Date: 9-8-2024.

Name of the race: Quaker State 400.

Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Laps: 266 (there was one overtime finish).

Pole Winner: Michael McDowell.

Outside Pole Winner: Ryan Blaney.

Stage 1 winner: Ryan Blaney.

Stage 2 winner: Austin Cindric.

Stage 3 winner (won the race): Joey Logano. 

Top 5: Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, and Alex Bowman.

Fun fact about Joey Logano: In addition to have a racing career when he was a child, Joey also played ice hockey until him and his family moved to Georgia to further his racing career. 

Fun fact about Atlanta Motor Speedway: When the plans were in motion to build the track in the 1950s by the First Georgia Securities Corporation, the dream they had for this facility was to compete with its rival track aka Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Fun fact about Georgia: The first Gold Rush that was documented occurred in foothills of North Georgia and this land was occupied by Cherokee Indians who were driven away by the federal government in the 1830s.

Next Race: Watkins Glen International on Sunday afternoon (9-15-2024) for the second race of the playoffs and race #2 in round one.