Sunday’s Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway already delivered what might be the finish of the year in NASCAR.
Sunday’s race ended with a three-wide photo finish, as Daniel Suarez, Ryan Blaney, and Kyle Busch all crossed the finish line at virtually the same time. Suarez ultimately was declared the winner in the third-closest finish in Cup Series history.
Three-wide finish!
The 3rd closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history pic.twitter.com/OlkLezzGgV
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) February 26, 2024
Still shots, as well as the camera mounted at the finish line, showed just how close it was. Suarez won by a matter of inches ahead of Blaney, and he was declared the winner by 0.003 seconds.
Photo finish at Atlanta! 🏁
DANIEL SUAREZ WINS BY 0.003 SECONDS.#NASCAR pic.twitter.com/UVgrniZmm7
— Ryan Field (@RyanFieldABC) February 26, 2024
WHAT-A-FINISH pic.twitter.com/swKxVfmRAz
— Mattzel89 (@Mattzel89) February 26, 2024
NASCAR delivers its share of photo finishes, but rarely are they as close as this. They almost never involve a third car, either, so this truly had everything.
Suarez missed the playoffs last year, so this was a huge victory for him. It won’t matter at all that it was by less than a tenth of a second.
