Friday Qualifying Washed Out in Atlanta

(HAMPTON, GA – MAR 17, 2023 – RIS) Persistent rain forced cancellation of qualifying for both the FR8 208 Craftsman Truck Series race and the Raptor, King of Tough 250 Xfinity Series races Friday. Better weather is forecast for the rest of the weekend, with cool temperatures dominating the outlook.
The Truck Series race is slated to start at 2:00 Saturday afternoon, following the 11:35 Cup Series qualifying session Saturday morning. The Xfinity Series race is slated to go green at 5:00 Saturday, with the weekend’s feature, the Ambetter Health 400 set for 3:00 Sunday afternoon.
Starting Lineup, 32nd Annual RAPTOR King of Tough 250, NASCAR Xfinity Series, Atlanta Motor Speedway -
Pos, Driver, Car
1) Sammy Smith, No. 18 Pilot Flying J Toyota
2) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 20 Mobil 1 Toyota
3) Austin Hill, No. 21 Bennett Transportation Chevrolet
4) Ryan Truex, No. 19 Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota
5) Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford
6) Chandler Smith, No. 16 Quick Tie Products, Inc. Chevrolet
7) Sheldon Creed, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet
8) Cole Custer, No. 00 Haas Automation Ford
9) Josh Berry, No. 8 Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet
10) Sam Mayer, No. 1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet
11) Daniel Hemric, No. 11 Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet
12) Brett Moffitt, No. 25 AM Technical Solutions Ford
13) Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet
14) Ryan Sieg, No. 39 CMRroofing.com Ford
15) Anthony Alfredo, No. 78 JAG Metals LLC Chevrolet
16) Jeb Burton, No. 27 Rocky Chevrolet
17) Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 Funkaway Chevrolet
18) Justin Haley(i), No. 10 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet
19) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet
20) Kyle Weatherman, No. 02 The King Of Lemonade Chevrolet
21) Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/Jeld-Wen Windows Chevrolet
22) Josh Williams, No. 92 Coolray/Alloy Employer Chevrolet
23) Jeremy Clements, No. 51 One Stop/All South Electric Chevrolet
24) Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Pella Windows & Doors Chevrolet
25) Connor Mosack, No. 24 Toyota Racing Development Toyota
26) Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Cedar Ridge Landscaping Ford
27) Joe Graf Jr, No. 38 Jacob Companies Ford
28) Kaz Grala, No. 26 Crush Lime Margarita Toyota
29) Brennan Poole, No. 6 Walton Press Inc Chevrolet
30) Sage Karam, No. 45 Til Valhalla Project Chevrolet
31) Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 44 Advanced Material Handling Chevrolet
32) Patrick Emerling, No. 35 Sci Aps Ford
33) Joey Gase, No. 53 Donate Life Ga Chevrolet
34) Garrett Smithley, No. 4 Trophy Tractor Chevrolet
35) Gray Gaulding, No. 08 FollowMe Global Bus. Solutions Chevrolet
36) Blaine Perkins, No. 07 To the Point NC Chevrolet
37) Chad Chastain(i), No. 91 Protect Your Melon Chevrolet
38) Caesar Bacarella, No. 66 Prime Bites Protein Brownie Chevrolet
Starting Lineup, FR8 208, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Pos, Driver, Truck
1) Zane Smith, No. 38 FR8Auctions.com Ford
2) Ty Majeski, No. 98 Curb Records Ford
3) Ben Rhodes, No. 99 Farm Paint Ford
4) Christian Eckes, No. 19 NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet
5) Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Worldwide Express Chevrolet
6) Corey Heim, No. 11 Safelite Toyota
7) Grant Enfinger, No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet
8) Matt Crafton, No. 88 Great Lakes Flooring/Menards Ford
9) Chase Purdy, No. 4 Bama Buggies Chevrolet
10) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 25 Rackley Roofing Chevrolet
11) Tanner Gray, No. 15 Dead On Tools Toyota
12) Jake Garcia, No. 35 Quanta Chevrolet
13) Tyler Ankrum, No. 16 LiUNA! Toyota
14) Stewart Friesen, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota
15) Colby Howard, No. 9 Grant County Mulch Chevrolet
16) Dean Thompson, No. 5 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota
17) Jack Wood, No. 51 Logitech Chevrolet
18) Timmy Hill, No. 56 UNITS Storage Toyota
19) Daniel Dye, No. 43 Heise LED Lighting Systems Chevrolet
20) Nick Sanchez, No. 2 Gainbridge Chevrolet
21) Lawless Alan, No. 45 AUTOChargit Chevrolet
22) Rajah Caruth, No. 24 Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet
23) Layne Riggs, No. 1 Infinity Communications Group Toyota
24) John Hunter Nemechek(i), No. 17 Berry's Manufacturing
25) Kris Wright, No. 02 F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet
26) Mason Massey, No. 33 Wespro JCB Ford
27) Spencer Boyd, No. 12 Off the Grid Chevrolet
28) Josh Reaume, No. 22 JAG Metals LLC. Ford
29) Kaden Honeycutt, No. 04 Car Quest Ford
30) Bayley Currey, No. 41 Unishippers Chevrolet
31) Mason Maggio, No. 20 HMY Yatchs Chevrolet
32) Hailie Deegan, No. 13 AdventHealth Ford
33) Bret Holmes, No. 32 Pate Holdings Chevrolet
34) Akinori Ogata, No. 146 Kyowa-Eidemiller Precision Toyota
35) Ryan Vargas, No. 30 Leargas Security Toyota
36) Keith McGee, No. 34 RBR Ford
Entry List: 65th Annual Ambetter Health 400, NASCAR Cup Series - Atlanta Motor Speedway - 3/19/23
Driver, Car
1) Ross Chastain, No. 1 AdventHealth Chevrolet
2) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Menards\Knauf Ford
3) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Andy's Frozen Custard Chevrolet
4) Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Busch Light Ford
5) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
6) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 King's Hawaiian Ford
7) Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Celsius Chevrolet
8) Kyle Busch, No. 8 Lenovo Chevrolet
9) Josh Berry (i), No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
10) Aric Almirola, No. 10 Smithfield Ford
11) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Shingrix Toyota
12) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 BodyArmor Sport Water Ford
13) Chase Briscoe, No. 14 HighPoint.com Ford
14) JJ Yeley, No. 15 Barnett Southern Corporation Ford
15) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Action Industries Chevrolet
16) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Violet Defense Ford
17) Martin Truex,, No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota
18) Christopher Bell, No. 20 DeWalt Toyota
19) Harrison Burton, No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford
20) Joey Logano, No. 22 Autotrader Ford
21) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 DoorDash Toyota
22) William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet
23) Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet
24) Michael McDowell, No. 34 FR8Auctions.com Ford
25) Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Gary Martin Hays Ford
26) Ryan Preece, No. 41 Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford
27) Noah Gragson, No. 42 Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet
28) Erik Jones, No. 43 Allegiant Chevrolet
29) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Xfinity 10G Network Toyota
30) Ricky Stenhouse, No. 47 Kroger/Nature Valley Chevrolet
31) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet
32) Cody Ware, No. 51 Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford
33) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota
34) Ty Dillon, No. 77 Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet
35) BJ McLeod, No. 78 B'laster Chevrolet
36) Daniel Suárez, No. 99 Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet
John Davison
Long-time RIS staffer, beginning in the mid-80s. Charlotte, NC area local contact.