2026 NASCAR Cup Series entry list for EchoPark Speedway summer race
By Staff Report
NASCAR.com
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Following a return to the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway for the first time since 2019, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to another 1.5-mile track this Sunday, but an entirely different beast in the high-banked, drafting-style EchoPark Speedway (7 p.m. ET, TNT Sports, truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
This will be the 20th points-paying race of the 2026 Cup Series season and the second trip to Georgia this year for the highly anticipated summer race in the Peach State.
In Round 3 of the In-Season Challenge, (No. 25 seed) Todd Gilliland will go head-to-head with (No. 32 seed) Alex Bowman. Chicagoland winner (No. 12 seed) Chase Briscoe will battle Georgia native (No. 4 seed) Chase Elliott.
On the other side of the bracket, (No. 2 seed) Denny Hamlin is set to face off with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate (No. 10 seed) Christopher Bell. The final matchup will be a showdown between (No. 3 seed) Ryan Blaney and (No. 11 seed) William Byron.
Thirty-eight cars are entered into this weekend’s event.
