For example, first-seeded Denny Hamlin will go up against the No. 32 seed, Ty Dillon, on Saturday, while No. 7 Ryan Blaney will go up against Portage native Carson Hocevar, who is ranked 26th. The winner of the event, which will be crowned in the return of the Brickyard 400 next month, will receive a $1 million prize.

The debut of NASCAR’s In-Season Challenge in Saturday night’s Cup Series race in Atlanta has generated differing opinions and expectations from drivers

The Cup and Xfinity starting lineups will be set Friday at EchoPark Speedway south of Atlanta. Because the 1.54-mile oval is a drafting track similar to Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway,

The NASCAR Xfinity Series season continues with the Focused Health 250 at Atlanta. See Friday's starting lineup here.