2023 NASCAR Cup Series Race Five Atlanta

Cars in the field: 36
Pole: Joey Logano (22)
Outside pole: Austin Cindric (2)
stages: 60-60-140
Weather: Sunny, 45 degrees, 7 mph winds with 13 mph gusts, feels like 41 degrees
The drivers are complaining, during the Race Day show, that it’s freezing under the sunny blue skies and windy conditions in Atlanta. Blaney said the ride around the track on the back of the pickup truck was probably the coldest he’s ever been in his life. March races in Atlanta – not for warm-blooded southerners. Continue reading “2023 NASCAR Cup Series Race Five Atlanta”

2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Five Atlanta

Cars in field: 38
Pole: Sammy Smith (18)
Outside pole: John Hunter ‘JHN’ Nemechek (20)
Stages: 40-40-83
Weather: Cloudy, windy and 51 degrees with a real feel of 48 degrees at Atlanta Motor Speedway at the Xfinity series cars execute parade laps.
PRN reports NASCAR had to adjust the race event times due to the Truck series race running a bit long.
1712 – Pre-Race ceremonies
1720 – The command to start engines.
New pit entry point at turn three.
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2023 NASCAR Truck Series Race Three Atlanta

Trucks in race: 36
Pole: Zane Smith (38)
Outside pole: Ty Majeski (98)
Qualifying cancelled due to rain.
Stages: 30-30-75
The track has been reconfigured.
New pit road installed last week.
Sunny, windy, chilly day. A cold front moved through after the rain so it is 49 degrees with a real feel of 46 degrees due to the seven mile per hour wind and 13 mph gusts.
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