Asterisk Mark Report – Atlanta #1 2024

Denny Hamlin – Atlanta has been anything but incident free for Denny Hamlin and in 4 of the 5 races on the new surface, he’s either spun or crashed while running in the top 6. This spring, Hamlin literally had three problems while running in the top 6. Hamlin spun into the grass on lap 52 while running in 6th, was involved in a wreck on lap 159 while running in 6th and then near the end on lap 239 while running in 4th, he was involved in another accident, which led to his asterisk mark 23rd.

Brad Keselowski – Brad Keselowski had a hot rod this spring at Atlanta and was a top five contender but he finished an asterisk mark 33rd. In the race, Keselowski finished 7th in Stage #2, ran a lot of the last Stage in the top five but then on lap 219 while running in 3rd, he got loose and got into the wall hard.

Joey Logano – Joey Logano was one of the best this spring at Atlanta but he finished an asterisk mark 28th. In the race, Logano led 27 laps, was running in 2nd on lap 155 but then shortly after that on lap 159 while running in 4th, he crashed after doing a bad block. If Logano’s race would’ve been incident free, I have no doubt he was going to be a factor to win.

Todd Gilliland – Todd Gilliland was one of the best this spring at Atlanta but he finished an asterisk mark 26th. In the race, Gilliland finished 10th in Stage #1, finished 6th in Stage #2, led a race high 58 laps, had an 8.5 average running position, was in 9th on lap 239 but then shortly after that following a caution, Gilliland made an unexpected pit stop for some sort of issue which dropped him off the lead lap, dooming him to his poor finish.