HAMPTON, Ga. – Both Kyle Larson and William Byron advanced to the final round of qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. After the second round was completed, the No. 5 HendrickCars.com entry earned the sixth spot while Byron's group will start from the ninth position.
Chase Elliott will roll off from the 16th position in his hometown race. Elliott will also sport a special paint scheme this weekend honoring the Children's Hospital of Atlanta. The Dawsonville, Georgia, native has earned one career victory at Atlanta.
Alex Bowman narrowly missed out on the final round of qualifying and will start Sunday's main event from the 11th position. A win on Sunday would be the first time Bowman would score a victory at a drafting track in his career.
2024's run to the title will feature two drafting tracks for the first time in Cup Series history with the inclusion of Atlanta in the Round of 16.
In its 40 year history, Hendrick Motorsports has 17 wins at Atlanta, the most of any team and the fifth-most of any track for the organization. That includes a record eight winners: Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson each have five victories in Hampton, Georgia with William Byron claiming two and Chase Elliott, Darrel Waltrip, Jerry Nadeau, Kasey Kahne and Ken Schrader each winning once.
NASCAR qualifying lineup for Sunday
- Michael McDowell, No. 38
- Ryan Blaney, No. 12
- Todd Gilliland, No. 38
- Josh Berry, No. 4
- Austin Cindric, No. 2
- Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- Joey Logano, No. 22
- Austin Dillon, No. 3
- William Byron, No. 24 Relay Payments Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- Chase Briscoe, No. 14
- Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- Harrison Burton, No. 21
- Noah Gragson, No. 10
- Daniel Hemric, No. 31
- Kyle Busch, No. 8
- Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Children's Hospital of Atlanta Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
- Chris Buescher, No. 17
- Ross Chastain, No. 1
- Brad Keselowski, No. 6
- Ty Gibbs, No. 54
- Ryan Preece, No. 41
- Martin Truex Jr., No. 19
- Tyler Reddick, No. 45
- Bubba Wallace, No. 23
- Corey LaJoie, No. 7
- Christopher Bell, No. 20
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47
- Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 16
- Justin Haley, No. 51
- Daniel Suarez No. 99
- Cody Ware No. 15
- Carson Hocevar, No. 77
- Erik Jones, No. 43
- Zane Smith, No. 71
- John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42
- BJ McLeod, No. 78
- JJ Yeley, No. 44
- Denny Hamlin, No. 11
NASCAR practice results
Because Atlanta is a drafting track, there was no practice on Saturday afternoon.
Tune in at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday to catch the Cup Series main event with coverage on USA Network, PRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).