GREAT CLIPS 300 - ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Nationwide Series Race #26 of 34 for the 2011 season
Last Race - Bristol
Next Race - Richmond
Edwards wins at Atlanta: #60-Carl Edwards won the Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway for his 6th win of the season. #18-Kyle Busch finished second, followed by #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #33-Kevin Harvick, #38-Kasey Kahne, #31-Justin Allgaier, #22-Brad Keselowski, #88-Aric Almirola, #30-Jason Leffler, and #2-Elliott Sadler. There were 6 cautions for 27 laps and 21 lead changes among 8 leaders. The estimated attendance was 62,900. (9-3-2011)
Atlanta Race Fast Facts:
Carl Edwards(i) won the 20th Annual Great Clips 300, his 35th victory in 236 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his sixth victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2011.
This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in seven races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Kyle Busch(i) (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 16th top-10 finish in 2011.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Ryan Truex (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. leads the point standings by 13 points over Elliott Sadler.(NASCAR Statistics)(9-3-2011)
Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Atlanta and their finish
Caution 1: #51-Clements, 14th
Caution 2: none, #87-Nemechek caused the caution
Caution 3: #19-Bliss, 15th
Caution 4: #11-Scott, 12th
Caution 5: #66-Wallace, 13th
Caution 6: #20-Truex, 11th
(NASCAR PR)(9-3-2011)
Driver standings following Atlanta:
1) #6- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 909
2) #2-Elliott Sadler 896 -13
3) #32-Reed Sorenson 869 -40
4) #88-Aric Almirola 845 -64
5) #31-Justin Allgaier 840 -69
6) #30-Jason Leffler 811 -98
7) #09-Kenny Wallace 747 -162
8) #66-Steve Wallace 737 -172
9) #11-Brian Scott 724 -185
10) #62-Michael Annett 711 -198
(9-3-2011)
Owner Standings following Atlanta are posted. The top 30 in owners points who have attempted all races are locked in at Richmond.(9-3-2011)
Edwards on pole at Atlanta: #60-Carl Edwards won the Coors Light Pole for the Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a speed of 179.452mph. #22-Brad Keselowski will start second. The rest of the top 10: #18-Kyle Busch, #20-Ryan Truex, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr, #16-Trevor Bayne, #38-Kasey Kahne, #33-Kevin Harvick, #2-Elliott Sadler, and #7-Jamie McMurray. Did Not Qualify: #47-Brian Keselowski & #74-Mike Harmon. The starting lineup is posted on the Atlanta starting lineup page.(9-3-2011)
Truex fastest in happy hour: #20-Ryan Truex was quickest during happy hour for the Great Clips 300 with a speed of 175.749mph. He was followed by: #22-Brad Keselowski, #88-Aric Almirola, #19-Mike Bliss, #18-Kyle Busch, #31-Justin Allgaier, #62-Michael Annett, #66-Steve Wallace, #30-Jason Leffler, and #7-Jamie McMurray. Complete results are posted on the Atlanta practice results page.(9-3-2011)
Atlanta Qualifying Notes:
Carl Edwards(i) won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 20th Annual Great Clips 300 with a lap of 30.894 seconds, 179.452 mph.
This is his 26th pole in 236 NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
This is his fifth pole and 23rd top-10 start in 2011.
This is his second pole in seven races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Brad Keselowski(i) (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2011 and his first in five races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Kyle Busch(i) (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 13th in 18 races this season.
Ryan Truex (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics)(9-3-2011)
Almirola fastest in first practice: #88-Aric Almirola was fastest during opening practice at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a speed of 179.883mph. #60-Carl Edwards was second, followed by: #33-Kevin Harvick, #6-Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., #38-Kasey Kahne, #18-Kyle Busch, #19-Mike Bliss, #2-Elliott Sadler, #87-Joe Nemechek, and #30-Jason Leffler. Complete results are posted on the Atlanta practice results page.(9-3-2011)
Entry List:There are 45 cars on the preliminary entry list for Saturday's Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Some notes:
Scott Riggs returns to the #03;
Jamie McMurray will drive the JR Motorsports #7;
Ryan Truex, Jr. gets his first race in the JGR #20;
Kasey Kahne is back in the #38 for Turner;
Josh Wise will drive the #40 for Key Motorsports;
John Jackson is entered again in his #72;
Matt Carter is currently listed in both the #39 & #71.(8-29-2011)
UPDATE: Matt Carter will be in the #39. Clay Greenfield will drive the #71.(9-3-2011)
See the complete list on the Atlanta entry list page.
Nationwide Series Live in Prime Time from Atlanta: The NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series race under the lights in prime time this weekend on the high-speed Atlanta Motor Speedway and ESPN networks will have live telecasts of both events on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-4. The 500-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race will air on ESPN on Sunday night, Sept. 4, with the NASCAR Countdown pre-race show at 6:30 p.m. ET and the race's green flag at 7:46 p.m. The race telecast is presented by Pennzoil. The NASCAR Nationwide Series race telecast on Saturday night, Sept. 3, on ESPN2 begins at 7 p.m. with NASCAR Countdown presented by OneMain Financial with the race's green flag at 7:46 p.m. Analysts Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree will join lap-by-lap announcer Allen Bestwick in the booth to call the action for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race, while Marty Reid will anchor the Saturday night telecast. Two-time champion crew chief Tim Brewer will report from the ESPN Craftsman Tech Garage, while pit reporters will be Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch and Vince Welch. NASCAR Countdown from the ESPN pit studio will be hosted by Nicole Briscoe with analysis by Rusty Wallace and Brad Daugherty. The studio team will interact with the booth during the telecast of the race.(ESPN)(8-29-2011)
Friday, September 2nd
11:00 AM NNS HAULERS ENTER
12:30 PM NNS REGISTRATION OPENS
1:00 PM NNS GARAGE OPENS
5:00 PM NNS REGISTRATION CLOSES
6:00 PM NNS GARAGE CLOSES
Saturday, September 3rd
7:00 AM NNS GARAGE & REGISTRATION OPENS
7:30 AM NNS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
8:30 AM-9:30 AM NNS PRACTICE
9:45 AM-10:45 AM NNS FINAL PRACTICE
3:35 PM NNS QUALIFYING (TWO LAPS, ALL POSITIONS)
5:00 PM NNS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING (MEDIA CENTER)
7:00 PM NNS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
7:30 PM NNS RACE (195 LAPS, 300.3 MILES)
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Number of Tires:
Nationwide: Left-side -- 525, Right-side -- 525
Set limits:
Nationwide: 6 sets for the event
Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4384; Right-side -- D-4406
Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.3 in.; Right-side -- 88.4 in.
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
Right Front -- 50 psi; Right Rear -- 47 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 22 psi; Left Rear -- 20 psi;
Right Front -- 48 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi
Notes: Teams in all three NASCAR series in action at Atlanta this week will run the same tire codes, though the Sprint Cup and Nationwide tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Camping World Truck tires will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that Sprint Cup and Nationwide teams ran in their last races at Atlanta last September . . . at Atlanta's spring doubleheader last year, Cup and Truck teams ran this left-side tire code (D-4384) with a different right-side code . . . since this is the Truck Series' first race at Atlanta since that March 2010 weekend, this is the first time they have raced on this right-side tire (D-4406) . . . compared to what the trucks ran at Atlanta that weekend, this right-side features just a slight construction change . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run liners in all four tire positions at Atlanta. . . .air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
