Below are some potential notable starts being made by drivers this weekend. Notable meaning they will be tied with a driver in number of starts made in that specific series, or the number of starts being made is a significant number that they are reaching in their specific race this weekend at either Atlanta Motor/EchoPark Speedway or Lime Rock Park. Rankings reflect the all-time starts list for that series.
(The image above each series is the driver I find having the most notable start this weekend)
*This will be updated after qualifying for each race if a driver does not make the race.
This weekend Kris Wright ties 2026 Cup Wins leader, Tyler Reddick, by making his 63rd career Truck Series start. Image credit: NASCAR Paint Scheme Preview
Truck Series Starts
Kaden Honeycutt: 73rd start ties Austin Dillon, Bobby Dotter, Miguel Paludo & Ryan Truex, ranks 92nd
Layne Riggs: 68th start ties Ricky Carmichael, ranks 105th
Kris Wright: 63rd start ties Tyler Reddick, ranks 114th
Connor Mosack: 42nd start ties B.J. McLeod, Cole Custer & Erik Jones, ranks 176th
Corey LaJoie: 26th start ties Jamie McMurray, ranks 262nd
Graham Doyle & Louis Foster: 1st start!
Atlanta this weekend will be Parker Retzlaff’s 128th career O’Reilly Series start which ties him with NASCAR Hall of Famer, Harry Gant, for 142nd all-time. Image credit: @Parker79p X Page
O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Starts
Justin Allgaier: 525th start! Ranks 4th
Joey Gase: 321st start ties Michael Annett, ranks 24th
Brennan Poole: 211th start ties Jimmy Spencer, ranks 64th
Sheldon Creed: 157th start ties Austin Dillon, ranks 110th
Kyle Sieg: 135th start ties Aric Almirola, ranks 127th
Parker Retzlaff: 128th start ties Harry Gant, ranks 142nd
Leland Honeyman: 66th start ties Ty Gibbs, ranks 244th
William Sawalich: 55th start ties Kyle Petty, ranks 271st
Rajah Caruth: 43rd start ties Adam Petty & Bobby Allison, ranks 313th
Jordan Anderson: 30th start ties Boris Said & Kurt Busch, ranks 370th
Patrick Staropoli: 25th start! Ranks 404th
Lavar Scott: 23rd start ties Juan Pablo Montoya, ranks 417th
Carson Ware: 20th start! Ties Corey Heim & Donnie Allison, ranks 443rd
After his 1st win of 2026 last week at Chicagoland Chase Briscoe will be making his 200th career Cup Series start this weekend at Atlanta. Image credit: NASCAR Paint Scheme Preview
Cup Series Starts
Joey Logano: 635th start ties Buck Baker, ranks 30th
William Byron: 308th start ties Bobby Isaac, ranks 103rd
Chase Briscoe: 200th start! Ranks 151st
Austin Hill: 25th start! Ranks 456th