The 2026 Autotrader 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 22, 2026, at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 271 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules), extended from the original 260 laps due to a overtime finish, it was the second race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Tyler Reddick won the race. Chase Briscoe finished 2nd, and Ross Chastain finished 3rd. Carson Hocevar and Daniel Suárez rounded out the top five, and Shane van Gisbergen, Zane Smith, Bubba Wallace, Ryan Preece, and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top ten.
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Background
EchoPark Speedway (commonly referred to as Atlanta Motor Speedway) is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car races since 1992.
The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of where before it was . The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways. Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers, construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021. The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.
On June 3, 2025, SMI announced the track's renaming to EchoPark Speedway under a new seven-year sponsorship deal with the Smith family-owned business, EchoPark. The renaming ended a 35-year stint under the Atlanta Motor Speedway name.
On August 20, 2025, when the schedule was unveiled, Autotrader was announced as the title sponsor for EchoPark's spring race, replacing Ambetter Health.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Qualifying Qualifying for the race was canceled due to inclement weather. Tyler Reddick was awarded the pole for the race as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 1.000.
Starting lineup Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 3 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 6 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 8 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 10 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 11 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 12 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 14 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 16 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 17 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 18 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 21 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 22 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 23 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 24 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 25 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 27 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 28 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 31 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 32 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 33 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 35 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 36 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 37 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 38 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team ChevroletOfficial starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 60
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 102 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 93 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 57 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 39 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 210 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 1
Stage Two Laps: 100
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 102 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 75 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 57 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 48 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 39 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 210 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 100
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 1 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 271 67 2 34 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 271 43 3 21 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 271 344 15 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 271 38 5 12 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 271 326 28 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 271 32 7 6 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 271 30 8 9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 271 489 26 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 271 3210 22 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 271 31 11 4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 271 38 12 19 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 271 2513 29 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 271 24 14 11 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 271 2315 7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 271 22 16 17 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 271 21 17 5 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 271 2218 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 271 2219 24 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 271 18 20 20 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 271 17 21 32 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 271 16 22 27 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 270 16 23 36 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 269 14 24 23 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 269 13 25 35 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 258 12 26 30 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 257 21 27 18 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 257 10 28 13 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 256 25 29 33 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 256 8 30 31 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 223 931 38 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 220 0 32 16 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 160 13 33 8 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 157 4 34 14 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 124 7 35 37 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 111 2 36 3 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 103 1 37 25 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 81 1 38 10 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 81 1 Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 57 among 14 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 10 for 67 laps Red flags: 1 for 10 minutes and 31 seconds Time of race: 3 hours, 32 minutes and 27 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NASCAR on Fox carried the race in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and three-time Atlanta winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith, and Josh Sims handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.
FoxBooth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Kevin Harvick Jamie LittleRegan SmithJosh Sims Larry McReynolds
Radio The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Brad Gillie and Nick Yeoman called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front stretch. Doug Turnbull called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2, and Jack Johnson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brett McMillan, Andrew Kurland and Wendy Venturini.
PRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Brad GillieAnnouncer: Nick Yeoman Turns 1 & 2: Doug TurnbullTurns 3 & 4: Jack Johnson Brett McMillanAndrew KurlandWendy Venturini
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Tyler Reddick 125 6 2 Bubba Wallace 85 (–40) 3 Chase Elliott 81 (–44) 5 4 Carson Hocevar 74 (–51) 1 5 Zane Smith 71 (–54) 4 6 Joey Logano 68 (–57) 5 7 Daniel Suárez 67 (–58) 2 8 Ryan Blaney 67 (–58) 3 9 Brad Keselowski 61 (–64) 3 10 Chris Buescher 61 (–64) 12 11 Ross Chastain 52 (–73) 4 12 Noah Gragson 50 (–75) 5 13 William Byron 50 (–75) 10 14 Ryan Preece 49 (–76) 22 15 Chase Briscoe 45 (–80) 12 16 Shane van Gisbergen 44 (–81)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 110 2 Chevrolet 69 (–41) 3 Ford 64 (–46)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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