5 KYLE LARSON 
Age: 32 (July 31, 1992)
 Hometown: Elk Grove, California 
Last Week: 4th (Darlington) 
Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels 
Standings: 1st TwitterInstagram     





 No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 

Kyle Larson is the only driver to have led more than 1,000 laps this season. His total of 1,089 is second-best for his career through 26 races behind only his 2021 championship season (1,566).The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion is the top seed in the playoffs with an eight-point advantage over second place. He enters 35 markers above the elimination line.Larson accounts for 49% of all laps led by Chevrolet drivers in 2024 (1,089 of 2,220). Twelve of Larson’s 27 Cup wins have occurred on eight of the 10 playoff tracks (all but Atlanta Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway).The 32-year-old driver has run a series-high 3,500 laps in the top five in 2024.The Elk Grove, California, native has 9.32 average running position, which also tops the series this season.
  

9 CHASE ELLIOTT 
Age: 28 (Nov. 28, 1995) 
Hometown: Dawsonville, Georgia
 Last week: 11th (Darlington) 
Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson 
Standings: 7th (-26) TwitterInstagram    



 No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 

  • Chase Elliott enters the first race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs at his home track of Atlanta Motor Speedway as the seventh seed, nine points above the elimination line.
  • The 2020 Cup Series champion has one win at Atlanta, coming in the summer of 2022 after leading 92 laps.
  • Elliott is one of four drivers with a top-10 average finish in the five Cup Series races at Atlanta since the 2022 reconfiguration (8.75).
  • Elliott has three victories in 39 starts on drafting tracks, most recently in the 2022 playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • The 28-year-old driver ranks second to teammate William Byron (three) in drafting track wins in the Next Gen car with two.
  • At Atlanta, both the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and Elliott’s uniform will don special designs created by two Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta patients as part of the Chase Elliott Foundation’s Desi9n to Drive program.
  • Elliott’s uniform will be up for grabs in a sweepstakes fundraiser that runs through Oct. 9.

  

24 WILLIAM BYRON 
Age: 26 (Nov. 29, 1997)
 Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
 Last Week: 30th (Darlington) 
Crew Chief: Rudy Fugle
 Standings: 4th (-18) TwitterInstagram    
 


No. 24 Relay Payments Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 
  • William Byron enters the first round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs as the No. 4 seed, 17 points above the cutline. This is his sixth consecutive playoff appearance coming off of a Championship 4 showing last season.
  • The Charlotte, North Carolina, native has two wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway coming in the spring 2022 and summer 2023.
  • Since the reconfiguration of Atlanta, Byron has run within the top five for 380 laps – third-most – and within the top 10 for 668 laps – fourth-most.
  • The 26-year-old driver has the most wins on drafting tracks during the Next Gen era with three victories and ranks second in points earned among playoff drivers on drafting tracks this season with 129 points.
  • In the last eight drafting races, Byron has six top-10 finishes, including two wins.

  


48 ALEX BOWMAN 
Age: 31 (April 25, 1993)
 Hometown: Tucson, Arizona 
Last Week:  19th (Darlington) 
Crew Chief: Blake Harris 
Standings: T-12th (-35) TwitterInstagram    
 


No. 48 Ally Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 

  • This weekend’s start of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs at Atlanta Motor Speedway marks Alex Bowman’s sixth appearance the postseason (2018-2022, 2024). Bowman advanced to the round of 12 in each of his past five appearances and made it to the round of 8 in 2020.
  • In seven events at playoff venues earlier this season, Bowman ranks 11th in points (183).
  • The 31-year-old has 12 top-10 finishes this season, already more than he scored in all of 2023.
  • At 11:30 a.m. local time Sunday at Atlanta, Bowman will be at the Hendrick Motorsports merchandise hauler signing autographs for fans with an exclusive wrist band. Want a wrist band? Be one of the first 100 to purchase a No. 48, 1:24 scale diecast at the merchandise hauler on-site. Fans can purchase during operational hours Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning.
  • For four years, Bowman and sponsor Ally have teamed up to support Best Friends Animal Society and their network of partners. Every race weekend, the pair donates $4,800 to help homeless pets. This weekend, the charitable donation will go to Hall County Animal Shelter, located approximately 80 miles northeast of Atlanta Motor Speedway.