Sprint Cup Race Thread - Atlanta

[DanicaFan]

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Race #25 of 36

Advocare 500

Location - Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia

Course Type - 1.54 Mile Oval

Race Distance - 325 Laps / 500 Miles

Date & TV Schedule - Sunday, September 2nd - Pre-Race - 6:30 PM Eastern / Green Flag-Approx. 7:46 PM Eastern - ESPN / Sirius Radio -channel 90 & PRN

Practice Sessions -
Friday, August 31st - 2:30 PM -4:00 PM Eastern
Saturday, September 1st - 2:30 -3:25 PM Eastern & 5:30 - 6:20 PM Eastern

Qualifications - Friday, August 31st -6:10 PM Eastern


2011 Advocare 500 Race Information

2011 Pole Sitter - #4 Kasey Kahne -186.196 mph
2011 Winner - #24 Jeff Gordon
Number of Cautions - 9 for 64 laps
Lead Changes - 35
Length of Race - 4 Hours, 58 seconds
Average Speed - 124.623 mph
Margin Of Victory - .598 seconds


Atlanta Motor Speedway Track Information

Length - 1.54 Miles
Banking -
Turns - 24 degrees
Straights - 5 degrees

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[DanicaFan]

Entry List..

1. #1 Jamie McMurray
2. #2 Brad Keselowski
3. #5 Kasey Kahne
4. #9 Marcos Ambrose
5. #10 Danica Patrick
6. #11 Denny Hamlin
7. #13 Casey Mears
8. #14 Tony Stewart
9. #15 Clint Bowyer
10. #16 Greg Biffle
11. #17 Matt Kenseth
12. #18 Kyle Busch
13. #19 Mike Bliss
14. #20 Joey Logano
15. #21 Trevor Bayne
16. #22 Sam Hornish Jr.
17. #23 Scott Riggs
18. #24 Jeff Gordon
19. #26 Josh Wise
20. #27 Paul Menard
21. #29 Kevin Harvick
22. #30 David Stremme
23. #31 Jeff Burton
24. #32 Ken Schrader
25. #33 Stephen Leicht
26. #34 David Ragan
27. #36 Dave Blaney
28. #37 JJ Yeley
29. #38 David Gilliland
30. #39 Ryan Newman
31. #42 Juan Pablo Montoya
32. #43 Aric Amirola
33. #47 Bobby Labonte
34. #48 Jimmie Johnson
35. #49 Jason Leffler
36. #51 Kurt Busch
37. #55 Mark Martin
38. #56 Martin Truex Jr.
39. #78 Regan Smith
40. #83 Landon Cassill
41. #87 Joe Nemechek
42. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
43. #91 Reed Sorenson
44. #93 Travis Kvapil
45. #95 Scott Speed
46. #98 Michael McDowell
47. #99 Carl Edwards

[Joose]

Gordon's about to get the pole, watch!

[MD24]

1 14 Tony Stewart
2 16 Greg Biffle
3 18 Kyle Busch
4 17 Matt Kenseth
5 24 Jeff Gordon
6 55 Mark Martin
7 11 Denny Hamlin
8 48 Jimmie Johnson
9 20 Joey Logano
10 9 Marcos Ambrose

11 5 Kasey Kahne
12 99 Carl Edwards
13 43 Aric Almirola
14 34 David Ragan
15 22 Sam Hornish Jr.
16 51 Kurt Busch
17 39 Ryan Newman
18 27 Paul Menard
19 13 Casey Mears
20 1 Jamie McMurray

21 2 Brad Keselowski
22 36 Dave Blaney
23 10 Danica Patrick
24 29 Kevin Harvick
25 47 Bobby Labonte
26 31 Jeff Burton
27 78 Regan Smith
28 56 Martin Truex Jr.
29 38 David Gilliland
30 15 Clint Bowyer

31 30 David Stremme
32 21 Trevor Bayne
33 42 Juan Montoya
34 249 Jason Leffler
35 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
36 195 Scott Speed
37 87 Joe Nemechek
38 191 Reed Sorenson
39 23 Scott Riggs
40 83 Landon Cassill

41 93 Travis Kvapil
42 32 T.J. Bell
43 37 J.J. Yeley

Did Not Qualify
44 98 Michael McDowell
45 26 Josh Wise
46 33 Stephen Leicht
47 119 Mike Bliss

[DanicaFan]

Congrats to Tony Stewart for the pole.

Danica qualified 23rd, I will take it !

[Joose]

Can someone please inform me why Michael McDowell was driving Joey Logano's car in final practice?

[Joose]

NASCAR.COM (http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012/25/data/practice3_speeds.html)

[Jonesi]

Can someone please inform me why Michael McDowell was driving Joey Logano's car in final practice?

Logano's been ill.

[DanicaFan]

Congrats to Denny Hamlin for the win. I was hoping Gordon could of passed him for the win though.