Weather Cancels Autotrader 400 Qualifying; DAYTONA 500 Winner Tyler Reddick On Pole
by Press Release February 21, 2026 0 commentsHAMPTON, Ga. – Qualifying for the AutoTrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway was canceled because of inclement weather, setting the field for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race by the performance metric.
Last week’s Daytona 500 champion Tyler Reddick will start on the pole in the No. 45 Toyota Camry for 23XI Racing. Three-time Cup Series champion Joey Logano will join him on the front row, rolling off second in the No. 22 Ford for Team Penske.
A perennial threat on drafting tracks, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will line up third in the No. 47 Chevrolet for Hyak Motorsports. Defending EchoPark Speedway winner and hometown favorite Chase Elliott starts alongside him on the outside of Row 2 in the No. 9 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports.
Tickets for Sunday’s AutoTrader 400 are available at www.AtlantaMotorSpeedway.com.
The full starting lineup for Sundays AutoTrader 400:
1. Tyler Reddick
2. Joey Logano
3. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
4. Chase Elliott
5. Brad Keselowski
6. Zane Smith
7. Chris Buescher
8. Riley Herbst
9. Bubba Wallace
10. Josh Berry
11. Noah Gragson
12. Daniel Suárez
13. William Byron
14. Kyle Busch
15. Carson Hocevar
16. Kyle Larson
17. Ty Dillon
18. Cody Ware
19. AJ Allmendinger
20. Michael McDowell
21. Ross Chastain
22. Ryan Blaney
23. Erik Jones
24. John Hunter Nemechek
25. Ty Gibbs
26. Ryan Preece
27. Cole Custer
28. Shane Van Gisbergen
29. Denny Hamlin
30. Austin Cindric
31. Connor Zilisch
32. Christopher Bell
33. Austin Dillon
34. Chase Briscoe
35. Todd Gilliland
36. Alex Bowman
37. BJ McLeod
38. JJ Yeley
About the Autotrader 400 weekend:
Atlanta’s spring NASCAR weekend is headlined by the Autotrader 400 on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, with intense superspeedway pack racing that challenges NASCAR’s best and dazzles fans.
The race weekend also features the 12th year of Atlanta’s same-day NASCAR doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. The thrills of the Fr8 Racing 208 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race and the Bennett Transportation and Logistics 250 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race all happen in one action-packed day.
More information on the Autotrader 400 weekend and ticket availability can be found online at EchoParkSpeedway.com.
About EchoPark Speedway:
EchoPark Speedway is a premier entertainment venue located about 30 miles south of Atlanta, Ga.Since 1960, EchoPark Speedway has been a staple of the NASCAR calendar and currently hosts two weekends of racing in the spring and fall each year. When NASCAR isn’t in town, EchoPark Speedway’s versatile facility hosts an assortment of events that attract visitors from near and far, from Monster Jam to the Georgia State Fair and everything in between.
For more information on EchoPark Speedway and to see upcoming events at the facility, visit EchoParkSpeedway.com.
Source: EchoPark Speedway
Photo Credit: Harold Hinson Photography

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