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Chaotic Race For NASCAR Chevy Teams At Atlanta March 2023: Video

Though the NASCAR Chevy teams have been a dominant force so far through the 2023 Cup Series season, their luck changed for the worse at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19th, 2023.

The first two stages of the race passed with relative calmness, as one-lane freight train-style racing dominated. The Bow Tie-badged Chevy Camaro ZL1 race cars chased the No. 22 Ford Mustang of Joey Logano, who put on a dominant performance throughout the race after setting the pole position.

Meanwhile, Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Mustang also showed strength, and took control of the lead on Lap 190, with the No. 1 Camaro of Ross Chastain on his tail. Chastain put the bumper of the No. 1 Camaro close to the rear of the No. 4 Mustang, and while the two cars never actually made contact, Harvick’s No. 4 Ford got loose and spurred a wreck that swept several race cars up. William Byron’s No. 24 Camaro was involved while running in the top five, forcing him to retire from the race.

“It looked like the No. 1 and the No. 4 just got connected there into Turn 1 and got the No. 4 loose,” Byron said after exiting his Camaro. “It’s just part of racing. That’s the way it goes – not really in our control. We were up there running in the top-five and doing what we needed to do.”

Kyle Larson, whose No. 5 NASCAR Chevy hung near the front of the pack for most of the day, was then caught in a wreck just 19 laps later when the No. 10 Mustang of Aric Almirola blew a tire while leading. Daniel Suárez found his No. 99 Camaro also involved in the crash.

“There was nowhere to go,” Larson said of the crash. “Nobody had been having tire issues, so I wasn’t even expecting the No. 10 (Almirola) to have a tire issue in front of me. Even if I did, I didn’t have time to react.”

Logano’s No. 22 Mustang ended up winning, thanks in part to a push from the No. 7 Camaro of Corey Lajoie.

“I hope he gives me a shout-out for pushing him,” LaJoie said of Logano after finishing fourth. “Gave him a good shot there at the end.”

NASCAR Cup Series Race Results, Atlanta Motor Speedway, March 19, 2023
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 1 22 Joey Logano Autotrader Ford 260 140 Ford Mustang
2 4 6 Brad Keselowski King's Hawaiian Ford 260 47 Ford Mustang
3 10 20 Christopher Bell DeWalt Toyota 260 6 Toyota TRD Camry
4 31 7 Corey LaJoie Celsius Chevrolet 260 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
5 16 45 Tyler Reddick Xfinity 10G Network Toyota 260 0 Toyota TRD Camry
6 14 11 Denny Hamlin Shingrix Toyota 260 14 Toyota TRD Camry
7 3 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Smart Water Ford 260 5 Ford Mustang
8 28 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 260 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
9 35 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 260 0 Toyota TRD Camry
10 17 8 Kyle Busch Lenovo Chevrolet 260 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
11 2 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Knauf Ford 260 5 Ford Mustang
12 22 42 Noah Gragson # Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet 260 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
13 18 1 Ross Chastain Advent Health Chevrolet 260 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
14 15 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 260 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
15 23 38 Todd Gilliland Gary Martin Hays Ford 260 0 Ford Mustang
16 30 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 260 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
17 27 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Nature Valley Chevrolet 260 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
18 21 9 Josh Berry(i) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 260 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
19 29 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 260 0 Toyota TRD Camry
20 13 3 Austin Dillon Andy's Frozen Custard Chevrolet 260 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
21 12 34 Michael McDowell Fr8Auctions.com Ford 260 0 Ford Mustang
22 20 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 260 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
23 26 77 Ty Dillon Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet 260 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
24 8 14 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford 259 0 Ford Mustang
25 32 51 Cody Ware Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 258 1 Ford Mustang
26 34 15 JJ Yeley(i) Barnett Southern Corporation Ford 258 0 Ford Mustang
27 19 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 255 0 Toyota TRD Camry
28 24 41 Ryan Preece Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford 244 0 Ford Mustang
29 25 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 213 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
30 5 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 208 17 Ford Mustang
31 9 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 208 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
32 11 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 192 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
33 6 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 190 1 Ford Mustang
34 33 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 190 0 Ford Mustang
35 7 17 Chris Buescher Violet Defense Ford 189 5 Ford Mustang
36 36 78 BJ McLeod B'laster Chevrolet 189 0 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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