Overview
- Reddick won the Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway in double overtime, becoming the first driver since 2009 to open a Cup season with back-to-back victories.
- After a midrace crash with Denny Hamlin left his No. 45 missing its right‑front fender, Reddick rallied from about 30th to hold off Chase Briscoe for his 10th career Cup win.
- Atlanta produced a record number of lead changes and multiple multi‑car wrecks; stage winners were Austin Cindric (Stage 1) and Bubba Wallace (Stage 2), with the top five of Reddick, Briscoe, Ross Chastain, Carson Hocevar and Daniel Suarez.
- Rain and lightning canceled Saturday qualifying, so NASCAR’s metric set the Cup starting lineup and awarded Reddick the pole.
- Kyle Busch won the time‑limited Truck Series Fr8 208 under a 4:20 p.m. ET hard‑stop rule, scoring his 68th series win and ninth at Atlanta with late help from teammate Carson Hocevar, as the Cup series turns next to Circuit of The Americas on March 1.