On NASCAR: Staying in IRL is Patricks best move Sep 9, 2009
"I can pretty much guarantee at some point she's going to be over here," Stewart said last weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. "She's looked me straight in the eye and said, 'Hey, this is what I want to do. It looks like fun. It looks like a lot of work, but it looks like fun. She doesn't have some misguided idea that it's going to be easy doing it. She wants to do it the right way. She has the intention of doing everything right.". (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
BruceMartinInside Racing After a disappointing Atlanta run, Kyle Busch is almost out of time. Sep 8, 2009
MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- After a successful Labor Day weekend race at Atlanta Motor Speedway that drew perhaps the track's biggest crowd this decade, the pressure to make the Chase is increasing on one of the biggest names in NASCAR Sprint Cup racing. With one race remaining before the 12-driver field is set, for Kyle Busch, Saturday night's 400-lap race at Richmond will be the most important race of the season. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Kahne gets a boost Sep 8, 2009
-- Kasey Kahne scored a popular victory at a suddenly popular race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kevin Harvick fell short in his quest to end his 95-race winless streak, but his weekend performance sparked hints of his resurgence. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Race is on to put together package for Danica Sep 8, 2009
I can pretty much guarantee at some point shes going to be over here, Stewart said last weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Shes looked me straight in the eye and said, Hey, this is what I want to do. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Night NASCAR race at AMS Sep 8, 2009
Kasey Kahne celebrates after winning the the Pep Boys Auto 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. Johnny Crawford/ jcrawford@ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Kahne Shines Under The Lights At Atlanta Sep 8, 2009
(Sports Network) - Kasey Kahne kept his championship Chase hopes very much alive by winning the first Labor Day Weekend Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kahne passed Kevin Harvick for the lead following a double-file restart with 11 laps remaining, and then easily held off Harvick at the finish by 1. (ABC 7 News, DC)
One For The King Sep 8, 2009
Back in the spring there were wide swaths of empty seats at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Cup race. The joint holds 124,000, but most seasoned eyes in the media center put the attendance figure that day at 60,000, which included thousands of fans in the infield. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Labonte finds ride for Atlanta with TRG Sep 8, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Bobby Labonte is listed on the entry list for this weekend's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Yates Racing said earlier this week that sponsorship issues forced the team to pull Labonte in seven of the final 12 races this season, beginning with Sunday's event at Atlanta. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
PHOTOS: Action from Atlanta Sep 7, 2009
Martin Truex Jr., (1) leads the pack to the starting line at the start of the Pep Boys Auto 500 Sprint Cup auto race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009. (Fox Sports)
Kahne shows pep, wins Cup race Sep 7, 2009
- Kasey Kahne gave himself a huge boost in the Chase for the Championship race with a victory last night at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kahne jumped from 11th to sixth in the Sprint Cup standings with the victory, allowing him to breathe a little easier going into next weekend s race at Richmond that will set the 12-driver field for the season-ending playoff. (Boston Globe)
Another night race in Atlanta for 2010 Sep 7, 2009
HAMPTON - The Sprint Cup Series schedule hasn't been released yet, but the success of Sunday night's Pep Boys Auto 500 will send the series back to the Atlanta Motor Speedway for Labor Day weekend next year. The track, located 30 miles south of downtown Atlanta, also will host a Cup race on March 7. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Win boost for Kahne Sep 7, 2009
- Of the two races remaining before the Chase for the Championship starts, Sunday night's Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway worried Kasey Kahne most. An incredible sprint in the final 11 laps changed all that. (The Augusta Chronicle)
RESULTS: Pep Boys Auto 500 Sep 7, 2009
Site: Atlanta Motor Speedway (1960) -- Hampton, Georgia. Track: 1. (USA Today -- Sports)
Kahne edges Harvick for win Sep 7, 2009
Clint Bowyer's spin was just the opportunity Kasey Kahne needed as he passed Harvick on a restart with 11 of 325 laps remaining and held on for victory in Sunday night's Pep Boys 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Harvick appeared in control for the victory but his No. 29 Chevrolet was not strong on restarts. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
NASCAR: Skinner holds on for Iowa win Sep 7, 2009
Kyle Busch, who won the two previous trucks races, raced at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. Brian Ickler took over the No. 51 truck that Busch used in those victories, but was never in contention and finished 18th. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Kahne Closer to Chase After Winning in Atlanta Sep 7, 2009
Kasey Kahne greatly improved his chances of making the season-ending Chase with a victory Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, pulling away from Kevin Harvick after a fortunate yellow flag late in the race. Kahne leaped five spots in the Sprint Cup standings - from a tenuous 11th to more comfortable sixth - but he's not ready to count himself in just yet. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Kahne records victory Sep 7, 2009
A near-capacity crowd at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday night got their money s worth and more as the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the track s first scheduled night Sprint Cup race, brought about the kind of drama that NASCAR fans have come to expect. Johnny Crawford, AJC Kasey Kahne celebrates after winning the Pep Boys Auto 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Better attendance under the lights Sep 7, 2009
Atlanta Motor Speedway president Ed Clark and his staff didn t get the checkered flag after Sunday s Pep Boys Auto 500, but they may wind up being the big winner in the end ... Clark and officials from Henry County also announced that work will begin early next year on the Gateway to Atlanta Motor Speedway. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Kahne's win shakes up Chase standings Sep 7, 2009
Kahne boosts Cup hopes with win at Atlanta Motor Speedway ... Kahne greatly improved his hopes of making the season-ending Chase for the Championship with a victory Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, pulling away from Kevin Harvick after a fortunate yellow flag late in the race. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Stewart can relax, but other drivers scrambling Sep 6, 2009
"Certainly there's a lot of pressure," Biffle said Saturday, standing outside his hauler after practice at Atlanta Motor Speedway. "I don't think we can play it safe.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Harvick reclaims lead late for Nationwide win Sep 6, 2009
Harvick led most of the race and then passed Earnhardt with two laps left to regain the lead and win the Degree V12 300 Nationwide Series race on Saturday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Harvick and Kyle Busch each went into the pits for gas and four tires with 14 laps remaining. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Truex wins first pole at Atlanta Sep 6, 2009
(AP) -Martin Truex Jr. won his first pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, just in time for the track's first scheduled race entirely under the lights. Truex qualified first for Sunday night's Pep Boys Auto 500 with his lap of 184. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Skinner wins Trucks race in Iowa Sep 6, 2009
Kyle Busch, who won the two previous trucks races, is racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. Brian Ickler took over the No. 51 truck that Busch used in those victories, but was never in contention and finished 18th. (MSNBC -- Sports)
NASCAR Chase battle tight Sep 6, 2009
Certainly there s a lot of pressure, Biffle said yesterday, standing outside his hauler after practice at Atlanta Motor Speedway. I don t think we can play it safe. (Boston Globe)
Drivers scramble in sprint to make Chase Sep 6, 2009
Driver Tony Stewart sits in his car during practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pep Boys 500 auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga ... "Certainly there's a lot of pressure," Biffle said Saturday, standing outside his hauler after practice at Atlanta Motor Speedway ... -Martin Truex Jr. won his first pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, just in time for the track's first scheduled race entirely under the lights. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Truex claims pole in Atlanta; Kahne finishes 2nd Sep 6, 2009
Martin Truex Jr. wins his first pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday ... (AP) -- Martin Truex Jr. won his first pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, just in time for the track's first scheduled race entirely under the lights. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Auto Racing Notebook: Truex claims Atlanta pole Sep 6, 2009
Martin Truex Jr. won his first pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga ... Where: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Source: Danica to race in Nationwide in 2010 Sep 6, 2009
"I can pretty much guarantee at some point she's going to be over here," Stewart told reporters Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, meaning NASCAR in general and hinting at something the source confirmed and clarified ... Give Atlanta Motor Speedway credit for this weekend's tighter schedule; it might just be the wave of the future. (ABC News)
Police release security film of Hamlin car theft Sep 6, 2009
Hamlin is racing this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He was not immediately available to comment. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Harvick wins Nationwide race Sep 6, 2009
Kevin Harvick thoroughly dominated Saturday s Degree V12 Nationwide Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, leading 131 of 195 laps en route to a win. Harvick s only real challenge came from Dale Earnhardt Jr., who stretched a tank of fuel to the finish and held the lead up until two laps to go when Harvick, who stopped for fuel 13 laps from the finish, ran him down and motored by him. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Revenge of the bluehairs Sep 6, 2009
The youngest driver in the top 12 in Sprint Cup points, heading into tonight s Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, is Denny Hamlin, who turns 29 in November. In the Camping World Truck Series, 51-year-old Ron Hornaday Jr. has won six races and four poles, both tops in the series, before Saturday night s race at Iowa Speedway. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Earnhardt has plans Sep 6, 2009
"We are mathematically out of the Chase at this point, so we are watching everybody else and seeing how they are going to do," said Earnhardt, who will start 31st in tonight's Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR's most popular driver in annual fan voting, signs autographs recently at Michigan International Speedway. (News & Observer -- Sports)
13-Year-Old Girl from Aflac Cancer Center Designs Carl Edwards' Car for Sunday Race Sep 5, 2009
Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On September 6(th), at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion will sport a colorful new look inspired by a 13-year-old patient at the Aflac Cancer Center. Aflac invited children at the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service to "Color Carl's Car" for the Labor Day weekend race. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Johnson, Edwards favored at Atlanta Sep 5, 2009
Another chapter will be written in the illustrious history of Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend when the Cup Series runs its first points-paying race under the lights. And even for a track that has survived two tornados and hosted last race for the King himself -- Mr. Richard Petty -- Sunday night will be something a little bit special, infused, perhaps, with a smidgeon of that old school Labor Day Southern 500 Darlington spirit. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Rachel Alexandra heavy favorite against elders at Woodward Sep 5, 2009
-Carl Edwards will race this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway despite breaking his right foot playing frisbee. Edwards is on crutches but was cleared to race in both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series by doctors from the University of Missouri. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Kenseth getting in gear for Chase Sep 5, 2009
With two races remaining before the 12-man field is set at Richmond next Saturday night, Kenseth will enter tomorrow night s Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in a precarious position: 12th in the points (2,945), with Kyle Busch and Brian Vickers nipping at his heels. Well, we re right there on the bubble, said Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Dewalt Tools Ford fielded by Roush Fenway Racing. (Boston Globe)
Mike's Garage: 8 vie for Chase positions with 2 weeks left Sep 5, 2009
By Mike McCourt NASCAR Columnist Friday, September 4, 2009 11:22 AM EDT After a week off, the NASCAR Cup series is back in action at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. This is the final curtain call for some teams trying to find themselves in this year s Chase. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Kyle Busch still has a shot at Chase Sep 5, 2009
5-mile, high-banked Atlanta Motor Speedway ... The Atlanta Motor Speedway is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, but this will be the first time the track has hosted a Sprint Cup race at night. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Travel » Sep 5, 2009
Sunday: 1:30 p.m., Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves, Turner Field () 7:30 p.m., NASCAR's Pep Boys Auto 500, Atlanta Motor Speedway (). Game-day itinerary. (ESPN -- College Football News)
Edwards will race Atlanta despite broken foot Sep 4, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Carl Edwards will race this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway despite breaking his right foot playing frisbee. Edwards is on crutches but was cleared to race in both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series by doctors from the University of Missouri. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Labonte gets ride for Atlanta from TRG Motorsports Sep 4, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Bobby Labonte is listed on the entry list for this weekend's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Yates Racing said earlier this week that sponsorship issues forced the team to pull Labonte in seven of the final 12 races this season, beginning with Sunday's event at Atlanta. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Rivera goes through light workout Sep 4, 2009
AUTO RACING Edwards breaks foot playing Frisbee NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, on crutches after fracturing his right foot playing Frisbee on Wednesday, said he will drive tomorrow night and Sunday in the Nationwide and Sprint Cup races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Driver Giancarlo Fisichella has left Force India to join Ferrari for the rest of the Formula One season, replacing Luca Badoer who replaced the injured Felipe Massa. (Boston Globe)
Edwards will be tough to beat in Atlanta Sep 4, 2009
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series moves to the fast Atlanta Motor Speedway for the 25th race of the 2009 season, the Pep Boys Auto 500 ... The TrackAtlanta Motor Speedway is a very wide 1 ... No. 5 : Martin has run over 13,000 laps at Atlanta Motor Speedway in his career. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Edwards breaks foot playing Frisbee Sep 4, 2009
Carl Edwards will race this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway despite breaking his right foot playing with a Frisbee disc ... Labonte's streak continues: Bobby Labonte is listed on the entry list for this weekend's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Ticket sales soar at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sep 3, 2009
--- When campers started forming a line to get into Atlanta Motor Speedway 11 days before this Sunday's Pep Boys Auto 500, it was a sign that things might, at long last, be turning around at one of the cornerstones of the NASCAR schedule. Poor weather, a lousy spot in the schedule and a history of traffic problems have plagued the track, located 30 miles south of downtown Atlanta, for years. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Carl Edwards’ car will race with Georgia cancer patient's design Sep 3, 2009
Carl Edwards NASCAR ride, sponsored by Columbus-based Aflac Insurance, will race with Jody s design in the Pep Boys Auto 500 on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Of the paint scheme, Edwards said by phone, This will be the coolest one of the year because of how it was created. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Three Chase clinchers boast multiple championships Sep 3, 2009
Where: Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1. 54-mile oval in Hampton, Ga. (USA Today -- Sports)
14 drivers race for Chase Sep 2, 2009
Only three drivers -- series points leader Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson -- are locked in regardless of their performances the next two weeks at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Richmond International Raceway. More Sports. (News & Observer -- Sports)
What Weekend Off? Sep 1, 2009
Just 89 points separate seventh-place Ryan Newman from 14th-place Brian Vickers when the series resumes at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Labor Day Weekend race. Kyle Busch is just 34 points behind Matt Kenseth for the 12th and final Chase position. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Atlanta's not a lousy sports town Sep 1, 2009
Ditto the new Kickoff Classic, which this year comes on a weekend when the Braves are home and NASCAR is running at Atlanta Motor Speedway. I ve been around this nation of ours, and I can tell you there s no other major city not New York, not L.A., not Chicago, not Boston, not Dallas that behaves as we do on autumn Saturdays. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
THE TO-DO LIST: 10 things you should check out this week Sep 1, 2009
There's plenty at stake when the stock-car circuit hits Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) for the penultimate race before the season-ending Chase for the Sprint Cup. Three drivers lurk within 112 points of a Chase spot, with six others bunched in an 84-point cluster just inside the dozen-driver cutoff. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Gwinnett Braves $1 tix | NASCAR specials | Tour Championship special | Free movie and music Aug 29, 2009
For the NASCAR Pep Boys Auto 500 Sept. 5-6 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, there are nice deals on the website. Sunday s race is $59 for frontstretch tickets, rows 1-9 in the lower Petty Grandstand. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Sprint Cup notes Aug 27, 2009
Where: Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1 ... In addition to racing at one of his favorite tracks, Atlanta Motor Speedway, he plans to attend the Alabama-Virginia Tech college football game at the Georgia Dome. (USA Today -- Sports)
Wreckin' is not racin' Aug 27, 2009
Where: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga. When: 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Chase Elliott following his dream, dad's footsteps Aug 27, 2009
That year, he moved into the Legends Racing Series and was rookie of the year at the Atlanta Motor Speedway winning the final two feature races. He won the 2008 Georgia State Championship for the semipro division. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Victory lane Aug 24, 2009
What: Pep Boys Auto 500 Where: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Ga. Green flag: 8 p.m. Sept. 6 TV: ESPN Radio: WQDR-94. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Busch, Martin make points, but Chase picture still murky Aug 24, 2009
The slump has been particularly evident on the superspeedways where a car's aerodynamics and chassis setup are critical to handling, such as the series' next stop Sept. 6 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The regular season wraps up at Richmond International Raceway the following week. (USA Today -- Sports)
Kyle Busch edges Martin, gives Chase bid a lift with Bristol win Aug 23, 2009
" Busch certainly looks capable of adding another win and making the Chase after his championship hopes seemed in peril just a couple of weeks ago. He already has a 2008 win at Atlanta Motor Speedway, NASCAR's next stop after a week off, and a repeat could send him into the 10-race playoff as the leader with 10 points for each. As much as Busch's latest Bristol victory could have been expected, this one required tweaking to get into the top 10 and a little more to put him up front. Once there he... (USA Today -- Sports)
Night NASCAR on a holiday weekend: A hit or a miss? Aug 22, 2009
What I m wondering now is if we Atlantans know, or care, that a major NASCAR development will be held at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sept. 6. This installment of the Pep Boys 500 will be the first night Cup race in track history, and. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Earnhardt Jr.: NACAR not willing to produce better race car Aug 14, 2009
Earnhardt, who was in Atlanta to promote the Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Labor Day weekend, said the car, which is now the exclusive vehicle on the Sprint Cup circuit, is safer than the previous car, but it s not providing the close, competitive racing that fans have come to expect. But he said the problem can be fixed. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Crash of 3 Cars, 6 Motorcycles Injures 8 Aug 10, 2009
The bikers had come from the National Bikers Roundup at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Motorcycles involved in two serious wrecks Aug 10, 2009
The bikers had come from the National Bikers Roundup at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which concludes today. Another fatal motorcycle accident was reported Sunday afternoon on I-85 in Franklin County, near the Georgia-South Carolina border. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Competing agendas have Tara Field in limbo Aug 9, 2009
com Atlanta Motor Speedway sits just beyond Tara Field ... Tara Field abuts Atlanta Motor Speedway, a major attraction. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Biker's passenger dies in wreck Aug 9, 2009
A motorcycle passenger on her way back from a national bikers event at Atlanta Motor Speedway died early Saturday after been struck by a suspected drunk driver. The motorcyclists were in town for the National Bikers Roundup at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Speedway Motorsports swings to $23M loss Aug 7, 2009
Atlanta Motor Speedway ... Looking forward, we expect to sell out Bristol Motor Speedway s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series upcoming night race in August, and are excited about Atlanta Motor Speedway hosting the upcoming inaugural Labor Day NASCAR Sprint Cup Pep Boys Auto 500, its first night race for this premier series, said Bruton Smith, chairman and CEO, in an earnings release ... Speedway (NYSE:TRK) owns and operates Lowe s Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway in... (Louisville Business First, KY)
