IS GETTING ITS DRAFT BOARD READY
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, Ga.
When: Sunday, 7:30 p.m.
TV/Radio: ESPN/WNPV (1440-AM), WDSD (94.7-FM)
Course/distance:
1.54-mile oval; 325 laps (500.5 miles)
Last year's race winner:
Carl Edwards
Last year's pole winner:
none, inclement weather; starting field determined by points.
Track qualifying record:
Geoffrey Bodine, 197.478 mph (November 1997)
Track facts: Edwards led 77 laps, including the last 16, in winning last year's race. Jimmie Johnson was runner-up; Denny Hamlin was third . . . Kurt Busch won this year's March race at Atlanta; Jeff Gordon was second . . . Edwards, winless this year, swept the 2005 races at AMS . . . This is the first night race at AMS in its 50 years of racing. Last year's race was held in late October . . . Richard Childress Racing moved Scott Miller from crew chief for Jeff Burton to director of competition. Childress said the crew chief position will be filled later. Burton is 18th in points . . . Erik Darnell is replacing Bobby Labonte in the No. 96 Ford at Atlanta and six other races this year. In 11 Nationwide Series starts this year, Darnell has one pole and two top-five finishes. In six truck races at Atlanta, he has one top-five and three top-10s. Labonte will race at Dover, Del., Sept. 27 and four other events.
2009 wins: Mark Martin and Kyle Busch, 4 each; Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson, 3 each; Matt Kenseth, 2; Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne, Brian Vickers, David Reutimann, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, 1 each.
SPRINT CUP STANDINGS
Through 24 of 36 races
Prv. Pts. Behind
1. *Tony Stewart. . . 1 3564 -
2. *Jimmie Johnson. . . 3 3344 -220
3. *Jeff Gordon. . . 2 3310 -254
4. Denny Hamlin. . . 5 3141 -423
5. Carl Edwards. . . 4 3110 -454
6. Kurt Busch. . . 6 3103 -461
7. Ryan Newman. . . 9 2995 -569
8. Greg Biffle. . . 10 2986 -578
9. Juan Montoya. . . 7 2975 -589
10. Mark Martin. . . 12 2971 -593
11. Kasey Kahne. . . 8 2963 -601
12. Matt Kenseth. . . 11 2945 -619
13. Kyle Busch. . . 15 2911 -653
14. Brian Vickers. . . 13 2906 -658
15. Clint Bowyer. . . 14 2833 -731
* - Clinched a Chase berth
Up next: Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Sept. 12, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Va., 7:30 p.m.; TV: ABC.
- Bill Fleischman
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