Ryan Blaney Wins at Atlanta, Closing Gap in NASCAR Championship Race

Ryan Blaney dominated the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, leading 171 laps and securing an overtime victory over Christopher Bell and Carson Hocevar. The win moved Blaney to within 65 points of points leader Denny Hamlin, turning the regular‑season title race into a three‑driver contest that also includes Tyler Reddick.

Reddick finished eighth and Hamlin twelfth, leaving a 24‑point gap between them. Shane van Gisbergen, in his first full NASCAR season, finished seventh and later spoke with Reddick about the overtime restart, saying the discussion was purely about improving future restarts.