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The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2016 Top 10 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Driver
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Races
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Poles
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Wins
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Top Fives
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Top 10s
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DNFs
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Average Finish
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Driver Rating
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1
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Denny Hamlin
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16
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1
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1
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3
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6
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2
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18.1
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97.2
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2
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Martin Truex Jr
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17
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1
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0
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2
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5
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4
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19.6
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90.9
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3
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Kyle Busch
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17
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0
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2
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4
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5
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1
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15.9
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92.8
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4
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Kevin Harvick
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25
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1
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1
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6
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10
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4
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18.1
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92.8
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5
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Carl Edwards
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18
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0
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3
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9
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11
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3
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14.5
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100.4
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6
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Joey Logano
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9
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1
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0
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2
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2
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0
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19.6
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78.0
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7
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Kyle Larson
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2
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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17
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83.7
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8
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Regan Smith
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7
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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23.3
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54.0
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9
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Austin Dillon
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3
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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27.3
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58.2
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10
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Kurt Busch
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24
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0
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3
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5
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10
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3
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16.5
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94.3
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* – Based on last 17 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway (2005 – 2015).
Atlanta Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #: 2 of 36 (02-28-16)
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
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Atlanta
Jimmie Johnson........................ 106.2
Carl Edwards............................ 100.4
Matt Kenseth.............................. 97.9
Denny Hamlin............................. 97.2
Kurt Busch.................................. 94.3
Dale Earnhardt Jr........................ 94.3
Kyle Busch................................. 92.8
Kevin Harvick.............................. 92.8
Martin Truex Jr............................ 90.9
Greg Biffle.................................. 89.0
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015 races (17 total) among active drivers at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2015 pole winner:
Joey Logano, Ford
194.683 mph. 28.477 secs. 02-27-15
2015 race winner:
Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
131.078 mph, (03:49:06), 03-01-15
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
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Atlanta Motor Speedway:
HISTORY
· Originally called Atlanta International Raceway, the track was then a 1.5-mile paved speedway.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta was on July 31, 1960, won by Fireball Roberts from the pole.
· 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.
STARTS
· There have been 108 NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Atlanta Motor Speedway since the first race there in 1960. Until 2010 there have been two races per year except 1961, which had three. This year marks the fifth season with only one event.
· 553 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway; 375 in more than one.
· Richard Petty leads the series in starts at Atlanta with 65. Bobby Labonte leads all active drivers with 38 starts, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. with 28.
· Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Atlanta with a 7.391.
· Two active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers have posted their first career start at Atlanta Motor Speedway:Martin Truex Jr. (10/31/2004) and Ty Dillon (8/31/2014).
POLES
· Fireball Roberts won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Atlanta in 1960 with a speed of 133.870 mph.
· 49 drivers have Coors Light poles at Atlanta, led by Buddy Baker and Ryan Newman with seven each.
POLES
· Winning consecutive Coors Light poles has happened eight times at Atlanta, among six drivers.
· Ryan Newman holds the record for most consecutive poles at Atlanta with six; 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).
· One active driver has posted his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (9/01/2013).
WINS
· 43 different NSCS drivers have won at Atlanta Motor Speedway, led by NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt with nine wins. Bobby Labonte leads all active drivers with six; followed by Jimmie Johnson with four.
· 11 drivers have won consecutive races at Atlanta in the NSCS:
Drivers
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Seasons
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1
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Marvin Panch
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1965 Sweep
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2
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Bobby Allison
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1972 Sweep
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3
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David Pearson
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1973 Sweep
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4
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Richard Petty
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1974 Fall
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1975 Spring
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5
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Cale Yarborough
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1980 Fall
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1981 Spring
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6
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Bill Elliott
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1985 Sweep
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1992 Sweep
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7
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Dale Earnhardt
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1989 Fall
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1990 Spring
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1995 Fall
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1996 Spring
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8
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Bobby Labonte
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1997 Fall
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1998 Spring
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9
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Jeff Gordon
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1998 Fall
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1999 Spring
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10
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Carl Edwards
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2005 Sweep
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11
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Jimmie Johnson
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2007 Sweep
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· 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).
· The Hendrick Motorsports have the most wins at Atlanta in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with 13; followed by the Wood Brothers with 12 and Joe Gibbs Racing with 11:
o Hendrick Motorsports: Jeff Gordon (five),Jimmie Johnson (four), Darrell Waltrip (one), Jerry Nadeau (one), Kasey Kahne (one) and Ken Schrader (one).
· Nine different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Atlanta; led by Chevrolet with 39 victories; followed byFord (29), Pontiac (11), Dodge (nine), Mercury (eight), Buick (four), Plymouth (four), Toyota (three) and Oldsmobile (one).
WINS
· 14 of the 108 (12.9%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Atlanta have been won from the Coors Light pole; the most recent was Kasey Kahne in 2006.
· The fifth starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (15) than any other starting position at Atlanta Motor Speedway; the most recent was Jeff Gordon in 2011.
· 26 of the 108 (24.1%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Atlanta have been won from the front row: 14 from the pole and 12 from second-place.
· 60 of the 108 (55.5%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Atlanta have been won from a top-five starting position.
· 85 of the 108 (78.7%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Atlanta have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Eight of the 108 (7.4%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Atlanta have been won from a starting position outside the top 20.
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Atlanta is 39th, by Bobby Labonte in the fall of 2001.
· No driver has swept the 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: Carl Edwards (2005, NSCS/NNS); (fall 2008, NSCS/NNS) and Kyle Busch (spring 2008, NSCS/NCWTS)
· Eight of the nine active NASCAR Sprint 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).Carl Edwards won in his second appearance (2005).
· Denny Hamlin competed at Atlanta Motor Speedway 12 times before winning in the spring of 2012; the longest span of any the nine active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners.
· Among the nine active NSCS Atlanta winners Denny Hamlin (12) is the only driver to have made 10 or more attempts before his first win.
· Matt Kenseth leads the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Atlanta without visiting Victory Lane at 27.
· Two active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers have posted their first career win at Atlanta Motor Speedway:Kevin Harvick (3/11/2001) and Carl Edwards (3/20/2005).
ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
· Dale Earnhardt and David Pearson lead the series in runner-up finishes at Atlanta with seven each; Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with four.
· Dale Earnhardt leads the series in top-five finishes at Atlanta with 26; Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 13.
· Richard Petty leads the series in top-10 finishes at Atlanta with 33; Matt Kenseth leads all active drivers with 16.
ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at 11.083.
TRACK / SPECIFIC EVENT
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway was the March 11, 2001 race won by Kevin Harvick over Jeff Gordon with a MOV of 0.006 second.
· There have been four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races resulting with a green-white-checkered finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway (Scheduled No. of Laps/Actual No. of Laps): fall of 2007 (325/329); spring of 2010 (325/341), fall of 2012 (325/327) and 2014 (325/335).
· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway five times; most recently the fall of 2010.
· Cale Yarborough leads all drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Atlanta with 3,283 laps led in 47 starts. Bobby Labonte leads all active drivers in laps led at Atlanta with 959.
FEMALE COMPETITORS
· Three female drivers have competed at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Janet Guthrie, Shawna Robinson and Danica Patrick.
Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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Date
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Driver Rating
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Danica Patrick
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18
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16
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3/1/2015
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70.4
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Danica Patrick
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27
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6
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8/31/2014
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81.3
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Danica Patrick
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21
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21
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9/1/2013
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61.1
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Danica Patrick
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23
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29
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9/2/2012
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43.6
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Shawna Robinson
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31
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34
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3/10/2002
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N/A
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Janet Guthrie
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23
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10
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3/19/1978
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N/A
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Janet Guthrie
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19
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16
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11/6/1977
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N/A
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Janet Guthrie
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34
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30
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3/20/1977
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N/A
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NASCAR in Georgia
· There have been 167 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races among 12 different tracks in Georgia.
Track Name
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City
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NSCS
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Hampton
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108
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Augusta International Speedway
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Augusta
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12
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Lakewood Speedway
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Atlanta
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11
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Savannah Speedway
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Savannah
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10
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Middle Georgia Raceway
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Macon
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9
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Central City Speedway
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Macon
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7
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Valdosta 75 Speedway
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Valdosta
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3
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Jeffco Speedway
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Jefferson
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2
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Oglethorpe Speedway
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Savannah
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2
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Augusta International Raceway
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Augusta
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1
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Columbus Speedway
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Columbus
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1
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Hayloft Speedway
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Augusta
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1
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· 181 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Georgia; 15 have won at least once in one of NASCAR’s national series.
· 10 of the 181 have posted at least one victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
· Bill Elliott (five wins) is the only Georgia native to have won at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Driver
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NSCS
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NXS
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NCWTS
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Bill Elliott
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44
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1
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0
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Jack Smith
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21
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0
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0
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Fonty Flock
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19
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0
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0
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Bob Flock
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4
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0
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0
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Frank Mundy
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3
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0
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0
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David Ragan
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2
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2
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0
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Gober Sosebee
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2
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0
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0
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Harold Kite
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1
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0
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0
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Sam McQuagg
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1
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0
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0
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Jody Ridley
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1
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0
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0
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Chase Elliott
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0
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5
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1
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Reed Sorenson
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0
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4
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0
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Buckshot Jones
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0
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2
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0
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Ronald Cooper
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0
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1
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0
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John Wes Townley
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0
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0
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1
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Jimmie Johnson
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75
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1
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Tie Dale Earnhardt for 7th on all-time wins list
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Matt Kenseth
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36
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1
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Tie Bobby Isaac for 19th on all-time wins list
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Kevin Harvick
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31
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1
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Tie Dale Jarrett for 23rd on all-time wins list
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Denny Hamlin
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Kurt Busch
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Jimmie Johnson
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34
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1
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Tie Ned Jarrett for 19th on all-time poles list
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Denny Hamlin
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23
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1
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Tie Alan Kulwicki for 28th on all-time poles list
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Ryan Newman
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215
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1
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Tie Sterling Marlin for 29th on all-time Top 10s list
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Track Specific Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Jimmie Johnson
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4
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1
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Tie Bill Elliott, Jeff Gordon, and Bobby Allison for fourth most on all-time Atlanta wins list
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Ryan Newman
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7
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1
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To surpass Buddy Baker and become the sole leader of the all-time Atlanta poles list
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Jimmie Johnson
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13
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1
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Tie Mark Martin for ninth on the Atlanta's all-time Top 5s list
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Matt Kenseth
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10
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1
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Tie Dale Jarrett for 15th on Atlanta's all-time Top 5s list
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Matt Kenseth
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16
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1
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Tie Donnie Allison for 16th on Atlanta's all-time Top 10s list
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Jimmie Johnson
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15
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1
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Tie Rusty Wallace, Matt Kenseth for 16th on Atlanta all-time Top 10s list
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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13
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1
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Tie Jeff Burton for 21st on Atlanta's all-time Top 10s list
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Bobby Labonte
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13
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1
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Tie Jeff Burton for 21st on Atlanta's all-time Top 10s list
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Wood Brothers
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12
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1
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Tie Hendrick Motorsports for the most wins all-time at Atlanta
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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11
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1
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Tie Wood Brothers for second on the all-time wins list at Atlanta
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