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NASCAR @ Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Atlanta Motor Speedway


Race Track Length: 1.54 miles
Banking: 24° Turns, 5º Straights
Lap Record:
Sprint Cup: Geoffrey Bodine, 28.074 s (197.478 mph), 1997
Camping World Truck Series: Rick Crawford, 30.339 s (182.735 mph), 2005
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Weekend Schedule (All times Eastern -GMT-5):

[spoiler]Friday, March 6

11:30 am - 1:00 pm NCWTS Practice
1:30 pm -2:50 pm NCWTS Final Practice
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Kobalt Tools 500 NSCS Practice
6:45 pm NSCS Qualifying (2 laps, All Positions)

Saturday, March 7

9:35 am NCWS Qualifying (All Positions)
11:00 am - 11:45 am Kobalt Tools 500 NSCS Practice
12:20 pm - 1:20 pm Kobalt Tools 500 NSCS Final Practice
2:00 pm NCWTS American Commercial Lines 200 (130 laps)

Sunday, March 8

2:00 pm Kobalt Tools 500 (325 laps)[/spoiler]

TV:

[spoiler]Trucks: Practice, Qualifying and Race, live on SPEED
Cup: Practice and Qualifying, live on SPEED. Race live on FOX[/spoiler]

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NASCAR Camping World Series

American Comercial Lines 200

Race Length: 130 laps / 202.2 miles

Entry List:

[spoiler]Entry Trk# Driver Team Owner Crew Chief
1 *1 Johnny Benson[PC1] TBA Toyota Tom Deloach Trip Bruce
2 2 Kevin Harvick Charter Communications Chevy Delana Harvick Ernie Cope
3 4 Ricky Carmichael# TBA Chevy Delana Harvick Bill Wilburn
4 *5 Mike Skinner[PC2] Exide Batteries Toyota David Dollar Eric Phillips
5 6 Colin Braun Con-way Freight Ford Jack Roush Mike Beam
6 07 Chad McCumbee TBA Chevy Ken Smith Robert Dotter
7 7 J R Fitzpatrick# Mammoet Chevy Kevin Buckler Butch Hylton
8 08 Butch Miller TBA Chevy Robert Dotter Mike Davis
9 8 Dennis Setzer Malcolmson Construction Chevy Dave Malcolmson Randy Dean
10 9 Max Papis GEICO Toyota Bob Germain Michael Hillman
11 10 James Buescher# Int'l MaxxForce Diesel Ford Tom Mitchell Jamie Jones
12 11 T J Bell TBD Toyota Tom Deloach Rick Gay
13 12 Mario Gosselin TBA Chevy Michelle Gosselin George Church
14 13 Johnny Sauter# Fun Sand/Rodney Atkins/Curb Records Chevy Mike Curb Jason Overstreet
15 14 Rick Crawford Circle Bar Truck Corral/Int'l Truck Engine Ford Tom Mitchell Kevin Starland
16 15 Shane Sieg TBA Toyota Billy Ballew Richard Wauters
17 16 Brian Scott Albertsons Toyota Joe Scott Jeff Hensley
18 17 Timothy Peters Strutmasters.com/Hayes Iron & Metals Toyota Steve Stallings Chad Hendrick
19 21 Johnny Chapman Gunbroker Racing Dwayne Gaulding Todd Coron
20 22 Wayne Edwards Gunbroker Racing Dwayne Gaulding Harold Gaulding
21 23 Jason White Gunbroker Racing Dwayne Gaulding Doug Howe
22 24 David Starr Zachry/Harris Trucking Toyota James Harris Jr. Jason Miller
23 25 Terry Cook Harris Trucking Toyota Sharon Harris Danny Rollins
24 30 Todd Bodine TBA Toyota Steve Germain Michael Hillman Jr.
25 33 Ron Hornaday Jr. VFW Chevy Delana Harvick Rick Ren
26 40 Mike Bliss Oak Metal Buildings Chevy Curtis Key Sr. Gary Showalter
27 44 Lance Hooper TBA Chevy Curtis Key Sr. Lance Hooper
28 47 Brandon Knupp FT 11 Multi-Purpose Degreaser Chevy David McClure David McClure
29 48 Bryan Silas Rockingham Speedway Chevy Andy Hillenburg Cal Boprey
30 51 Kyle Busch Miccosukee Resort Toyota Billy Ballew Doug George
31 57 Norm Benning Outdoor.com/Artic Cat Chevy Norm Benning Norm Benning
32 60 Stacy Compton Wyler.com-Melling Engine Parts Toyota Jeffrey Wyler Gary Gogswell
33 72 Clay Rogers TBA Chevy James Carter William Davis
34 81 Tayler Malsam# One Eighty Toyota Randy Moss Douglas Wolcott
35 85 Brent Raymer BuyGeorgiaCabins.com Ford Chrissie Raymer TBA
36 87 Chris Jones Copy Wizard Chevy Rick Jones Mark Parks
37 88 Matt Crafton Menards Chevy Rhonda Thorson Vance Haefele
38 89 Mike Harmon BlueOx/Lafferty Motorsports Chevy Chris Lafferty Chriss Lafferty
39 90 Gabi DiCarlo Great Clips Toyota Doug Stringer Randy Nelson[/spoiler]

Champiosnhip Standings after Race 2 or 25

[spoiler]Pos Driver BPts Pts Ldr Starts Pole Wins Top 5 Top 10 DNFs Winnings
1 Kyle Busch 15 370 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 $117,445
2 Todd Bodine 10 365 -5 2 0 1 2 2 0 $138,574
3 Matt Crafton 5 293 -77 2 0 0 0 2 0 $35,796
4 Timothy Peters 0 288 -82 2 0 0 0 2 0 $33,735
5 Ron Hornaday 5 285 -85 2 0 0 1 2 0 $43,195
6 T J Bell 0 285 -85 2 0 0 1 1 0 $37,620
7 Mike Skinner 5 281 -89 2 0 0 0 1 0 $32,185
8 Chad McCumbee 5 276 -94 2 0 0 1 1 0 $44,405
9 David Starr 0 272 -98 2 0 0 1 1 0 $37,915
10 J R Fitzpatrick # 5 262 -108 2 0 0 1 1 0 $48,845
11 Terry Cook 0 253 -117 2 0 0 1 1 0 $49,670
12 Colin Braun 10 251 -119 2 1 0 0 1 0 $35,670
13 Stacy Compton 0 239 -131 2 0 0 0 0 0 $33,320
14 Ricky Carmichael # 0 233 -137 2 0 0 0 1 1 $33,195
15 Shane Sieg 0 233 -137 2 0 0 0 0 0 $32,745
16 Tayler Malsam # 0 225 -145 2 0 0 0 1 0 $33,220
17 Rick Crawford 0 221 -149 2 0 0 0 0 1 $31,245
18 Chase Austin # 0 218 -152 2 0 0 0 0 0 $26,660
19 Johnny Benson 5 217 -153 2 0 0 0 0 1 $28,135
20 James Buescher # 0 212 -158 2 0 0 0 0 1 $31,045
21 Brian Scott 5 208 -162 2 0 0 0 0 1 $31,445
22 Johnny Sauter # 5 199 -171 2 0 0 0 0 1 $30,070
23 Dennis Setzer 0 194 -176 2 0 0 0 0 1 $25,960
24 Jason White 0 179 -191 2 0 0 0 0 2 $25,535
25 Mike Bliss 0 173 -197 2 0 0 0 0 1 $24,735
26 Butch Miller 0 143 -227 2 0 0 0 0 2 $29,895
27 Brandon Knupp 0 137 -233 2 0 0 0 0 2 $24,475
28 Max Papis 0 134 -236 1 0 0 0 1 0 $16,391
29 Johnny Chapman 0 131 -239 2 0 0 0 0 2 $24,410
30 Bryan Silas 5 120 -250 1 0 0 0 0 0 $15,230
31 J C Stout 0 119 -251 2 0 0 0 0 2 $24,265
32 Wayne Edwards 0 116 -254 2 0 0 0 0 2 $24,165
33 Lance Hooper 0 113 -257 2 0 0 0 0 2 $24,182
34 Gabi Dicarlo 0 106 -264 1 0 0 0 0 0 $11,330
35 Larry Foyt 0 103 -267 1 0 0 0 0 0 $15,305
36 Brett Thompson 0 100 -270 1 0 0 0 0 0 $11,280
37 Brent Raymer 5 99 -271 1 0 0 0 0 1 $14,280
38 Norm Benning 0 79 -291 1 0 0 0 0 1 $11,080
39 Justin Hobgood 0 79 -291 1 0 0 0 0 1 $13,730
40 Mario Gosselin 0 76 -294 1 0 0 0 0 1 $13,630
41 Marc Mitchell 0 73 -297 1 0 0 0 0 1 $11,515
42 Andy Lally 0 0 -370 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0
43 Mike Harmon 0 0 -370 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0[/spoiler]

Past Winners:

[spoiler]2008 Kyle Busch
2007 Mike Skinner
2006 Todd Bodine
2005 Ron Hornaday
2004 Bobby Hamilton[/spoiler]

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NASCAR Sprint Cup


Kobalt Tools 500

Races Length: 325 laps / 500 miles

Entry List:

[spoiler]Car# Driver Manu Sponsor Owner
1 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Michael Waltrip
2 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy Bass Pro Shops Teresa Earnhardt
3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki
4 5 Mark Martin Chevy Kelloggs / Carquest Mary Hendrick
5 6 David Ragan Ford UPS Mike Dee
6 7 Robby Gordon Toyota Jim Beam Robby Gordon
7 07 Casey Mears Chevy DirecTV Richard Childress
8 8 Aric Almirola Chevy Cub Cadet Chip Ganassi
9 09 Sterling Marlin Dodge Miccosukee Resort & Gaming James Finch
10 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser George Gillett, Jr
11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Ground J D Gibbs
12 12 David Stremme Dodge Penske Racing Roger Penske
13 14 Tony Stewart [PC1] Chevy Office Depot/Old Spice Margaret Haas
14 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M Jack Roush
15 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt John Henry
16 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs
17 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Best Buy George Gillett, Jr
18 20 Joe Logano # Toyota Home Depot Joe Gibbs
19 21 Bill Elliott [PC2] Ford Motorcraft Glen Wood
20 24 Jeff Gordon Chevy National Guard/DuPont Rick Hendrick
21 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Irwin Tools Geoff Smith
22 28 Travis Kvapil Ford Golden Corral Jeff Moorad
23 29 Kevin Harvick Chevy Reeses Richard Childress
24 31 Jeff Burton Chevy Caterpillar Richard Childress
25 33 Clint Bowyer Chevy BB&T Bobby Ginn
26 34 John Andretti Chevy Window World Teresa Earnhardt
27 35 Todd Bodine Toyota TBA Randy Goss
28 36 Scott Riggs Toyota Red Bank Outfitters Tommy Baldwin
29 37 Tony Raines Dodge Long John Silver's Brad Jenkins
30 39 Ryan Newman Chevy Haas Automation Tony Stewart
31 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota All Sport Jeremy Mayfield
32 42 Juan PabloMontoya Chevy Target Teresa Earnhardt
33 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge Super 8 Richard Petty
34 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge Lifelock George Gillett, Jr
35 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox Robert Kauffman
36 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevy Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Jeff Gordon
37 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
38 64 Geoff Bodine Toyota TBA Larry Gunselman
39 66 Dave Blaney Toyota TBA Phil Parsons
40 71 David Gilliland Chevy TRG Motorsports Kevin Buckler
41 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Mobil 1 Bill Davis
42 82 Scott Speed # Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
43 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
44 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota TBA Andrea Nemechek
45 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy AMP Energy / National Guard Rick Hendrick
46 96 Bobby Labonte Ford Ask.com Jeff Moorad
47 98 Paul Menard Ford Menards/Pittsburgh Paints Max Jones
48 99 Carl Edwards Ford Afflac Jack Roush[/spoiler]

Championship Standings after Race 3 of 36

[spoiler]POS DRIVER NAME POINTS STARTS WINS TOP 5 TOP 10 MONEY WON
1 JEFF GORDON 459 3 0 1 2 $816487
2 CLINT BOWYER 441 3 0 2 2 970588
3 MATT KENSETH 419 3 2 2 2 2051672
4 GREG BIFFLE 419 3 0 1 2 639313
5 DAVID REUTIMANN 408 3 0 1 1 662792
6 KYLE BUSCH 405 3 1 2 2 1063603
7 KURT BUSCH 393 3 0 1 2 605138
8 TONY STEWART 379 3 0 0 2 671292
9 CARL EDWARDS 377 3 0 0 1 674966
10 BOBBY LABONTE 360 3 0 1 1 635585
11 KEVIN HARVICK 351 3 0 1 1 1579655
12 MICHAEL WALTRIP 346 3 0 0 1 600788
13 KASEY KAHNE 338 3 0 0 0 648167
14 DENNY HAMLIN 332 3 0 0 1 575113
15 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA 326 3 0 0 0 587867
16 ELLIOTT SADLER 324 3 0 1 1 736363
17 BRIAN VICKERS 322 3 0 0 2 631567
18 JEFF BURTON 316 3 0 1 1 716866
19 JIMMIE JOHNSON 314 3 0 0 1 680376
20 MARCOS AMBROSE 312 3 0 0 0 517767
21 A J ALLMENDINGER 305 3 0 1 1 1009788
22 JAMIE MCMURRAY 305 3 0 0 1 600713
23 DAVID STREMME 302 3 0 0 0 602118
24 DAVID RAGAN 299 3 0 0 1 625718
25 REED SORENSON 299 3 0 0 1 637951
26 MARTIN TRUEX, JR 284 3 0 0 0 596918
27 CASEY MEARS 282 3 0 0 0 547288
28 SAM HORNISH, JR 276 3 0 0 0 521128
29 DALE EARNHARDT, JR 267 3 0 0 1 550168
30 JOHN ANDRETTI 260 3 0 0 0 477193
31 ROBBY GORDON 257 3 0 0 0 533153
32 JOEY LOGANO 248 3 0 0 0 620951
33 RYAN NEWMAN 222 3 0 0 0 531360
34 MARK MARTIN 211 3 0 0 0 495688
35 REGAN SMITH 206 2 0 0 0 382821
36 SCOTT SPEED 198 3 0 0 0 494459
37 DAVID GILLILAND 185 2 0 0 0 185075
38 ARIC ALMIROLA 177 3 0 0 0 469538
39 PAUL MENARD 159 3 0 0 0 565241
40 TRAVIS KVAPIL 146 2 0 0 0 358663
41 SCOTT RIGGS 143 2 0 0 0 356838
42 JEREMY MAYFIELD 104 2 0 0 0 348938
43 BILL ELLIOTT 94 1 0 0 0 288160
44 TERRY LABONTE 91 1 0 0 0 273963
45 JOE NEMECHEK 74 2 0 0 0 187603
46 MAX PAPIS 55 1 0 0 0 85400
47 TODD BODINE 52 1 0 0 0 84175
48 BRAD KESELOWSKI 49 1 0 0 0 105563
49 DAVE BLANEY 37 1 0 0 0 82335
50 TONY RAINES 0 0 0 0 0 21413
51 BORIS SAID 0 0 0 0 0 21113
52 MIKE GARVEY 0 0 0 0 0 21163
53 DAVID STARR 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 KIRK SHELMERDINE 0 0 0 0 0 21363
55 STERLING MARLIN 0 0 0 0 0 0
56 MIKE WALLACE 0 0 0 0 0 21563
57 DERRIKE COPE 0 0 0 0 0 21288
58 DEXTER BEAN 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 MIKE SKINNER 0 0 0 0 0 21113
60 KELLY BIRES 0 0 0 0 0 21363
61 CARL LONG 0 0 0 0 0 21463
62 GEOFF BODINE 0 0 0 0 0 21138
63 NORM BENNING 0 0 0 0 0 21238[/spoiler]

Past Winners:

[spoiler]2008 Kyle Busch
2007 Jimmie Johnson
2006 Kasey Kahne
2005 Carl Edwards
2004 Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
2003 Bobby Labonte
2002 Tony Stewart
2001 Kevin Harvick
2000 Dale Earnhardt
1999 Jeff Gordon
1998 Bobby Labonte
1997 Dale Jarrett
1996 Dale Earnhardt
1995 Jeff Gordon
1994 Ernie Irvan
1993 Morgan Shepherd
1992 Bill Elliott
1991 Ken Schrader
1990 Dale Earnhardt
1989 Darrell Waltrip
1988 Dale Earnhardt
1987 Ricky Rudd
1986 Morgan Shepherd
1985 Bill Elliott
1984 Benny Parsons
1983 Cale Yarborough
1982 Darrell Waltrip
1981 Cale Yarborough
1980 Dale Earnhardt
1979 Buddy Baker
1978 Bobby Allison
1977 Richard Petty
1976 David Pearson
1975 Richard Petty
1974 Cale Yarborough
1973 David Pearson
1972 Bobby Allison
1971 A.J. Foyt
1970 Bobby Allison
1969 Cale Yarborough
1968 Cale Yarborough
1967 Cale Yarborough
1966 Jim Hurtubise
1965 Marvin Panch
1964 Fred Lorenzen
1963 Fred Lorenzen
1962 Fred Lorenzen
1961 Bob Burdick
1960 Bobby Johns

Most Wins: Cale Yarborough, 6 (1967,1968,1969,1974,1981,1983)[/spoiler]

Cup with the COT has been abysmal here. Tr00ks should be fun though.

I would LOVE to see Geoff Bodine's incredible qualifying lap. I remember watching it at the time, but wasn't recording... dammit.

Anyhow, this should be an interesting weekend.

Does anyone think that Atlanta desperately needs a repave?

I think the Truck race should be interesting, but the Cup race will be rather dull.

Nope.

Should be some good racing this weekend. I'll try to at least watch the truck race since I got Urbex plans.

I'm going to the truck race, really have no desire to go to the Cup race.

Genuine question: what makes the trucks interesting/desirable at this track over the cup race?

Aero?

Combination of aero and motor package.

Almost a mini restrictor plate track in a sense.

I hope it will be good.

Trucks will be awesome as usual, just hope the cup will be good too.

yeah but wasn't it the tires that fuxed the racing in Cup last year?

That's what I thought too.. here's to hoping new tire compounds will help things out.

It was the tires. They were practically hard as rocks compared to what they ran in the fall race.

Glad to see Dennis Setzer back in a competitive truck ride. As a fan of his, the first two truck races and the Nationwide start and parks have been painful to watch.

I'll be there for the cup race etc

When does SPEED usually do their re-air of the truck races?

Mondays at 12 or 12:30 in the afternoon EST

I say we agree now that the only way this race is 10/10 is if Bobby Labonte wins.