Spotter Chatter: Atlanta By The Numbers
by PB on Sep.04, 2009, under TSS Articles
*Martin Truex Jr. will be sporting new colors this weekend at Atlanta. Guitar Hero 5 will be on the hood instead of Bass Pro Shops.
*Ryan Newman holds the record for the most poles at Atlanta with 7.
*Dale Earnhardt’s 9 wins at Atlanta are the most by a driver. Bobby Labonte is the active win leader with 6.
*The record for cautions at Atlanta is 11. This happened twice; 1993 and earlier this year during the Spring race.
*It pays to start up front. 14 times a race has been won from the pole at Atlanta.
*Kyle Busch was 22 when he won back in 2008. That made him the youngest Cup winner ever at Atlanta.
*Dale Earnhardt racked up 26 Top 5’s at Atlanta. That’s impressive!
*Speaking of impressive….Richard Petty wasn’t too shabby at Atlanta either. His 33 Top 10’s are in a class of their own.
*Chevrolet has the most wins by a Manufactuer at Atlanta with 35.
*The record for the most lead changes occurred back in 1982. On that day the lead changed hands 45 times.
*Morgan Shephard became the oldest winner at Atlanta back in 1993. He was 51 at the time.
*Start in the Top 5 and chances are you might end up in Victory Lane. 57 winners have come from a Top 5 starting spot.
*After getting the boot for Erik Darnell, Bobby Labonte comes into Atlanta sporting a new number and a new team. Labonte has replaced David Gilliland in the #71 Tax Slayer Chevrolet.
*79 wins have come from drivers starting in the Top 10.
*Paul Menard and David Stremme will make their 100th Sprint Cup Series start this weekend at Atlanta.
*The record for the most laps led by a race winner at Atlanta is 308. Cale Yarborough accomplished this feat back in 1969.
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