NASCAR Headed to Atlanta for Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

Posted on March 12, 2020
NASCAR Headed to Atlanta for Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
NASCAR Headed to Atlanta for Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (Photo courtesy of NASCARmedia.com)

This week NASCAR is headed to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.

The NASCAR Cup Series will get back to the intermediate size track that most of the races are held on. Although it may not be a nearly flat track like last week in Phoenix, that doesn’t mean the drivers have it easy in Atlanta. Here is what the drivers will be facing this weekend.

Atlanta Motor Speedway Data
Track Size: 1.54-miles
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 24 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 24 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 5 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 2,332 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,800 feet

Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Data
Season Race #: 5 of 36 (03-10-20)
Race Length: 325 laps / 500.5 miles
Stage 1 & 2: 105 Laps (each)
Final Stage: 115 Laps

These are the active drivers who have performed the best in the cup series at Atlanta.

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Atlanta

  • Kevin Harvick ………………………… 100.5
  • Jimmie Johnson …………………….. 100.5
  • Kurt Busch ……………………………… 96.9
  • Brad Keselowski ……………………… 96.6
  • Martin Truex Jr. ………………………. 95.2
  • Denny Hamlin …………………………. 94.2
  • Kyle Busch ……………………………… 92.7
  • Kyle Larson …………………………….. 90.2
  • Chase Elliott …………………………… 89.2
  • Joey Logano …………………………… 83.2
    Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2019 races (21 total) among active drivers at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

These six active drivers have won races at Atlanta during their careers in NASCAR’s top division.

Active Drivers with Win(s) at Atlanta

  • Jimmie Johnson – 5 Wins
  • Kurt Busch – 3 Wins
  • Brad Keselowski – 2 Wins (including this race in 2019)
  • Kevin Harvick – 2 Wins
  • Kyle Busch – 2 Wins
  • Denny Hamlin – 1 Win

Last week Joey Logano became the first driver to win two races in the 2020 season. Will Denny Hamlin or Alex Bowman join Joey as a two-time winner in 2020 this weekend? Will Brad Keselowski repeat as the winner of the race and join the 2020 winners list?

We will find out the answers to those questions (and more) starting at 1 PM central time (2 PM eastern time) Sunday, March 10th in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway.

By: Buck Stevens

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