Penske power sweeps NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Atlanta
HAMPTON, Ga. — Team Penske and its affiliates pulled off a sweep of qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series’ Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Ryan Blaney and Austin Cindric took the top two spots directly for the Captain, Roger Penske, while Joey Logano sandwiched quasi-teammate Josh Berry and the Wood Brothers in between them. Berry will start third and Logano will start fourth.
Last season, Ford had a streak of poles last season on drafting tracks that, with Blaney’s pole, picked up after Chase Briscoe won the pole for this year’s Daytona 500. In fact, Ford took 10 of the top-11 spots. Kyle Busch qualified his Chevrolet in sixth while Bubba Wallace qualified his Toyota in 14th.
NASCAR Cup Series’ Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Top-10 Starting Lineup
- Ryan Blaney: 30.908 seconds
- Austin Cindric: 30.910
- Josh Berry: 30.948
- Joey Logano 31.002
- Todd Gilliland 31.018
- Kyle Busch 31.037
- Zane Smith 31.070
- Chris Buescher 31.100
- Brad Keselowski 31.102
- Noah Gragson 31.131
See the full lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series’ Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta here: NASCAR at Atlanta February 2025: Odds, lineups and more info
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com