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Richard Childress Racing (RCR)

Race: AdvoCare 500

Date: September 4, 2011

Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway

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.-based track under the RCR banner. Additionally, RCR boasts 27 top-five and 49 top-10 finishes at AMS and 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 four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entries have notched four wins, 13 top-five and 28 top-10 finishes.The No. 31 team kicked off the 2011 season with a non-points win in the second Duel 150 qualifying race at Daytona International Speedway. The No. 29 team visited Victory Lane at Auto Club Speedway in March and backed that up with a win the following weekend at Martinsville Speedway. In May, Kevin Harvick and the No. 29 team visited Winner’s Circle at Charlotte Motor Speedway, claiming the checkers in one of NASCAR’s marquee events – the Coca-Cola 600 – before Paul Menard and the No. 27 team captured the checkers in the prestigious Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in July. RCR-prepared Chevrolets have also completed 26,218 out of 27,004 total laps (97.1 percent) with drivers Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Harvick and Menard, who have led a combined 506 laps.

Get to the Points … Following the Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol, Harvick sits fifth in the standings, 48 points outside of the top spot, and has clinched a spot in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Bowyer slid to the 12th spot and is 22 points in arrears to the top-10 cutoff with two races remaining before the Chase for the Sprint Cup commences. Menard is now listed 20th in the standings, while Burton remained in 24th, sitting 59 markers in arrears to the top 20.

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 (@RCR27PMenard, @RCR29KHarvick, @RCR31JeffBurton and @RCR33CBowyer) and RCR’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/RichardChildressRacing). You can also follow personal updates on Twitter from Burton at @RCR31JeffBurton (updates by the team will be referenced with an -PR) and Harvick at @KevinHarvick.

Catch the Action … Flag-to-flag coverage of the AdvoCare 500 from Atlanta Motor Speedway will take the green flag Sunday, September 4, beginning at 7:30 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 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series calendar will be televised live on SPEED Saturday, September 3 beginning at 5 p.m. EDT and will also broadcast live on PRN and Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

- Richard Childress Racing, Press Release