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| Kevin Harvick captured his second Atlanta win last season. He's the 4/1 favorite to win this week. |
Atlanta Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #: 2 of 36 (02-25-18)
Track Size: 1.54-miles
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 24 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 24 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 5 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 2,332 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,800 feet
Race Length: 325 laps / 500.5 miles
Stage 1 & 2: 85 Laps (each)
Final Stage: 155 Laps
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Atlanta
Jimmie Johnson........................ 102.8
Kevin Harvick............................. 99.4
Chase Elliott............................... 96.4
Kurt Busch................................. 96.1
Brad Keselowski......................... 95.5
Denny Hamlin............................. 94.3
Martin Truex Jr........................... 93.5
Kyle Busch................................. 92.7
Kyle Larson................................ 84.8
Joey Logano............................... 82.6
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2018 races (20 total) among active drivers at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2018 pole winner:
Kyle Busch, Toyota Camry
184.652 mph. 30.024 secs. 02-23-18
2018 race winner:
Kevin Harvick, Ford Fusion
143.068 mph, (03:29:54), 02-25-18
Track qualifying record:
Geoffrey Bodine, Ford
197.478 mph, 28.074 secs. 11-15-97
Track race record:
Bobby Labonte, Pontiac
159.904 mph, (03:07:48), 11-16-97
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2019 Top 16 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Rk.
|
Driver
|
Races
|
Poles
|
Wins
|
Top Fives
|
Top 10s
|
DNFs
|
Average Finish
|
Driver Rating
| |
1
|
Joey Logano
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
16.7
|
82.6
| |
2
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
20
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
8
|
4
|
17.6
|
93.5
| |
3
|
Kevin Harvick
|
28
|
2
|
2
|
7
|
13
|
4
|
16.7
|
99.4
| |
4
|
Kyle Busch
|
20
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
1
|
14.8
|
92.7
| |
5
|
Aric Almirola
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
18.5
|
66.5
| |
6
|
Chase Elliott
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
7.7
|
96.4
| |
7
|
Kurt Busch
|
27
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
13
|
3
|
15.3
|
96.1
| |
8
|
Brad Keselowski
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
16.5
|
95.5
| |
9
|
Kyle Larson
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
14.2
|
84.8
| |
10
|
Ryan Blaney
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
18.3
|
72.8
| |
11
|
Denny Hamlin
|
19
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
7
|
3
|
18.3
|
94.3
| |
12
|
Clint Bowyer
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
20.4
|
81.6
| |
13
|
Austin Dillon
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
23.2
|
67.3
| |
14
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
27
|
0
|
5
|
14
|
16
|
2
|
11.6
|
102.8
| |
15
|
Erik Jones
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
12.5
|
78.0
| |
16
|
Alex Bowman
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
26.0
|
53.3
|
* – Based on Loop Data from the last 20 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway (2005 – 2018).
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2018 Top Five Loop Data Leaders
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Driver Rating
|
Average Running Position
|
Laps in The Top 15
| |||
Drivers
|
Driver Rating
|
Drivers
|
Avg. Running Pos.
|
Drivers
|
Laps in Top 15
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
102.8
|
Chase Elliott
|
9.284
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
5,130 (78.4%)
|
Kevin Harvick
|
99.4
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
9.785
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
4,956 (79.7%)
|
Chase Elliott
|
96.4
|
Brad Keselowski
|
10.49
|
Kevin Harvick
|
4,321 (66.1%)
|
Kurt Busch
|
96.1
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
10.944
|
Denny Hamlin
|
4,217 (67.8%)
|
Brad Keselowski
|
95.5
|
Kevin Harvick
|
12.196
|
Kurt Busch
|
4,123 (66.3%)
|
Atlanta Motor Speedway Stats & Tidbits:
HISTORY
· Originally called Atlanta International Raceway, the track was then a 1.5-mile paved speedway.
· The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta was on July 31, 1960, won by Fireball Roberts from the pole position.
· The track was re-measured to 1.522 miles in the spring of 1970.
· It was renamed Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1990.
· The track layout was reversed, and the track was re-configured to 1.54 miles between the two races in 1997.
· From 1960 – 2010, Atlanta Motor Speedway hosted multiple Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races during each season; starting in 2011 the series began only visiting Atlanta once a year (2011-Present).
· In total there have been 111 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Atlanta Motor Speedway since the first race there in 1960.
STARTS
· A total of 568 different drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway; 384 have competed in more than one.
· Richard Petty leads the Monster Energy Series in starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway with 65; followed by Bill Elliott (62) and Dave Marcis (59).
· Kevin Harvick leads all active drivers with 28 starts at Atlanta; followed by Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch with 27 each.
Average Starting Positions - Atlanta
| |||
Rank
|
Drivers
|
Avg. Starting Pos.
|
Starts
|
1
|
Ryan Newman
|
6.846
|
26
|
2
|
Kyle Larson
|
9.000
|
5
|
3
|
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
10.333
|
6
|
4
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
11.185
|
27
|
5
|
Kyle Busch
|
11.700
|
20
|
6
|
Denny Hamlin
|
12.263
|
19
|
7
|
Daniel Suarez
|
12.500
|
2
|
8
|
Kurt Busch
|
15.444
|
28
|
9
|
Brad Keselowski
|
15.500
|
10
|
10
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
15.950
|
20
|
· Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Atlanta with a 6.846 in 26 starts.
· A total of 67 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have made their series debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
· Four active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted their first career start at Atlanta Motor Speedway: Martin Truex Jr. (10/31/2004), Ty Dillon (8/31/2014), Cody Ware (3/5/2017) and Harrison Rhodes (2/25/2018).
Busch Pole Award Winners - Atlanta
| ||
Rank
|
Pole Winners
|
Poles
|
1
|
Buddy Baker
|
7
|
2
|
Ryan Newman
|
7
|
3
|
Cale Yarborough
|
6
|
4
|
Bill Elliott
|
5
|
5
|
Fireball Roberts
|
5
|
6
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
4
|
7
|
Richard Petty
|
4
|
8
|
Alan Kulwicki
|
3
|
9
|
Fred Lorenzen
|
3
|
10
|
Geoff Bodine
|
3
|
11
|
Harry Gant
|
3
|
12
|
Marvin Panch
|
3
|
13
|
Rusty Wallace
|
3
|
14
|
Bobby Allison
|
2
|
15
|
Bobby Labonte
|
2
|
16
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
2
|
17
|
Dale Jarrett
|
2
|
18
|
Dave Marcis
|
2
|
19
|
David Pearson
|
2
|
20
|
Jeff Gordon
|
2
|
21
|
Junior Johnson
|
2
|
22
|
Kasey Kahne
|
2
|
23
|
Kevin Harvick
|
2
|
24
|
Mark Martin
|
2
|
25
|
A.J. Foyt
|
1
|
26
|
Banjo Matthews
|
1
|
27
|
Charlie Glotzbach
|
1
|
28
|
Curtis Turner
|
1
|
29
|
Darel Dieringer
|
1
|
30
|
Darrell Waltrip
|
1
|
31
|
Denny Hamlin
|
1
|
32
|
Greg Biffle
|
1
|
33
|
Greg Sacks
|
1
|
34
|
Joey Logano
|
1
|
35
|
John Andretti
|
1
|
36
|
Johnny Benson
|
1
|
37
|
Kenny Irwin Jr
|
1
|
38
|
Kevin Lepage
|
1
|
39
|
Kurt Busch
|
1
|
40
|
Kyle Busch
|
1
|
41
|
LeeRoy Yarbrough
|
1
|
42
|
Loy Allen Jr
|
1
|
43
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
1
|
44
|
Morgan Shepherd
|
1
|
45
|
Neil Bonnett
|
1
|
46
|
Rick Mast
|
1
|
47
|
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
1
|
48
|
Robby Gordon
|
1
|
49
|
Sam Sommers
|
1
|
50
|
Terry Labonte
|
1
|
51
|
Tim Richmond
|
1
|
52
|
Tony Stewart
|
1
|
· A total of 52 different drivers have posted poles at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Monster Energy Series.
· Buddy Baker and Ryan Newman are tied for the Monster Energy Series most poles at Atlanta with seven each.
· Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Monster Energy Series Busch Pole Award at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 1960 with a speed of 133.870 mph in a Pontiac.
· Kyle Busch won the most recent Monster Energy Series Busch Pole Award at Atlanta Motor Speedway (2018) with a speed of 184.652 mph in a Toyota.
· Winning consecutive poles has happened 10 times at Atlanta in the Monster energy Series, among six different drivers:
Ø Fireball Roberts (1960 sweep, 1961 second & third race)
Ø Cale Yarborough (1969, 1970, 1978 sweep)
Ø Dave Marcis (1975, 1976)
Ø Buddy Baker (1979 sweep, 1980)
Ø Alan Kulwicki (1989 sweep)
Ø Ryan Newman (2003 sweep, 2004 sweep, 2005 sweep)
· Ryan Newman holds the record for most consecutive poles at Atlanta with six; from the spring of 2003 through 2005.
· Youngest Atlanta pole winner: Terry Labonte (03/15/1981 – 24 years, 3 months, 27 days).
· Oldest Atlanta pole winner: Harry Gant (11/14/1993 – 53 years, 10 months, 4 days).
· A total of nine drivers have made their first Monster Energy Series start at Atlanta:
Drivers with First Start at Atlanta
| |
Drivers
|
Date
|
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
9/1/2013
|
Kevin Lepage
|
11/21/1999
|
Kenny Irwin Jr
|
11/8/1998
|
Robby Gordon
|
3/9/1997
|
Johnny Benson
|
3/10/1996
|
Rick Mast
|
11/15/1992
|
Terry Labonte
|
3/15/1981
|
Sam Sommers
|
11/6/1977
|
Cale Yarborough
|
4/2/1967
|
WINS
Race Winners - Atlanta
| ||
Rank
|
Pole Winners
|
Poles
|
1
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
9
|
2
|
Cale Yarborough
|
7
|
3
|
Bobby Labonte
|
6
|
4
|
Richard Petty
|
6
|
5
|
Bill Elliott
|
5
|
6
|
Bobby Allison
|
5
|
7
|
Jeff Gordon
|
5
|
8
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
5
|
9
|
David Pearson
|
4
|
10
|
Fred Lorenzen
|
4
|
11
|
Carl Edwards
|
3
|
12
|
Darrell Waltrip
|
3
|
13
|
Kasey Kahne
|
3
|
14
|
Kurt Busch
|
3
|
15
|
Morgan Shepherd
|
3
|
16
|
Neil Bonnett
|
3
|
17
|
Tony Stewart
|
3
|
18
|
Buddy Baker
|
2
|
19
|
Kevin Harvick
|
2
|
20
|
Kyle Busch
|
2
|
21
|
LeeRoy Yarbrough
|
2
|
22
|
Mark Martin
|
2
|
23
|
Marvin Panch
|
2
|
24
|
Rusty Wallace
|
2
|
25
|
A.J. Foyt
|
1
|
26
|
Benny Parsons
|
1
|
27
|
Bob Burdick
|
1
|
28
|
Bobby Johns
|
1
|
29
|
Brad Keselowski
|
1
|
30
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
1
|
31
|
Dale Jarrett
|
1
|
32
|
Dave Marcis
|
1
|
33
|
Denny Hamlin
|
1
|
34
|
Dick Hutcherson
|
1
|
35
|
Donnie Allison
|
1
|
36
|
Ernie Irvan
|
1
|
37
|
Fireball Roberts
|
1
|
38
|
Jerry Nadeau
|
1
|
39
|
Jim Hurtubise
|
1
|
40
|
Junior Johnson
|
1
|
41
|
Ken Schrader
|
1
|
42
|
Ned Jarrett
|
1
|
43
|
Rex White
|
1
|
44
|
Ricky Rudd
|
1
|
· A total of 44 different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Atlanta Motor Speedway with nine victories (1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2000).
· Of the 44 Atlanta winners, only six are active this weekend.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all six active series winners at Atlanta with five victories; followed by Kurt Busch (3), Kyle Busch (2), Kevin Harvick (2), Denny Hamlin (1) and Brad Keselowski (1).
· The Hendrick Motorsports organization has the most wins at Atlanta in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series with 14; followed by Wood Brothers Racing with 12 and Joe Gibbs Racingwith 11.
· Nine different manufacturers have won in the Monster Energy Series at Atlanta; led by Chevrolet with 40 victories; followed by Ford (31), Pontiac (11), Dodge (nine), Mercury (eight), Buick (four), Plymouth (four), Toyota (three) and Oldsmobile (one).
· Youngest Atlanta winner: Kyle Busch (03/09/2008 – 22 years, 10 months, 7 days).
· Oldest Atlanta winner: Morgan Shepherd (03/20/1993 – 51 years, 5 months, 8 days).
· Eight times has the winner of the Daytona 500 won the Atlanta Spring race later that season – Cale Yarborough (1968 and 1983), David Pearson (1976), Bobby Allison (1978), Bill Elliott (1985), Darrell Waltrip (1989), Jeff Gordon (1999) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2004).
· No driver has swept the triple header weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway across all three NASCAR national series. Two drivers have won in multiple NASCAR national series in the same weekend at Atlanta:
o Carl Edwards (2005, MENCS/NXS); (Fall 2008, MENCS/NXS)
o Kyle Busch (Spring 2008, MENCS/NGOTS)
· Six of the seven active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners at Atlanta Motor Speedway participated in at least one or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Kevin Harvick won at Atlanta in his first appearance (2001).
· Denny Hamlin competed at Atlanta Motor Speedway 12 times before winning in the spring of 2012; the longest span of any of the six active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners.
· Among the six active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Atlanta winners Denny Hamlin (12) is the only driver to have made 10 or more attempts before his first win.
· Ryan Newman leads the series among active drivers with the most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Atlanta without visiting Victory Lane at 26; followed by Martin Truex Jr. with 20.
· A total of seven different drivers, including one active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver, have posted his first career win at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
First-Time Winner
|
Season
|
Carl Edwards
|
2005
|
Kevin Harvick
|
2001
|
Jerry Nadeau
|
2000
|
Jim Hurtubise
|
1966
|
Bob Burdick
|
1961
|
Bobby Johns
|
1960
|
· 11 drivers have won consecutive races at Atlanta in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series:
Drivers
|
Seasons
| ||||
1
|
Marvin Panch
|
1965 Sweep
| |||
2
|
Bobby Allison
|
1972 Sweep
| |||
3
|
David Pearson
|
1973 Sweep
| |||
4
|
Richard Petty
|
1974 Fall
|
1975 Spring
| ||
5
|
Cale Yarborough
|
1980 Fall
|
1981 Spring
| ||
6
|
Bill Elliott
|
1985 Sweep
|
1992 Sweep
| ||
7
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
1989 Fall
|
1990 Spring
|
1995 Fall
|
1996 Spring
|
8
|
Bobby Labonte
|
1997 Fall
|
1998 Spring
| ||
9
|
Jeff Gordon
|
1998 Fall
|
1999 Spring
| ||
10
|
Carl Edwards
|
2005 Sweep
| |||
11
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
2007 Sweep
|
2015
|
2016
| |
· The most proficient starting position in the field at Atlanta Motor Speedway is the fifth starting position – it has produced more wins (16) than any other starting position.
Wins by Starting Positions at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Starting Position
|
Wins
|
Winning %
|
Starting Position
|
Wins
|
Winning %
|
1
|
14
|
12.6%
|
14
|
2
|
1.8%
|
2
|
12
|
10.8%
|
15
|
1
|
0.9%
|
3
|
10
|
9.0%
|
17
|
2
|
1.8%
|
4
|
10
|
9.0%
|
18
|
1
|
0.9%
|
5
|
16
|
14.4%
|
19
|
2
|
1.8%
|
6
|
4
|
3.6%
|
20
|
2
|
1.8%
|
7
|
6
|
5.4%
|
21
|
2
|
1.8%
|
8
|
6
|
5.4%
|
22
|
1
|
0.9%
|
9
|
7
|
6.3%
|
31
|
1
|
0.9%
|
10
|
2
|
1.8%
|
35
|
1
|
0.9%
|
11
|
4
|
3.6%
|
37
|
2
|
1.8%
|
12
|
1
|
0.9%
|
39
|
1
|
0.9%
|
13
|
1
|
0.9%
| |||
Stats
|
Winning %
|
Wins
| |||
Winning from the Pole:
|
12.6%
|
14
| |||
Winning from the Front Row:
|
23.4%
|
26
| |||
Winning from a Top-5 Starting Position:
|
55.9%
|
62
| |||
Winning from a Top-10 Starting Position:
|
78.4%
|
87
| |||
Winning After Starting Outside the Top 20:
|
7.2%
|
8
| |||
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Atlanta is 39th, by Bobby Labonte in the fall of 2001.
ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
· A total of 52 different drivers have finished runner-up in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
· Dale Earnhardt and David Pearson lead the Monster Energy Series in runner-up finishes at Atlanta with seven each.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active Monster Energy Series drivers with four runner-up finishes at Atlanta.
Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Atlanta (All-Time & Active)
| |||
Drivers
|
Runner-Up Finishes
|
Active Drivers
|
Runner-Up Finishes
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
7
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
4
|
David Pearson
|
7
|
Kevin Harvick
|
2
|
Richard Petty
|
6
|
Brad Keselowski
|
1
|
Dale Jarrett
|
5
|
Joey Logano
|
1
|
Jeff Gordon
|
5
|
Kyle Larson
|
1
|
· A total of 111 different drivers in the Monster Energy Series have finished inside the top-five at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
· Dale Earnhardt leads the Monster Energy Series in top-five finishes at Atlanta with 26.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in top-five finishes at Atlanta with 14.
Top Five in Top Five Finishes at Atlanta (All-Time & Active)
| |||
Drivers
|
Top Fives
|
Active Drivers
|
Top Fives
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
26
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
14
|
Cale Yarborough
|
23
|
Kevin Harvick
|
7
|
Richard Petty
|
22
|
Kurt Busch
|
6
|
Darrell Waltrip
|
18
|
Kyle Busch
|
5
|
Bobby Allison
|
17
|
Denny Hamlin
|
4
|
Buddy Baker
|
17
| ||
David Pearson
|
17
| ||
· A total of 198 different drivers in the Monster Energy Series have finished inside the top-10 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
· Richard Petty leads the Monster Energy Series in top-10 finishes at Atlanta with 33.
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active Monster Energy Series drivers with 16 top-10 finishes.
Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Atlanta (All-Time & Active)
| |||
Drivers
|
Top 10s
|
Active Drivers
|
Top 10s
|
Richard Petty
|
33
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
16
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
30
|
Kevin Harvick
|
13
|
Cale Yarborough
|
29
|
Kurt Busch
|
13
|
Darrell Waltrip
|
28
|
Ryan Newman
|
9
|
Bobby Allison
|
27
|
Martin Truex Jr
|
8
|
Buddy Baker
|
27
| ||
· Chase Elliott leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Atlanta with a 7.667 in three starts. Below are the top five active drivers in average finish:
Active Drivers
|
Average Finishing Position
|
Starts
|
Chase Elliott
|
7.667
|
3
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
11.593
|
27
|
Erik Jones
|
12.500
|
2
|
Kyle Larson
|
14.200
|
5
|
Kyle Busch
|
14.850
|
20
|
TRACK / SPECIFIC EVENT
· Since the advent of electronic scoring (1993), the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway is the March 11, 2001 race won by Kevin Harvick over Jeff Gordon with a MOV of 0.006 second.
· Since the advent of electronic scoring (1993), Atlanta Motor Speedway has seen 16 Monster Energy NACAR Cup Series races conclude with a margin of victory of less than a second; including six of the last 10 races.
Top Five MENCS Margins of Victory at Atlanta
| |||
MOV
|
Race Winner
|
Runner-Up
|
Date
|
0.006
|
Kevin Harvick
|
Jeff Gordon
|
3/11/2001
|
0.010
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
Bobby Labonte
|
3/12/2000
|
0.028
|
Carl Edwards
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
3/20/2005
|
0.190
|
Jeff Gordon
|
Bobby Labonte
|
3/12/1995
|
0.293
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Mark Martin
|
10/31/2004
|
· There have been six Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races resulting in a NASCAR Overtime finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
Date
|
Winner
|
Runner-Up
|
Scheduled Laps
|
Actual Laps
|
NASCAR Overtime Laps
|
2/28/2016
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
325
|
330
|
5
|
8/31/2014
|
Kasey Kahne
|
Matt Kenseth
|
325
|
335
|
10
|
9/2/2012
|
Denny Hamlin
|
Jeff Gordon
|
325
|
327
|
2
|
3/7/2010
|
Kurt Busch
|
Matt Kenseth
|
325
|
341
|
16
|
3/8/2009
|
Kurt Busch
|
Jeff Gordon
|
325
|
330
|
5
|
10/28/2007
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
Carl Edwards
|
325
|
329
|
4
|
· Five times the Monster energy NASCAR Cup Series Atlanta race was shortened due to weather:
Date
|
Winner
|
Runner-Up
|
Scheduled Laps
|
Actual Laps
|
Number of Fewer Laps
|
10/27/2002
|
Kurt Busch
|
Joe Nemechek
|
325
|
248
|
-77
|
11/8/1998
|
Jeff Gordon
|
Dale Jarrett
|
325
|
221
|
-104
|
3/21/1982
|
Darrell Waltrip
|
Richard Petty
|
328
|
287
|
-41
|
11/6/1977
|
Darrell Waltrip
|
David Pearson
|
328
|
268
|
-60
|
6/10/1962
|
Fred Lorenzen
|
Banjo Matthews
|
334
|
219
|
-115
|
· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway five times: Spring 1973, Spring 1990, Fall 2002, Fall 2006 and Fall 2008.
· A total of 163 different drivers have led at least one lap in the Monster Energy Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
· Cale Yarborough leads the Monster Energy Series in laps led at Atlanta Motor Speedway with 3,283 in 47 starts.
· Kevin Harvick leads all active Monster Energy Series drivers in laps led at Atlanta with 1,152 in 28 starts.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series – Lap Leaders – Atlanta
Drivers
|
Led
|
Completed
|
%
|
Starts
|
Active Drivers
|
Led
|
Completed
|
%
|
Starts
|
Cale Yarborough
|
3,283
|
12,891
|
25.5%
|
47
|
Kevin Harvick
|
1,152
|
8,892
|
13.0%
|
28
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
2,655
|
13,834
|
19.2%
|
46
|
Kurt Busch
|
801
|
8,111
|
9.9%
|
28
|
Richard Petty
|
1,827
|
17,513
|
10.4%
|
65
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
586
|
8,630
|
6.8%
|
27
|
David Pearson
|
1,482
|
9,444
|
15.7%
|
39
|
Kyle Busch
|
432
|
6,250
|
6.9%
|
20
|
Jeff Gordon
|
1,297
|
12,590
|
10.3%
|
42
|
Denny Hamlin
|
391
|
5,748
|
6.8%
|
19
|
NASCAR IN GEORGIA
· There has been a total of 226 NASCAR national series races among 14 different tracks in Georgia.
Track Name
|
City
|
Monster Energy
|
Xfinity
|
Gander Outdoors
|
Total Races
|
First Season
| |
Atlanta Motor Speedway
|
Hampton
|
111
|
27
|
17
|
157
|
1960
| |
Augusta International Speedway
|
Augusta
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
12
|
1962
| |
Lakewood Speedway
|
Atlanta
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
1951
| |
Savannah Speedway
|
Savannah
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
1962
| |
Middle Georgia Raceway
|
Macon
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
1966
| |
Central City Speedway
|
Macon
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
1951
| |
Jeffco Speedway
|
Jefferson
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
1968
| |
Lanier Speedway
|
Gainesville
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
5
|
1988
| |
Valdosta 75 Speedway
|
Valdosta
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1962
| |
Oglethorpe Speedway
|
Savannah
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1954
| |
Road Atlanta Speedway
|
Atlanta
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
1986
| |
Augusta International Raceway
|
Augusta
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1964
| |
Columbus Speedway
|
Columbus
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1951
| |
Hayloft Speedway
|
Augusta
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1952
| |
TOTALS
|
170
|
37
|
17
|
226
| |||
GEORGIA IN NASCAR
· A total of 183 different drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Georgia.
· 16 of 183 have won at least once in one of NASCAR’s national series.
· 11 of the 183 have posted at least one victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
· Bill Elliott (five wins) is the only Georgia native to have won at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Rank
|
Driver
|
Monster Energy
|
Xfinity
|
Gander Outdoors
|
National Series Combined
|
1
|
Bill Elliott
|
44
|
1
|
0
|
45
|
2
|
Jack Smith
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
21
|
3
|
Fonty Flock
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
4
|
Bob Flock
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
Chase Elliott
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
10
|
6
|
Frank Mundy
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
David Ragan
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
4
|
8
|
Gober Sosebee
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
9
|
Harold Kite
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
Sam McQuagg
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
Jody Ridley
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
Reed Sorenson
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
13
|
Buckshot Jones
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
14
|
Ronald Cooper
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
15
|
Austin Hill
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
16
|
John Wes Townley
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
TOTAL
|
101
|
15
|
4
|
120
|
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