*Ty Dillon won the Jeff Foxworthy’s Grit Chips 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday. It was his first career win in his 17th start. He is the sixth first-time winner of 2012. Dillon became the first driver to win his first race from the pole since brother Austin Dillon and Elliot Sadler both did it in 2010.
*Dillon led five times for 40 laps, including the final six.
*Richard Childress Racing posted its 27th career win but only its first victory at Atlanta. RCR has three wins in 2012.
*Chevrolet posted its eighth Atlanta win, most by any manufacturer. It has a series-leading nine wins in 2012.
*Kyle Busch (second) picked up his sixth top-2 finish in eight starts at Atlanta. He led 75 laps in his first series start of 2012.
*James Buescher (third) has top-10 finishes in his past five races.
*Parker Kligerman (fourth) got his sixth straight top-10 finish.
*Aric Almirola (fifth) earned his second top-5 finish in three starts at Atlanta.
*Kyle Larson (sixth) had his career-best finish. He has top-10 finishes in both series starts.
*Timothy Peters (13th) leads the Truck series standings by six.(ESPN.com)(9-3-2012)
