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Nascar Qualifying For 2022 Atlanta Race Cancelled Due To Rain

All on-track action scheduled for Friday at Atlanta Motor Speedway was cancelled due to weather, prompting Nascar to allocate Saturday for practice sessions only and eliminate this weekend’s Cup Series qualifying session. Instead, the starting lineup for the race on Sunday, March 20th, 2022 was set using the formula introduced for the 2020 season in response to COVID-19 restrictions.

Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Ford and winner of last week’s race at Phoenix, will start on the pole position. Second is last week’s polesitter Ryan Blaney in the No. 12 Ford, followed by Joey Logano in the No. 22 Ford. Kyle Busch in the No. 18 Toyota TRD Camry will start fourth. Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, holds the highest starting position of all the Chevys and will roll off in fifth place.

Meanwhile, the No. 7 Camaro of Corey Lajoie will start 33rd after suffering an incident last week in which his race car lost a wheel. The No. 7 Chevy racing team incurred heavy penalties as a result of this incident, and Lajoie will have Peter Sospenzo as crew chief on the box instead of his regular crew chief, Ryan Sparks.

Nascar uses three competition-based performance metrics to set starting lineups in the absence of qualifying sessions. Overall championship points position, the finish and fastest lap from the last race are weighted and averaged to determine the starting order. Points positions are weighted at 35 percent, finishing position at 50 percent, and fastest race lap is 15 percent.

The upcoming race at Atlanta Motor Speedway marks the first time Cup Series cars have been on-track since it was reconfigured and repaved last year. The reconfiguration increased the banking to 28 degrees in all four turns, making the 1.54-mile speedway the steepest intermediate track on the schedule. Additionally, new drainage technology was implemented, as well as fresh asphalt.

Nascar Qualifying Results, Atlanta Motor Speedway, March 18, 2022
Pos Car Number Driver Team Time Speed Car
1 14 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
2 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
3 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
4 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota N/A N/A Toyota TRD Camry
5 8 Tyler Reddick BetMGM Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
6 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
7 1 Ross Chastain Advent Health Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
8 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
9 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota N/A N/A Toyota TRD Camry
10 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
11 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
12 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
13 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
14 17 Chris Buescher ITsavvy Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
15 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota N/A N/A Toyota TRD Camry
16 2 Austin Cindric # Menards/Knauf Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
17 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
18 42 Ty Dillon Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
19 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald's Toyota N/A N/A Toyota TRD Camry
20 41 Cole Custer Dixie Vodka Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
21 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
22 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
23 43 Erik Jones FOCUSfactor Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
24 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Generators Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
25 38 Todd Gilliland # Georgia Peanuts Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
26 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota N/A N/A Toyota TRD Camry
27 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota N/A N/A Toyota TRD Camry
28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/SweetLeaf Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
29 34 Michael McDowell Fr8Auctions.com Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
30 16 Noah Gragson (i) Chevyliners.com Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
31 21 Harrison Burton # Dex Imaging Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
32 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
33 7 Corey LaJoie Fraternal Order of the Eagles Ford N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 78 BJ McLeod Filtertime Ford N/A N/A Ford Mustang
35 15 David Ragan Ford Mustang N/A N/A Ford Mustang
36 77 Josh Bilicki(i) Ziegler Auto Group Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
37 44 Greg Biffle * Chevrolet N/A N/A Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
  • # – Rookie
  • i – Points ineligible
  • * – Part-time driver

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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  1. NASCAR – from bad to even worse.. one has to ask, “can they do anything right?”

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  2. Sure was more fun when they used real cars.

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