Last Lap Insider NASCAR Recap: Yellow Flag on the Final Lap Helps Bell Win in the Peach State

Just like last year, the conclusion of tonight’s “AmBetter Health 400” at Atlanta Motor Speedway was another photo finish, but this time, it was under caution instead of the finish line.

 

A big accident on the backstretch, on the final circuit, forced NASCAR to hit that yellow button in the control booth. At the moment of caution, it was the No. 20 Dewalt Tools Toyota of Christopher Bell that was just barely out ahead of Carson Hocevar and Kyle Larson. Bell, who qualified 32nd for Sunday evening’s race, was in the back of the pack almost all night until it was “show me the money” time. For Bell, this victory is his first superspeedway win and the tenth overall of his Cup Series career.

 

Official Results:

1. Christopher Bell 

2. Carson Hocevar 

3. Kyle Larson – Stage 2 🏁

4. Ryan Blaney – LLI Pick 1 – Pole-sitter 

5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 

6. Denny Hamlin 

7. Kyle Busch 

8. Ross Chastain 

9. Bubba Wallace 

10. John Hunter Nemechek 

11. Joey Logano – LLI Pick 2

12. Zane Smith 

13. Michael McDowell 

14. AJ Allmendinger 

15. Todd Gilliland 

16. Austin Dillon 

17. Riley Herbst 

18. Chase Elliott 

19. Ryan Preece 

20. Tyler Reddick 

21. Chase Briscoe 

22. BJ McLeod 

23. Shane Van Gisbergen 

24. Justin Haley 

25. Josh Berry – Stage 1 🏁

26. Alex Bowman 

27. William Byron 

28. Austin Cindric – LLI Pick 3

29. Ty Dillon 

30. Chris Buescher 

31. Erik Jones 

32. Ty Gibbs 

33. Daniel Suarez 

34. Noah Gragson 

35. Cody Ware 

36. Corey Lajoie 

37. Brad Keselowski 

38. Ty Dillon 

39. Erik Jones

 

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In the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Richard Childress Racing opend 2025 with two consecutive wins with Jesse Love winning at Daytona last weekend, and Austin Hill getting it done on Saturday for his third trophy in succession in the ATL.

 

It was the eighth career victory for Hill on drafting tracks, his fifth at Atlanta, and his 11th overall in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

 

Justin Allgaier took the runner-up spot with Aric Almirola, Sammy Smith, Nick Sanchez, Jeb Burton, Daniel Dye, Leland Honeyman, William Sawalich, and Harrison Burton completing the top ten.

 

Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Saturday by holding off Stewart Friesen by a nose for his eighth career triumph at Atlanta. It was also Busch’s 67th overall truck victory, thus extending his record of all time wins leader in the Craftsman Truck Series.

 

Friesen was so close to hoisting that trophy but came up a little short in second place, followed by Tyler Ankrum, Bayley Currey, Chandler Smith, Kaden Honeycutt, Ben Rhodes, Ty Majeski, Jake Garcia, and Grant Enfinger.