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Richard Childress Racing

RCR in the ATL … In 116 starts at AMS, RCR has earned four poles and nine wins, including Kevin Harvick’s emotional victory in the Cracker Barrel 500 on March 11, 2001. Prior to that, Dale Earnhardt won eight times at the Hampton, Ga., track. Additionally, RCR boasts 27 top-five and 49 top-10 finishes at AMS.  Meanwhile, RCR- prepared Chevrolets have led 2,826 laps at the ultra-fast 1.54-mile quad oval. Richard Childress, a former driver on NASCAR’s senior circuit, recorded his best finish at Atlanta, ninth, in the Atlanta Journal 500 on Nov. 2, 1980.

The Collective RCR … Over the season’s first 24 races, RCR’s three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entries have notched three points-paying wins, 19 top-five and 38 top-10 finishes. The No. 29 team kicked off the 2010 season with a win in the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. They followed that up with a win at Talladega Superspeedway in April, again at Daytona in July and, most recently, at Michigan. RCR-prepared Chevrolets have also completed 20,225 out of 20,853 total laps (97 percent) with drivers Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton and Harvick, who have led a combined 738 laps. At least one RCR driver has led laps in 20 of the season’s first 24 events, with the exceptions being Phoenix, Michigan, Pocono in August and Watkins Glen.

Get to the Points … With three races remaining until the Chase for the Sprint Cup, all three of RCR’s Sprint Cup Series drivers are in the top 12 of the overall championship point standings following last weekend’s race in Bristol. Shell-Pennzoil driver Harvick remains atop the standings, for the 15th consecutive week, and became the first driver to be locked into this season’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Caterpillar driver Burton is seventh and has a 281-point cushion over 13th. The Cheerios/Hamburger Helper-sponsored driver Bowyer padded his point advantage to 100 markers over the 13th-place point man with his fourth-place run at Bristol.

What a Difference a Year Makes … Over the same 24 races in the 2009 season, RCR’s Sprint Cup teams ranked 15th (No. 33 team), 18th (No. 31 team), 20th (No. 07 team) and 24th (No. 29 team). Collectively, eight top-five and 22 top-10 finishes were posted and 122 laps were led.

RCR on Social Media … To keep up-to-date with the latest news and information and to view exclusive content, visit RCR’s Twitter page (@RCRracing), the RCR Sprint Cup Series team Twitter pages (@RCR29KHarvick, @RCR31JeffBurton and @RCR33CBowyer) and RCR’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/RichardChildressRacing).

Catch the Action … Flag-to-flag coverage of the Emory Healthcare 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway will take the green flag Sunday, September 5, beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on ESPN.  The race will also be broadcast on the Performance Racing Network and Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 25th points-paying race on the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series calendar will be televised live on SPEED Saturday, September 4 beginning at 4:30 p.m. EDT and will also broadcast live on PRN and Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

- Richard Childress Racing, Press Release