by Micah Roberts
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Sunday, March 7, 2010 - 10:15 am (PT)
Rating Driver Odds Practice 1 Qualifying Practice 2 Practice 3
1. Mark Martin 6/1 1st 4th 2nd 1st
Blistering fast in all sessions; Same Chassis sat on pole and finished 2nd at Indy in ‘09
2. Jimmie Johnson 9/2 7th 16th 1st 16th
All-time leader in 1.5-mile wins; Same chassis won pole & race at Charlotte last fall
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr 18/1 10th 1st 7th 2nd
New Chassis this week; 1st pole in 68 races, Actually looks like a Hendrick car this week
4. Kasey Kahne 20/1 3rd 6th 5th 11th
2 time ATL winner, Won fall race in ’09; strong throughout practice with average speeds
5. Jeff Gordon 8/1 35th 5th 6th 25th
ATL best 9.2 AVG finish last 10 years; 4 career wins, best AVG finish on 1.5 mile tracks in ’09
6. Jeff Burton 18/1 24th 22nd 20th 6th
Using same Chassis that finish 3rd at Cal 2 weeks ago with similar practice progression
7. Kurt Busch 15/1 18th 11th 4th 10th
2 time ATL winner, won this race in ’09; New Chassis this week, steady practice times
8. Kyle Busch 8/1 2nd 2nd 8th 23rd
Won this race in ’08, Great Friday in Q-trim, slowed Sat in race trim; No top-10’s this year
9. Clint Bowyer 20/1 27th 18th 18th 9th
New Chassis this week; 2nd in points, finished 6th in last 3 spring ATL races
10.Paul Menard 500/1 19th 23rd 11th 4th
Looked great in final practices, similar to teammate Kahne. He has never look as good!
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