If your heart’s not pounding after that one, you need to check your pulse.
The NASCAR Cup Series was in Atlanta today for the Ambetter Health 400, and after fuel-saving lead to some dull moments in last week’s Daytona 500, people were questioning just how exciting this race was going to be.
Well that question was answered pretty quick.
A massive crash on lap 1 set the tone for the race.
And by the checkered flag there were only a handful of cars that hadn’t been involved in wrecks throughout the race.
But it wasn’t just the wrecking. The racing didn’t disappoint either.
As the laps wound down, it looked like Ryan Blaney was going to hold off the pack for the win as his #12 car battled with Daniel Suarez and Kyle Busch.
Suarez had other plans though.
As the field entered turn 3 for the final time, Suarez and Busch got a run on the outside of Blaney, making it three wide coming to the checkered flag.
And with Bubba Wallace getting loose behind Blaney and not able to push him to the win, Suarez managed to power around on the outside as the three cars battled to the finish line side by side by side.
It wasn’t immediately clear who won the race, but when NASCAR went back to the replay, Suarez and his #99 car for Trackhouse Racing crossed the finish line in first place – barely.
The margin of victory was .003 seconds over Blaney, the third closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.
The win was the second of his career for Suarez, and his first since Sonoma in 2022. And he was clearly pretty pumped after that one.
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?
