Sun., Apr. 21 GEICO 500 (Buy Tickets) Talladega Superspeedway 3 p.m. Fox/MRN
Sun., Apr. 28 Wurth 400 (Buy Tickets) Dover Motor Speedway 2 p.m. FS1/PRN
Sun., May 5 AdventHealth 400 (Buy Tickets) Kansas Speedway 3 p.m. FS1/MRN
Sun., May 12 Goodyear 400 (Buy Tickets) Darlington Raceway 3 p.m. FS1/MRN
Sun., May 19 NASCAR All-Star Open (Buy Tickets) North Wilkesboro Speedway 8 p.m. FS1/MRN
Sun., May 19 NASCAR All-Star Race (Buy Tickets) North Wilkesboro Speedway 8 p.m. FS1/MRN
Sun., May 26 Coca-Cola 600 (Buy Tickets) Charlotte Motor Speedway  6 p.m. Fox/PRN
Sun., June 2 Enjoy Illinois 300 (Buy Tickets) World Wide Technology Raceway 3:30 p.m. FS1/MRN
Sun., June 9 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Buy Tickets) Sonoma Raceway 3:30 p.m. Fox/PRN
Sun., June 16 Iowa Corn 350 (Buy Tickets) Iowa Speedway 7 p.m. USA/MRN
Sun., June 23 Cup Series race at New Hampshire (Buy Tickets) New Hampshire Motor Speedway 2:30 p.m. USA/PRN
Sun., June 30 Ally 400 (Buy Tickets) Nashville Superspeedway 3:30 p.m. NBC/PRN
Sun., July 7 Grant Park 165 (Buy Tickets) Chicago Street Course 4:30 p.m. NBC/MRN
Sun., July 14 Cup Series Race at Pocono (Buy Tickets) Pocono Raceway 2:30 p.m. USA/MRN
Sun., July 21 Brickyard 400 (Buy Tickets) Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2:30 p.m. NBC/IMS
Sun., Aug. 11 Cook Out 400 (Buy Tickets) Richmond Raceway 6 p.m. USA/MRN
Sun., Aug. 18 FireKeepers Casino 400 (Buy Tickets) Michigan International Raceway 2:30 p.m. USA/MRN
Sat., Aug. 24 Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Buy Tickets) Daytona International Speedway 7:30 p.m. NBC/MRN
Sun., Sept. 1 Cook Out Southern 500 (Buy Tickets) Darlington Raceway 6 p.m. USA/MRN

NASCAR playoff race schedule 2024

(All times Eastern)

Date Race Track Time TV/Radio Winner
Sun., Sept. 8 Quaker State 400 (Buy Tickets) Atlanta Motor Speedway 3 p.m. USA/PRN
Sun., Sept. 15 Go Bowling at the Glen (Buy Tickets) Watkins Glen International 3 p.m. USA/MRN
Sat., Sept. 21 Bass Pro Shops Night Race (Buy Tickets) Bristol Motor Speedway 7:30 p.m. USA/PRN
Sun., Sept. 29 Hollywood Casino 400 (Buy Tickets) Kansas Speedway 3 p.m. USA/PRN
Sun., Oct. 6 YellaWood 500 (Buy Tickets) Talladega Superspeedway 2 p.m. NBC/MRN
Sun., Oct. 13 Bank of America Roval 400 (Buy Tickets) Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course 2 p.m. NBC/PRN
Sun., Oct. 20 South Point 400 (Buy Tickets) Las Vegas Motor Speedway 2:30 p.m. NBC/PRN
Sun., Oct. 27 Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami (Buy Tickets) Homestead-Miami Speedway 2:30 p.m. NBC/MRN
Sun., Nov. 3 XFINITY 500 (Buy Tickets) Martinsville Speedway 2 p.m. NBC/MRN
Sun., Nov. 10 NASCAR Cup Series Championship (Buy Tickets) Phoenix Raceway 3 p.m. NBC/MRN

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Todd Karpovich is a freelance contributor to The Sporting News. He is also a frequent contributor to the Associated Press, the Baltimore Sun, and PressBox, among other media outlets nationwide, including the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, Boston Herald, and Chicago Tribune. He is the author of “If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Baltimore Ravens Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box”; “Skipper Supreme: Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles”; “Manchester United (Europe's Best Soccer Clubs),” “Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees,” and “Michigan State Spartans (Inside College Football).”