HAMPTON — In a three-wide photo finish, Daniel Suarez edged out Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch to win Sunday’s Ambetter 400 NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The margin of victory was just .0003 seconds — the third closest margin of victory in NASCAR Cup history.
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