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Sep 06
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Toyota Motorsports, 2011 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Post-Race Recaps

Toyota Motorsports Logo Denny Hamlin (eighth) was the highest finishing Toyota driver in Tuesday's rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The finish marked Hamlin's second-straight top-10 finish. Camry drivers Brian Vickers (11th) and Martin Truex Jr. (14th) also recorded a top-15 finishes in Georgia. Four Camry drivers led laps in the 325-lap race -- Hamlin (six), Kyle Busch (19), Truex (three) and Kasey Kahne (15). Camry driver Kahne started from the pole and led the first 15 laps before a mechanical situation forced Kahne to the garage for repairs. Kahne would return to the track to finish 34th. Other Toyota drivers in the field included Busch (23rd), Joey Logano (24th), Casey Mears (28th), David Reutimann (31st), Bobby Labonte (38th), Joe Nemechek (40th) and ... FULL STORY »

Team Chevy, 2011 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Post-Race Recaps

Team Chevy Logo JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: ON RACING JIMMIE JOHNSON FOR THE WIN: “Not too many people get to do that these days, and I didn’t think I was going to be able to do ... FULL STORY »

Sprint Will Donate to Designated Charities Identified in Sprint Summer Showdown presented by HTC EVO 3D™

Sprint Summer Showdown Logo HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. – Sept. 6, 2011 – While no NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver was able to win the Sprint Summer Showdown presented by HTC EVO 3D™ at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Tuesday afternoon, Sprint (NYSE:S) will make a donation ... FULL STORY »

Dodge Motorsports, 2011 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Post-Race Recaps

Dodge Motorsports STEVE ADDINGTON (crew chief, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) CONGRATULATIONS ON MAKING THE CHASE? "It feels great. Our first year with Shell/Pennzoil and get in the Chase. It's just a great effort by everyone that puts a hand on ... FULL STORY »

Jeff Gordon: Victory No. 85 Adds To Legend

2011 Jeff Gordon Celebrates his 85th NSCS Career Victory with Win in the AdvoCare 500 at AMS - Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR Win Puts ‘Four-Time’ Alone In Third On All-Time Wins List, On Top Of Modern Era (1972-Present) List DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 6, 2011) – Further cementing his legendary status, Jeff Gordon won the AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his 85th ... FULL STORY »

Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Post-Race Recaps

Ford Racing DAVID RAGAN – No. 6 UPS Ford Fusion – “Right before I lifted to go into turn three, it started vibrating tremendously. At first I thought it was the transmission or something like that because it just vibrated so bad ... FULL STORY »

2011 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Race Results

Jeff Gordon in Victory Lane - Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR After almost a two-day delay due to rain from the remnants of tropical storm Lee, the NSCS AdvoCare 500 finally got underway Tuesday morning at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was Jeff Gordon, who had already clinched a wild-card berth in the ... FULL STORY »



Service vehicles work to dry the track - Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images
AdvoCare 500 Rescheduled for Tuesday, September 6
Posted 09.04.11
HAMPTON, Ga. (Sept. 4, 2011) – The AdvoCare 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race has been postponed because of weather from Tropical Storm Lee. The race will be rescheduled for Tuesday, September 6 with a start time of 11:00 a.m. Existing tickets and credentials will be honored when the gates open ...FULL STORY »
Crew Chief Steve Addington - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR
2011NSCS AdvoCare 500 Rain Delay Q&A with Dodge Motorsports No. 22 Team Crew Chief, Steve Addington
Posted 09.04.11
STEVE ADDINGTON (Crew Chief, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T): “It just makes a short week going to Richmond for our engineers, do some stuff to our Richmond cars on pull down rigs and things. That’s just part of it. We’ll have to adjust to it. It’s just part of ...FULL STORY »
2011 NNS Edwards Flip at AMS - Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NNS Great Clips 300 Race Results
Posted 09.03.11
From the pole to victory lane, Carl Edwards dominates the NNS Great Clips 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, as he keeps second-place finisher Kyle Busch behind him by 0.697 seconds. Edwards, who led the most laps with 101 laps of the the 195 laps that were run, received his 6th win ...FULL STORY »
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Clint Bowyer Qualifies Second at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Posted 09.03.11
HAMPTON, Georgia (September 3, 2011) – Clint Bowyer put his No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet, on the outside of the front row for tomorrow night’s AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 29.819 seconds, 185.922 m.p.h. It is the best qualifying effort for Bowyer in 10 previous ...FULL STORY »
Ford Racing
Ford Racing, 2011 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 09.03.11
MARCOS AMBROSE – No. 9 Kwikset Ford Fusion – “We don’t want it to get too cool here because this track is so temperature sensitive. We’re really looking to start decent on Sunday night and give ourselves for that $3 million bucks. We’ve got a good car. You can pass ...FULL STORY »
Dodge Motorsports
Dodge Motorsports, 2011 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Post-Qualifying Recaps
Posted 09.03.11
ROBBY GORDON (No. 7 SPEED Energy Dodge Charger R/T): HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TRYING TO QUALIFY EACH WEEK? “The reality is today I can’t find enough sponsors to run the whole race. But if you just stay home you don’t learn. The deal is this gives us the opportunity to ...FULL STORY »
NSCS Kasey Kahne - Photo Credit: Robert Laberge/Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Starting Lineup
Posted 09.03.11
Kasey Kahne, with a qualifying lap speed of 186.196 mph, captured the NSCS AdvoCare 500 Coors Light Pole Award at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This was Kahne's 2nd series pole of the 2011 season, his 22nd series career pole and his 2nd series pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Starting on the outside pole with ...FULL STORY »
Denny Hamlin - Photo Credit: Harold Hinson Photography (HHP) for Charlotte Motor Speedway
2011 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Q&A with Toyota Motorsports Driver, Denny Hamlin
Posted 09.03.11
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 Charter Communications Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing What do you think about this weekend's race at Atlanta? "Atlanta has been a good track for me over these last few years and we've always had a car that can contend for a win. Hopefully, we can build ...FULL STORY »
Carl Edwards - Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images for NASCAR
2011 NNS Great Clips 300 Starting Lineup
Posted 09.03.11
Carl Edwards, with a qualifying lap speed of 179.452 mph, captured the NNS Great Clips 300 Coors Light Pole Award at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This was Edwards' 5th series pole of the 2011 season, his 26th series career pole and his 2nd series pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Sharing the front row and ...FULL STORY »


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