# 2025 Ambetter Health 400

The 2025 Ambetter Health 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on February 23, 2025, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Contested over 266 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules), extended from the original 260 laps due to a overtime finish, it was the second race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Christopher Bell won the race. Carson Hocevar finished 2nd, and Kyle Larson finished 3rd. Ryan Blaney and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rounded out the top five, and Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain, Bubba Wallace, and John Hunter Nemechek rounded out the top ten.

## Report
### Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.
The venue was bought by Speedway Motorsports in 1990. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two intermediate ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval, with a new official length of 1.54-mile (2.48 km) where before it was 1.522-mile (2.449 km). The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. In July 2021 NASCAR announced that the track would be reprofiled for the 2022 season to have 28 degrees of banking and would be narrowed from 55 to 40 feet which the track claims will turn racing at the track similar to restrictor plate superspeedways. Despite the reprofiling being criticized by drivers, construction began in August 2021 and wrapped up in December 2021. The track has seating capacity of 71,000 to 125,000 people depending on the tracks configuration.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 01 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 44 | J. J. Yeley | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Qualifying

Ryan Blaney scored the pole for the race with a time of 30.908 and a speed of 179.371 mph (288.670 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 30.915 | 30.908 |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 30.955 | 30.910 |
| 3 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 30.999 | 30.948 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 30.892 | 31.002 |
| 5 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 31.024 | 31.018 |
| 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.044 | 31.037 |
| 7 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 31.037 | 31.070 |
| 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 31.075 | 31.100 |
| 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 31.058 | 31.102 |
| 10 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 31.065 | 31.131 |
| 11 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 31.109 | — |
| 12 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 31.128 | — |
| 13 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.155 | — |
| 14 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 31.204 | — |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.205 | — |
| 16 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.225 | — |
| 17 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.225 | — |
| 18 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 31.228 | — |
| 19 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.228 | — |
| 20 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 31.238 | — |
| 21 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.242 | — |
| 22 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 31.250 | — |
| 23 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 31.256 | — |
| 24 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.265 | — |
| 25 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.283 | — |
| 26 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.292 | — |
| 27 | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 31.292 | — |
| 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 31.328 | — |
| 29 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 31.332 | — |
| 30 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 31.336 | — |
| 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 31.394 | — |
| 32 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.424 | — |
| 33 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 31.429 | — |
| 34 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.514 | — |
| 35 | 01 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 31.530 | — |
| 36 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.545 | — |
| 37 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.699 | — |
| 38 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.944 | — |
| 39 | 44 | J. J. Yeley | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 32.255 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Race results
#### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 60
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 100
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 100
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 32 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 266 | 40 |
| 2 | 26 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 41 |
| 3 | 17 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 44 |
| 4 | 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 266 | 36 |
| 5 | 34 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 35 |
| 6 | 37 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 266 | 31 |
| 7 | 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 30 |
| 8 | 33 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 29 |
| 9 | 14 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 266 | 44 |
| 10 | 22 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 266 | 27 |
| 11 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 266 | 35 |
| 12 | 7 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 25 |
| 13 | 24 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 24 |
| 14 | 12 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 24 |
| 15 | 5 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 26 |
| 16 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 21 |
| 17 | 27 | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 266 | 20 |
| 18 | 19 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 25 |
| 19 | 11 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 266 | 18 |
| 20 | 18 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 266 | 27 |
| 21 | 25 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 266 | 16 |
| 22 | 38 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 0 |
| 23 | 30 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 14 |
| 24 | 21 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 13 |
| 25 | 3 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 265 | 22 |
| 26 | 13 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 265 | 17 |
| 27 | 16 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 263 | 25 |
| 28 | 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 257 | 20 |
| 29 | 20 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 242 | 8 |
| 30 | 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 240 | 7 |
| 31 | 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 240 | 6 |
| 32 | 36 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 201 | 5 |
| 33 | 29 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 4 |
| 34 | 10 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 183 | 4 |
| 35 | 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 183 | 2 |
| 36 | 23 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 183 | 1 |
| 37 | 39 | 44 | J. J. Yeley | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 183 | 1 |
| 38 | 35 | 01 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 148 | 1 |
| 39 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 147 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 50 among 15 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 11 for 61
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 27 minutes and 37 seconds
* Average speed: 118.384 miles per hour (190.521 km/h)

## Media
### Television

Fox Sports carried the race by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and three-time Atlanta winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.
Fox :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick | Jamie Little Regan Smith | Larry McReynolds |

### Radio

The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Brad Gillie and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the front stretch. Doug Turnbull called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field races through turns 1 and 2, and Rob Albright called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field races through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brett McMillan, Alan Cavanna and Wendy Venturini.
PRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Brad Gillie Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 1 & 2: Doug Turnbull Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Brett McMillan Alan Cavanna Wendy Venturini |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Ryan Blaney | 87 |
| | 2 | William Byron | 75 (–12) |
| 1 | 3 | Tyler Reddick | 72 (–15) |
| 1 | 4 | Austin Cindric | 68 (–19) |
| 16 | 5 | Bubba Wallace | 64 (–23) |
| 18 | 6 | Kyle Larson | 61 (–26) |
| 2 | 7 | John Hunter Nemechek | 61 (–26) |
| 6 | 8 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 61 (–26) |
| 4 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 59 (–28) |
| | 10 | Chase Elliott | 56 (–31) |
| 5 | 11 | Joey Logano | 55 (–32) |
| 14 | 12 | Christopher Bell | 53 (–34) |
| 6 | 13 | Denny Hamlin | 51 (–36) |
| 1 | 14 | Michael McDowell | 51 (–36) |
| 15 | 15 | Carson Hocevar | 48 (–39) |
| 10 | 16 | Chris Buescher | 47 (–40) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 75 |
| 2 | Toyota | 75 (–0) |
| 3 | Ford | 63 (–12) |