NASCAR Cup Series qualifying: Full Atlanta starting lineup

Atlanta Motor Speedway, which is now technically known as EchoPark Speedway for sponsorship purposes, is set to become the first track to host two races during the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

The four-turn, 1.54-mile (2.478-kilometer) Hampton, Georgia oval hosted the season’s second race back in February, and now it is scheduled to host its 18th race this Saturday. Last year’s second Atlanta race was not contested until September in the playoffs.

As was the case in February, NASCAR utilized the new two-variable qualifying formula to determine the qualifying order this weekend, rather than the four-variable formula that was abandoned after the 2024 season.

A full explanation of the new metric can be found here.

Qualifying is simple. There are no more groups and thus no more row-by-row lane designations. There is still a second round shootout for the pole position. All 40 drivers on the entry list are set to make a single single-lap qualifying attempt, and speeds from those runs are set to determine the starting lineup from 11th to 40th place. The top 10 drivers are set to make a second single-lap attempt to battle for pole.

Update: Due to weather, there is just one round of qualifying.

Follow along with our qualifying updates from Atlanta.

NASCAR Cup Series: Full starting lineup at Atlanta

NOTE: This starting lineup is not official until all 40 drivers are listed with their rank.

1st – Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford

2nd – Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

3rd – Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

4th – Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota

5th – Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

6th – Corey LaJoie, No. 01 Rick Ware Racing Ford

7th – Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford

8th – Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

9th – Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

10th – Connor Zilisch, No. 87 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

11th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet

12th – B.J. McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet

13th – Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

14th – David Starr, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford

TNT Sports is set to provide live coverage of the Quaker State 400 from Atlanta Motor Speedway starting at 7:00 p.m. ET this Saturday, June 28.