Atlanta Notes and Facts:


  • ‘¢ Tony Stewart won the Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
    ‘¢ 38th series victory in 417th start
    ‘¢ Last win came at Kansas in October, 2009, 31 races ago
    ‘¢ Won in all 12 seasons he has competed in the Cup series
    ‘¢ 38 wins ranks 18th all-time
    ‘¢ Third win at Atlanta in his 24th start
    ‘¢ 11th different driver to win in 2010
    ‘¢ The last owner/driver to win at Atlanta was Richard Petty in 1977
    ‘¢ Led eight times for 176 laps including the final 25
    ‘¢ Led the most laps for 52nd time in his career, winning 26 of them
    ‘¢ Climbed from sixth to fourth in points
    ‘¢ He clinched a spot in the Chase
    ‘¢ 14th top-10 finish at Atlanta
    ‘¢ 14th top-10 finish in 25 races in 2010
    ‘¢ Stewart Haas Racing Sixth series win
    ‘¢ Second win in 2010 (Ryan Newman at Phoenix)
    ‘¢ First win at Atlanta
    ‘¢ 13th win in 2010 for Chevrolet
    ‘¢ 36th win at Atlanta for Chevrolet
    ‘¢ Carl Edwards (finished second) second second-place finish of 2010, 61 races since his last win.
    ‘¢ Jimmie Johnson (third) first top-5 finish since his win at New Hampshire eight races ago, only second top 10 in that span
    ‘¢ Jeff Burton (fourth) fifth top-5 this season but first since Daytona in July
    ‘¢ Kyle Busch (fifth) only his second top-5 finish in the last 11 races (win at Bristol). Recovered from speeding penalty on Lap 49.
    ‘¢ Kurt Busch (sixth) used pit strategy to score a top-10 finish, was running 18th with 100 laps to go
    ‘¢ Clint Bowyer (seventh) 13th top-10 this season
    ‘¢ Ryan Newman (eighth) jumped two spots to 13th in points but 117 behind 12th-place Bowyer
    ‘¢ Marcos Ambrose (10th) scored his fourth top-10 finish this season, second on an oval
    ‘¢ Jamie McMurray (15th) lost 28 points to 12th, now 128 behind
    ‘¢ Mark Martin (21st) lost 46 points to 12th, now 147 behind
    ‘¢ Points leader Kevin Harvick finished 33rd after having tire problems Denny Hamlin led 74 laps before losing an engine and finished 43rd, he lost 5 points positions but still clinched a spot in the Chase.(ESPN)(9-6-2010)