‘ Denny Hamlin earned his 21st victory in his 248th start.
‘ Denny Hamlin’s last win was last week at Bristol.
‘ Denny Hamlin won consecutive races for the second time in his career.
‘ Denny Hamlin picked up his fourth win of 2012, the most of any driver.
‘ Denny Hamlin captured his first victory at Atlanta in his 13th start.
‘ Denny Hamlin’s previous best Atlanta finish was third in 2008.
‘ Denny Hamlin garnered his fifth win on a 1.5-mile track, including his second of 2012.
‘ Denny Hamlin has finished third or better in the last four races on 1.5-mile tracks.
‘ Denny Hamlin’s victory in Atlanta marks the 12th different track he has won on.
‘ Denny Hamlin led seven times for 106 laps including the final six.
‘ Joe Gibbs Racing earned its 99th career win.
‘ Joe Gibbs Racing picked up its sixth victory of 2012.
‘ Joe Gibbs Racing won for 10th time at Atlanta and now has more wins at Atlanta than any other track.
‘ Toyota garnered its seventh win of 2012.
‘ Toyota picked up its second victory at Atlanta.
‘ Jeff Gordon (second) earned his 16th top-5 at Atlanta, most of active drivers, and his sixth top-five of the season including four in the last six races.
‘ Brad Keseloski (third) has finished in the top-four in four of the past five races, this marked his first top-five finish at Atlanta.
‘ Martin Truex Jr. (fourth) picked up his sixth top-five finish of the season and 14th top-10, matching the most he has ever had in a single season (2007); first top-five finish at Atlanta.
‘ Kevin Harvick (fifth) earned his first top-five in the past 12 races, his last was at Dover when he finished second.
‘ Dale Earnhardt Jr (seventh) garnered his 17th top-10 finish of 2012, the most he has ever had in a single season is 21 (twice).
‘ Paul Menard (eighth) captured his seventh top-10 finish of the season including one in each of the last three races.
‘ Race ended with a green-white-checkered finish, the fourth at Atlanta and seventh of 2012.
(Racing Resources and Services ‘ Statistics Racing Recall / nascar.com)(9-2-2012)
