Daniel Suarez, Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch stepped on the gas as they led the pack from start to finish line Sunday night at the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
All three drivers appeared to cross the line at the same time. Suarez took the outside lane, Busch shot for the gap in the middle, and Blaney tried to maintain the lead from the inside.
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Daniel Suarez, driver of the No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 25, 2024 in Hampton, Georgia. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Suarez was the winner by 0.003 seconds.
“It was a really close call. It was a really close call,” Suarez told Fox’s Regan Smith. “It was a good race. Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch and Austin Cindric also did a great job pushing me. On the back straight, he didn’t push me because I Because he knew he was going to pass his teammates.” Oh, what a job.” ”
Blaney finished second and Busch third. Cindric finished fourth and Bubba Wallace fifth.
Suarez and Wallace were also involved in a second-lap wreck.
Atlanta Motor Speedway suffered the worst accident in circuit history. 14 cars were involved in an accident the moment the group crossed the start/finish line. Todd Gilliland appeared to check up, causing an accordion effect on the outside lane.
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Daniel Suarez, driver of the No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, celebrates despite burnout after winning the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, on February 25, 2024. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Austin Dillon spun and went sideways, but no other car could get around him. Josh Williams, Daniel Hemric, Justin Haley, Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, Noah Gragson, Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell, Harrison Burton, Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek were also involved in the accident. Ta.
A few more accidents occurred, but it was normal for a race course. There were 10 cautions during the race, 14 lap leaders and 48 lead changes.
Daytona 500 winner William Byron finished 17th.
Joey Logano, who received a pre-race penalty for a glove violation, returned to the lead lap during a crash on lap two and quickly moved to the front of the pack.
Daniel Suarez, driver of the No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, walks the grid before the Ambetter Health 400 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 25, 2024 in Hampton, Georgia. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
However, he crashed during the race and finished 28th.
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Suarez currently has two Cup Series wins and is in a good position to make the NASCAR playoffs.
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