.. Jimmie Johnson won the Pep Boys Auto 500, his 31st victory in 216 Nextel Cup Series races. .. This is his eighth victory and 21st top-10 finish in 2007. This is his third sweep of the season (Richmond, Martinsville and Atlanta and his third time to post back-to-back victories in 2007. .. This is his third victory and ninth top-10 finish in 13 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. .. Johnson had the No. 1 pre-race Driver Rating at Atlanta (118.3) and is the fifth driver this season to win when having the top pre-race Driver Rating .. Carl Edwards (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in seven races at Atlanta. .. Reed Sorenson (third) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at Atlanta. It is his career-best finish in 71 Nextel Cup races. .. AJ Allmendinger (16th) was the highest finishing rookie. .. Seven of the Chase drivers posted top-10 finishes. .. Jeff Gordon now leads the Chase for the Nextel Cup by a margin of nine points over Johnson.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-28-2007)
