Gilliland Finishes Capital Window/TRG Motorsports Chevy 24th in Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia (March 8, 2009) - David Gilliland raced the No. 71 Capital Window/TRG Motorsports/Chevrolet Impala SS to a 24th place finish in today's running of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. With the finish Gilliland and the team has done the impossible and cracked the top 35 in owner points, now occupying the 34th spot in the Sprint Cup Series points standings going into an off weekend before Bristol. Gilliland started the 500-mile race off in a hurry. By lap 63 he had raced from his 31st starting position to 16th. The team made several adjustments on the No. 71 over the evening and gave Gilliland a ... FULL STORY »
HAMPTON, Ga. (March 8, 2009) – Kurt Busch held off Jeff Gordon in a dramatic overtime finish to win the Kobalt Tools 500 Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. “That was an incredible race; it was unbelievable,” said Busch, who won for ... FULL STORY »
JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT IMPALA SS – Finished 2nd: “These guys just keep bringing awesome race cars and they’re doing a heck of a job in the pits. We keep having little issues that pop up that we’re having to ... FULL STORY »
WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE KOBALT TOOLS 500 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY, MARCH 8, 2009. · Ryan Newman led once for three laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in ... FULL STORY »
Where the Raybestos Rookies finished at Atlanta: Logano 30th Speed 35th UNOFFICIAL Raybestos Rookie standings Logano 43 Speed 41 RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER QUOTES FOR THE KOBALT TOOLS 500 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RACE AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY, MARCH 8, 2009, PAGE 1. SCOTT SPEED, No. 82 RED ... FULL STORY »
CARL EDWARDS PRESS CONFERENCE – “We had a great car all day. We fought hard and we just had our pit stall was between Jeff and the 88. I didn’t pick that pit stall and Bob is not here to ... FULL STORY »
TRAVIS KVAPIL – No. 28 Golden Corral Ford Fusion (Finished 42nd) – “We hurt something in the engine. We were just running along there and the car was pretty good. We passed a few cars and were just kind of ... FULL STORY »