HAMPTON, Ga. — When the celebs of NASCAR duel on EchoPark Speedway’s excessive banks this Saturday night time, the race will carry increased, never-before-seen stakes.
The Quaker State 400 Out there at Walmart is not going to solely be a pivotal occasion for drivers competing to race their approach into NASCAR playoffs or bolster their championship hopes; the occasion will even be the primary in 32 drivers’ quest to win $1 million in NASCAR’s first In-Season Match.
Seeding for the sphere of 32 drivers in competition for the $1 million prize was set primarily based on the outcomes of the NASCAR Cup Collection occasions in Michigan, Mexico Metropolis, and Pocono. These drivers will compete over the course of 5 races – beginning with Saturday night time’s Quaker State 400 in Atlanta – in head-to-head, bracket-style elimination matchups to find out who would be the inaugural winner of the NASCAR In-Season Match.
The 16 drivers who end higher than their head-to-head opponent will advance to the following spherical on the Chicago Road Course; the opposite 16 drivers will likely be eradicated from the event.
The added intrigue of the event matchups will unfold amongst a few of the quickest and most awe-inspiring racing NASCAR has to supply. Contemporary off one other tantalizing occasion that noticed a monitor document 50 lead modifications in NASCAR’s spring go to to EchoPark Speedway in February, followers count on to see one other thrilling affair beneath the lights on Saturday night time at 7 p.m.