How to watch, odds for the Ambetter Health 400, NASCAR's Cup Series race in Atlanta
William Byron stunningly emerged from Daytona as a back-to-back champion, setting up a tense second major race on Sunday. The NASCAR season migrates from the Fun Coast to the ATL this weekend. This track was the site of an all-time finish last year.
This was certainly short of an ideal finish. Kyle Busch was not amused:
Big trouble on the backstretch!
Blaney, Busch, Logano and Elliott are all among those involved! #DAYTONA500 pic.twitter.com/AqhWkOQahb
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) February 17, 2025
Byron was the unexpected winner last time out, and he's triumphed here in Atlanta twice (2022, 2023). Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano are tied for Sunday's best odds on BetMGM at a 10-to-1 payout. Daniel Suárez, who won last year, is at +2200 this time around.
Qualifying races can be found on Amazon's Prime Video on Saturday, starting at 11:30 a.m. ET.
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If you're looking for more NASCAR coverage as you tune in, check out The Athletic's Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi:
Bianchi on the history of crash endings at Daytona: 'The introduction of the Next Gen car — which has standardized parts from a single supplier and limits the differences in speed between cars — in 2022 has made the competition closer. The cars have less horsepower and are easier to drive. The quest to gain vital track position has compelled teams to devise strategies to compensate, such as running at less than 100 percent throttle to preserve fuel and save precious seconds on pit road.
All of this has changed how superspeedway races unfold, creating the impression that no longer is it paramount to be a great driver with a great team but more about biding your time and capitalizing on others' misfortune and/or mistakes.
'They should just make the race 65 laps,' driver Riley Herbst said after Sunday's race. 'We're all just twiddling our thumbs for 450 miles, and then the crew chief says, 'OK, you can race now.' That's it. And then you wreck.''
Gluck on the new OEP: 'NASCAR's most controversial new rule turned out to be a non-factor this year. When the Open Exemption Provisional was put into the new charter agreement, apparently only Trackhouse Racing saw it or knew about it. So team owner Justin Marks requested a provisional for four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, who used it to get the new 41st position in the race.
That upset both seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr. (who called it a 'slap in the face'). They would have liked to use it themselves and figured they would be worthy contributors as opposed to a driver who had never made a NASCAR start before. Thankfully for NASCAR, both Johnson and Truex promptly qualified on speed. The final two spots were taken by the next-best stories as well; Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s JR Motorsports team made its Cup Series debut and finished in the top 10, and Corey LaJoie gambled his children's college fund on securing a ride in the 500 (then found a sponsor after putting up the money).'
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