NASCAR at Atlanta: Starting lineups, odds, times and more

As NASCAR heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway, here is a look at the entry lists, odds, times and everything you need to know about the weekend.

NASCAR Cup Series – Ambetter Health 400

• 260 laps (Stage ends: 60/160/260)
• 3 p.m. ET Sunday (Qualifying: 11:30 a.m. Saturday)
• Race Broadcast: FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

IN: Kaz Grala – No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford

Kaz Grala will race the car Riley Herbst drove to a 24th-place finish in the Daytona 500. Grala’s No. 36 Front Row Motorsports Ford wrecked out after just five laps, leading to a 38th-place finish.

IN: Josh Williams – No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Williams will get his first NASCAR Cup Series points start of the season, racing the car A.J. Allmendinger drove to a sixth-place finish in the 500.

OPEN ENTRIES (1): B.J. McLeod is guaranteed a spot in the field with his No. 78 BJ McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet after missing the Daytona 500

DAYTONA ENTRIES NOT AT ATLANTA (5): No. 36 FRM (Grala), No. 44 NY Racing Team (J.J. Yeley), No. 60 RFK Racing (David Ragan), No. 62 Beard Motorsports (Anthony Alfredo), No. 84 Legacy Motor Club (Jimmie Johnson)

FAVORITES (FanDuel/DraftKings/BetMGM):

• Denny Hamlin: +850/+1000/+1100
• Ryan Blaney: +1000/+1100/+1000
• Chase Elliott: +1000/+1200/+1300
• Joey Logano: +1200/+1000/+1000
• William Byron: +1200/+1200/+1300

Other favorites include Brad Keselowski (+1000: BetMGM), Kyle Larson (+1000: FanDuel) and Christopher Bell (+1100: DraftKings)

LONGSHOTS:

• BJ McLeod: +20000/+50000/+50000
• Josh Williams: +15000/+20000/+15000
• Kaz Grala: +10000/+15000/+10000
• Daniel Hemric: +8000/+10000/+10000
• Harrison Burton: +10000/+10000/+6000

NASCAR Xfinity Series – RAPTOR King of Tough 250

• 163 laps (Stage ends: 40/80/163)
• 5 p.m. ET Saturday (Qualifying: 5 p.m. Friday)
• Race Broadcast: FS1, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

IN: Jeffrey Earnhardt – No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
OUT: Sage Karam

IN: J.J. Yeley – No. 14 SS-Greenlight Racing Chevrolet
OUT: Daniel Suarez

Suarez raced the car with support from Kaulig Racing and Trackhouse Racing at Daytona. Yeley indicated at the Chili Bowl that he had a ride lined up for 2024 that would get him “an occasional top-10 finish.”

IN: Nick Leitz – No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet
OUT: Josh Bilicki

IN: Joey Gase – No. 35 Joey Gase Motorsports
OUT: Frankie Muniz

While Muniz is expected to race more for JGM in 2024, JGM withdrew its second entry and Muniz wasn’t on the preliminary entry list.

NOT ENTERED (5): No. 36 DGM Racing (Natalie Decker), No. 45 Alpha Prime Racing (Caesar Bacarella), No. 66 MBM Motorsports (David Starr), No. 74 Mike Harmon Racing (Stanton Barrett)

FAVORITES (from DraftKings):

• Austin Hill: +330
• Justin Allgaier/John Hunter Nemechek: +750
• A.J. Allmendinger: +900
• Sam Mayer/Cole Custer: +1000
• Sheldon Creed: +1200

LONGSHOTS:

• BJ McLeod/CJ McLaughlin/Ryan Ellis: +50000
• Blaine Perkins/Brennan Poole/Garrett Smithley/Patrick Emerling: +40000
• Joey Gase/Kyle Sieg: +30000
• Dawson Cram/Leland Honeyman: +25000
• Hailie Deegan/Jeffrey Earnhardt/Kyle Weatherman/Nick Leitz: +15000

A few value options: Anthony Alfredo +7000, Ryan Sieg +4000

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – FR8 208

• 135 laps (Stage ends: 30/60/135)
• 2 p.m. ET Saturday (Qualifying: 3:05 p.m. Friday)
• Race Broadcast: FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

IN: Colby Howard – No. 1 TRICON Garage Toyota
OUT: Toni Breidinger

Both drivers are racing Trucks part-time this season. While Breidinger is racing in the ARCA Menards Series full-time, Howard’s plans are more piecemeal.

IN: Kyle Busch – No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
OUT: Corey LaJoie

Busch is set to run five races in 2024. After breaking his leg in the 2015 Xfinity Series opener at Daytona, he has never run a drafting track race in the lower series.

IN: Keith McGee – No. 22 Reaume Brothers Racing Ford
OUT: Jason White

McGee will race the No. 22 RBR entry after racing the No. 27 RBR entry at Daytona. RBR withdrew the No. 27 entry from the Atlanta race.

IN: Kaden Honeycutt – No. 45 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
OUT: Johnny Sauter

Honeycutt is one of the anchor drivers of the No. 45 entry this season. Sauter is only set to run Daytona at this point.

IN (NEW ENTRY): Conner Jones – No. 66 ThorSport Racing Ford

The No. 66 ThorSport entry will make its first appearance in the Truck field this season with Jones at the helm.

NOT ENTERED (7): No. 04 Roper Racing (Cory Roper), No. 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing (Jennifer Jo Cobb), No. 28 FDNY Racing (Bryan Dauzat), No. 36 Ryan Huff Motorsports (Ryan Huff), No. 75 Henderson Motorsports (Stefan Parsons), No. 95 GK Racing (Clay Greenfield), No. 97 CR7 Motorsports (Codie Rohrbaugh)

FAVORITES:

• Christian Eckes: 2023 winner
• Corey Heim: 2022 winner
• Ben Rhodes: Top-5 in both races at new Atlanta
• Nick Sanchez: 2nd in 2023
• Kyle Busch: All-time wins leader