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Check out the DraftKings DFS driver scoring results for the 2022 Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart, highlighting points breakdowns, top performers, and fantasy stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

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METRIC	POINTS
Place Differential	+/- 1 Pt
Fastest Laps	+0.45 Pts
Laps Led	+0.25 Pts

FINISH	POINTS	FINISH	POINTS
1st	45	21st	21
2nd	42	22nd	20
3rd	41	23rd	19
4th	40	24th	18
5th	39	25th	17
6th	38	26th	16
7th	37	27th	15
8th	36	28th	14
9th	35	29th	13
10th	34	30th	12
11th	32	31st	10
12th	31	32nd	9
13th	30	33rd	8
14th	29	34th	7
15th	28	35th	6
16th	27	36th	5
17th	26	37th	4
18th	25	38th	3
19th	24	39th	2
20th	23	40th	1

Scoring Notes

Place Differential = (Starting Position) – (Finishing Position) Example: If a driver starts in 20th position and finishes in 10th place then his Place Differential is +10.
A driver's starting position is based on his qualifying position. If a driver's qualifying position is disallowed, his starting position will be his new spot at the back of the race. If a driver's starting position changes between qualifying and the start of the race for any other reason (e.g. going to a backup car) the original qualifying position will be used to calculate place differential.
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Finishing Position is defined as the driver's standing order at the end of the race. Disqualifications related to same-day post-race inspection will not change a driver's Finishing Position, Laps Led, or Fastest Laps stats.

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Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart

Sunday, July 10th, 2022

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

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Atlanta Motor Speedway
Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart
Pole Winner: Chase Elliott
Age: 26
Team: No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
Chase Elliott won the Pole Award for the Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart by having the highest total PMQ.
PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
25% of the driver's final race finish position.
25% of the owner's final race position.
35% of the Owner Points position.

Sunday, July 10th, 2022
NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain

Chase Elliott wins at home, posts his third victory of the season

Chase Elliott is a former NASCAR Cup Series champion and currently the 2022 title leader. But finally scoring a dramatic victory Sunday afternoon at his home track – Atlanta Motor Speedway – in front of a vocal and adoring home crowd ranks right up there as far as he’s concerned.

Elliott’s No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet led a race best 96 of the 260 laps and held off a charging field to win Sunday’s Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart, ultimately securing the trophy when the caution flag came out in the closing portion of the frenzied final lap.

Corey LaJoie, who was dueling it out with Elliott on that last lap, brought out that caution after hitting the wall on the backstretch in a final attempt to pull alongside and pass Elliott for what would have also been a popular first career NASCAR Cup Series victory for the well-liked LaJoie.

“This one’s up there for sure, to win at your home track is a real big deal I think to any race car driver,’’ said Elliott, 26, of nearby Dawsonville, Ga. “I watched a lot of guys do it over the years, Jimmie [Johnson] out in California. We haven’t really had a very good run here, so I felt like today was a good opportunity for us.

“I’m just so proud. This is obviously home for me and home to a lot of great fans who made a lot of noise today. Couldn’t be more proud of our team.”

Obviously disappointed not to earn the victory, but not disheartened, LaJoie said he was encouraged by the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet team’s work on Sunday and boosted by the confidence of being in position to win late in a race.

“Closest I’ve ever been, for sure that was fun’’ LaJoie said. “I’m proud of my guys at Spire and everyone whose helped us out.

“I made my move and it didn’t work out, and the siren is ringing in Dawsonville (Ga.) unfortunately,’’ LaJoie said referencing the famed Dawsonville (Ga.) Pool Room where the owners ring a bell to celebrate each of Elliott’s victories.

With 27 lead changes among 12 drivers and 13 caution periods, it was an eventful day on the newly reconfigured and re-paved Atlanta Motor Speedway’s 1.54-mile track. And there was plenty of drama from the hometown kid winning his series-best third race of the year to several dust-ups among popular drivers.

Ross Chastain, who had a busy day on track and was part of a couple of those incidents, rallied to finish runner-up to Elliott.

“I hated that I took the best car here and I tore it up a couple times, but yeah, it’s incredible,’’ Chastain said of rebounding to score his fifth top two finish of the season.

“Hats off to Chevrolet and Trackhouse for bringing this fast of a Jockey Chevrolet to be able to come back. Our road crew and pit crew did an awesome job to rebound through all the damage repair and we had a shot and I got inside of the 9 [Elliott] coming off [turn] 2 coming to the checkered and the caution came out.”

After being collected in a nine-car accident just before the race’s mid-point, Chastain worked his way forward again only to make contact with veteran Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin as the two were running in the top 10 late in the race. The pair have had run-ins previously this season and Hamlin, whose car was badly damaged, was not happy after the race.

“Everyone has different tolerance levels and as you all know, I’ve reached my peak,’’ Hamlin said.

Team Penske rookie Austin Cindric – winner of the season opening Daytona 500 – finished third, with Petty GMS Motorsports’ Erik Jones and Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney rounding out the top five.

Chastain’s Trackhouse Racing teammate Daniel Suarez was sixth, followed by Justin Haley, Aric Almirola, Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick rounding out the top 10.

With the victory, Elliott extended his championship lead over Blaney to 47 points. Chastain is now third, 50 points behind Elliott.

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to competition next weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with the Ambetter 301 on Sunday (3 p.m. ET, USA Network, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Stewart-Haas Racing driver Aric Almirola is the defending race winner.

Drivers Entered: 36
Laps Scheduled: 260
Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
Time of Race: 3 Hours 22 Minutes 18 Seconds
Average Speed: 118.754
Cautions: 13 for 64 laps
Lead Changes: 27
Green Flag Passes: 4,661 (23.8 passes per green flag lap)

Atlanta Motor Speedway
53rd Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart
Race Winner: Chase Elliott
Age: 26
Team : No. 9 - NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
Chase Elliott won the 53rd Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, his 16th victory in 240 Cup Series races.
This is his third victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in nine races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Ross Chastain (second) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2022.
Austin Cindric (third) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Austin Cindric (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
Chase Elliott leads the point standings by 47 points over Ryan Blaney.

Alex Bowman, Ross Chastain, and Ryan Blaney race — Hampton, Georgia - July 10, 2022 : Alex Bowman, driver of the #48 Ally Milestone Chevrolet, Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Jockey Chevrolet, and Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Wabash Ford, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart at Atlanta Motor Speedway Draftkings results
								FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS				FAST LAP POINTS			LAPS LED POINTS			TOTAL POINTS
RNK	SLRY	DRIVER	TEAM	#	MAKE	LAPS	DR	ST	FIN	FIN PTS	PD PTS	FST	% FST	FST PTS	LED	% LED	LED PTS	TOT PTS
1	10,500	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	9	Chevrolet	260	134.50	1	1	45	0	6	3.28	2.70	96	36.9	24.00	71.70
6	10,300	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	1	Chevrolet	260	116.00	2	2	42	0	7	3.83	3.15	32	12.3	8.00	53.15
7	8,100	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	2	Ford	260	68.10	5	3	41	2	12	6.56	5.40	7	2.7	1.75	50.15
2	6,700	Erik Jones	Petty GMS Motorsports	43	Chevrolet	260	84.80	25	4	40	21	7	3.83	3.15	10	3.9	2.50	66.65
10	10,700	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	12	Ford	260	110.00	6	5	39	1	3	1.64	1.35	2	0.8	0.50	41.85
11	8,900	Daniel Suarez	Trackhouse Racing	99	Chevrolet	260	80.10	7	6	38	1	6	3.28	2.70	0	0.0	0.00	41.70
3	6,300	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	31	Chevrolet	260	93.10	24	7	37	17	6	3.28	2.70	0	0.0	0.00	56.70
5	7,400	Aric Almirola	Stewart Haas Racing	10	Ford	260	89.50	22	8	36	14	12	6.56	5.40	0	0.0	0.00	55.40
9	6,200	Cole Custer	Stewart Haas Racing	41	Ford	260	61.60	18	9	35	9	8	4.37	3.60	0	0.0	0.00	47.60
4	5,500	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	21	Ford	260	77.10	27	10	34	17	5	2.73	2.25	9	3.5	2.25	55.50
13	9,100	Martin Truex Jr	Joe Gibbs Racing	19	Toyota	260	79.00	9	11	32	-2	8	4.37	3.60	27	10.4	6.75	40.35
16	7,600	Kevin Harvick	Stewart Haas Racing	4	Ford	260	73.30	10	12	31	-2	8	4.37	3.60	0	0.0	0.00	32.60
21	10,100	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	5	Chevrolet	260	67.00	3	13	30	-10	10	5.46	4.50	0	0.0	0.00	24.50
8	8,700	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	23	Toyota	260	52.50	32	14	29	18	3	1.64	1.35	0	0.0	0.00	48.35
19	7,300	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	34	Ford	260	73.80	12	15	28	-3	5	2.73	2.25	0	0.0	0.00	27.25
20	7,900	Chase Briscoe	Stewart Haas Racing	14	Ford	260	61.50	14	16	27	-2	2	1.09	0.90	0	0.0	0.00	25.90
14	5,700	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	38	Ford	260	60.70	28	17	26	11	2	1.09	0.90	0	0.0	0.00	37.90
12	6,500	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	6	Ford	260	59.90	31	18	25	13	8	4.37	3.60	0	0.0	0.00	41.60
23	8,500	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	20	Toyota	260	94.90	15	19	24	-4	9	4.92	4.05	0	0.0	0.00	24.05
22	9,900	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	18	Toyota	260	64.20	19	20	23	-1	5	2.73	2.25	0	0.0	0.00	24.25
15	5,400	Corey Lajoie	Spire Motorsports	7	Chevrolet	260	74.70	30	21	21	9	2	1.09	0.90	19	7.3	4.75	35.65
24	8,200	Kurt Busch	23XI Racing	45	Toyota	259	90.70	21	22	20	-1	11	6.01	4.95	0	0.0	0.00	23.95
17	5,200	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	51	Ford	259	36.00	34	23	19	11	0	0	0.00	0	0.0	0.00	30.00
17	0	Landon Cassill	N/A	N/A	N/A	259	37.30	36	24	18	12	0	0	0.00	0	0.0	0.00	30.00
26	9,700	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	11	Toyota	259	86.80	16	25	17	-9	8	4.37	3.60	2	0.8	0.50	12.10
28	9,600	Joey Logano	Team Penske	22	Ford	252	72.80	17	26	16	-9	6	3.28	2.70	0	0.0	0.00	9.70
25	4,800	Garrett Smithley	Rick Ware Racing	15	Ford	252	30.80	33	27	15	6	1	0.55	0.45	0	0.0	0.00	21.45
27	6,000	Ty Dillon	Petty GMS Motorsports	42	Chevrolet	174	38.00	23	28	14	-5	2	1.09	0.90	0	0.0	0.00	9.90
34	9,300	Tyler Reddick	Richard Childress Racing	8	Chevrolet	170	89.30	4	29	13	-25	4	2.19	1.80	13	7.7	3.25	-6.95
29	9,500	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	24	Chevrolet	170	88.80	13	30	12	-17	4	2.19	1.80	41	24.1	10.25	7.05
32	7,100	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	JTG Daugherty Racing	47	Chevrolet	162	40.10	20	31	10	-11	1	0.55	0.45	2	1.2	0.50	-0.05
35	7,800	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	48	Chevrolet	160	75.60	8	32	9	-24	6	3.28	2.70	0	0.0	0.00	-12.30
36	7,000	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	17	Ford	107	37.10	11	33	8	-22	2	1.09	0.90	0	0.0	0.00	-13.10
31	5,800	Noah Gragson	Kaulig Racing	16	Chevrolet	91	30.70	29	34	7	-5	0	0	0.00	0	0.0	0.00	2.00
33	6,900	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	3	Chevrolet	90	40.80	26	35	6	-9	4	2.19	1.80	0	0.0	0.00	-1.20
30	5,100	BJ McLeod	Live Fast Motorsports	78	Ford	77	24.30	35	36	5	-1	0	0	0.00	0	0.0	0.00	4.00

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Chase Elliott wins at home, posts his third victory of the season

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