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HAMPTON, Ga. – Ryan Blaney led a dominating 171 of 263 laps to claim the trophy in overtime in Sunday-night-turned-Monday-morning’s Quaker State 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta’s EchoPark Speedway. Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 BODYARMOR FLASH I.V. Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at EchoPark Speedway on July 12, 2026, in Hampton, Georgia.

NASCAR Cup Series driver championship standings following the Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at EchoPark (Ga.) Speedway: NASCAR Cup Series driver championship standings following the Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at EchoPark (Ga.) Speedway on Sunday, July 12, 2026 NASCAR Cup Series owner championship standings following the Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at EchoPark (Ga.) Speedway on Sunday, July 12, 2026

HAMPTON, Ga. – In a nearly four-hour race ending in double overtime, it was still a familiar name ultimately hoisting the trophy – with the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series championship leader Justin Allgaier making a last-lap pass to claim his sixth win of the season in Saturday night’s Focused Health 250 at Atlanta’s EchoPark Speedway.

Some stories refuse to end the way they’re supposed to. Brennan Poole (Photo Credit: Nigel Kinrade Photography) For Brennan Poole, another chapter of heartbreak was written Saturday night at EchoPark (Ga.) Speedway in the action-packed Focused Health 250. After more than a decade of grinding for every opportunity in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, the Alpha Prime Racing driver once again found himself on the doorstep of a career-defining victory.

HAMPTON, Ga. — Carson Hocevar believes the day may come when he and Zane Smith need couples counseling. #38: Zane Smith, Front Row Motorsports, Aaron’s Rent To Own Ford Mustang For Smith, despite a Saturday morning discussion about last weekend’s altercation between the drivers at Chicagoland Speedway, today is not that day. Smith isn’t sure when the rivalry began, whether it was during that tenure in the Craftsman Truck Series or more recently in Cup.

HAMPTON, Ga. — Ryan Blaney claimed his second pole position of the season Saturday evening at Atlanta’s fast, high-banked EchoPark Speedway – leading a Team Penske Ford front-row sweep for Sunday night’s Quaker State 400 (7 p.m. ET, TNT, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

HAMPTON, Ga. — As tends to happen during the hot summer run to the Playoffs, patience wanes and on-track incidents heat up between drivers. Shane van Gisbergen (Photo Credit: Jonathan Bachman | Getty Images) That’s been the case for Trackhouse Racing’s Shane Van Gisbergen and Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill, who have been in some recent high-profile dust-ups over the last three years and more recently at San Diego in June and last week at Chicagoland.

HAMPTON, Ga. — All season, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing teammates Chris Buescher and Ryan Preece have had a popular feud – all fun, full of high jinx and practical jokes. Ryan Preece (Photo Credit: Krista Jasso | Getty Images) And Preece certainly raised the bar this weekend. On four billboards already purchased by EchoPark Speedway and located on the interstate highways leading to the track, Preece had one message that says “Visit Prosper, TX 843 miles” – a nod to the Texan Buescher’s hometown.

HAMPTON, Ga. — Ty Gibbs answered his 2022 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series championship with the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year honors and this season, not only claimed his first NASCAR Cup Series win at Bristol Motor Speedway but has maintained his first real bid toward a chance at the series title.

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