The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series Challenge is officially underway as Round 1 is complete. The five-round in-season tournament began with the Quaker State 400 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
Chase Elliott won the race, marking his first Cup Series victory of the season. He and 15 other drivers advance to the second round of the in-season tournament.
Elliott edged out Brad Keselowski on the final lap to win the race.
Here are the official results of the race, including the top 10 finishers.
| Finishing position | Driver |
| 1 | Chase Elliott |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski |
| 3 | Alex Bowman |
| 4 | Tyler Reddick |
| 5 | Erik Jones |
| 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 7 | Zane Smith |
| 8 | Ty Dillon |
| 9 | Chris Buescher |
| 10 | Carson Hocevar |
| 11 | Connor Zilisch |
| 12 | AJ Allmendinger |
| 13 | Cody Ware |
| 14 | Ty Gibbs |
| 15 | Ryan Preece |
| 16 | B.J. McLeod |
| 17 | Kyle Larson |
| 18 | Michael McDowell |
| 19 | Cole Custer |
| 20 | Austin Dillon |
| 21 | Kyle Busch |
| 22 | Bubba Wallace |
| 23 | Justin Haley |
| 24 | Shane van Gisbergen |
| 25 | Noah Gragson |
| 26 | John Hunter Nemechek |
| 27 | Todd Gilliland |
| 28 | Riley Herbst |
| 29 | David Starr |
| 30 | Christopher Bell |
| 31 | Denny Hamlin |
| 32 | Josh Berry |
| 33 | Ross Chastain |
| 34 | Daniel Suarez |
| 35 | Chase Briscoe |
| 36 | Joey Logano |
| 37 | William Byron |
| 38 | Austin Cindric |
| 39 | Corey LaJoie |
| 40 | Ryan Blaney |