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Last Updated Monday, Sep 10, 2012 1:44 am, EDT

AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta

Status: Final Atlanta Motor Speedway

Race Capsule

Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • What:

    Race 25 of 36 on Sprint Cup circuit

  • Where:

    Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • When:

    September 2, 2012 7:46 pm EDT

  • Laps:

    325

  • Track Length:

    1.54 miles

  • Race Length:

    501.00 miles

  • Purse:

    $6,189,911

Drivers to Watch

Tony Stewart Stewart has dropped four positions in the last three races and is 10th after Bristol. He trails points leader Greg Biffle by 103 points and ninth-ranked Kevin Harvick by 21 points and leads 11th-ranked Kasey Kahne by 16 points.
Greg Biffle Biffle, who led the points for 11 straight weeks earlier in the season, has been back in the top spot in the Sprint Cup standings following the last two races. He leads second-ranked Jimmie Johnson by 11 points and third-ranked Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 15 points.
Kyle Busch 13th, 39 points out of the top 10. Gained one spot last week. Stands second in the wild card standings with one win.
Matt Kenseth After climbing back to second place at Michigan the week before, this year's Daytona 500 winner fell two spots back into fourth place after Bristol. He trails points leader Greg Biffle, his Roush Fenway Racing teammate, by 26 points and third-ranked Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 11 points and leads fifth-ranked Martin Truex Jr. by 26 points.
Jeff Gordon 14th, 55 points out of the top 10. Gained one spot last week. Stands third in the wild card standings with one win. Trails second-place Kyle Busch by 16 points in the race for the second and final wild card spot.
Mark Martin 28th, 329 points out of the top 10. Lost two spots last week.
Denny Hamlin Hamlin's chances to make the Chase were all but cemented Saturday night at Bristol as he climbed two spots to eighth. He trails points leader Greg Biffle by 75 points and seventh-ranked Brad Keselowski by 16 points and leads ninth-ranked Kevin Harvick by seven points.
Jimmie Johnson After dropping from first to fourth after Michigan, Johnson rebounded at Bristol to regain two positions and move back into second place in the standings. Johnson trails points leader Greg Biffle by 11 points and leads third-ranked Dale Earnhardt Jr., his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, by four points.
Joey Logano 18th, 108 points out of the top 10. Stands sixth in the wild card standings with one win.
Marcos Ambrose 16th, 67 points out of the top 10. Gained one spot last week. Stands fifth in the wild card standings with one win.
Kasey Kahne 11th, only 16 points out of the top 10. Stands first in the wild card standings with two wins.
Carl Edwards 12th, 34 points out of the top 10. Stands seventh in the wild card standings with no wins.
Aric Almirola 22nd, 189 points out of the top 10. Lost one spot last week.
Sam Hornish Jr. 58th.
Kurt Busch 25th, 294 points out of the top 10.
Ryan Newman 15th, 58 points out of the top 10. Lost two spots last week. Stands fourth in the wild card standings with one win. Trails second-place Kyle Busch by 19 points in the race for the second and final wild card spot.
Paul Menard 17th, 72 points out of the top 10. Lost one spot last week.
Jamie McMurray 19th, 148 points out of the top 10.
Brad Keselowski After climbing four spots in two of the previous three races, Keselowski dropped two spots at Bristol, where he had won the two previous races, to fall to seventh. He trails points leader Greg Biffle by 59 points and sixth-ranked Clint Bowyer by four points and leads eighth-ranked Denny Hamlin by 16 points.
Kevin Harvick Harvick fell one spot in the standings, from eighth to ninth, after Bristol. He trails points leader Greg Biffle by 82 points and eighth-ranked Denny Hamlin by seven points and leads 10th-ranked Tony Stewart by 21 points.
Bobby Labonte 24th, 233 points out of the top 10.
Jeff Burton 20th, 169 points out of the top 10.
Martin Truex Jr. Truex climbed one spot in the Sprint Cup standings after Saturday's race at Bristol, moving from sixth to fifth place. He trails points leader Greg Biffle by 52 points and fourth-ranked Matt Kenseth by 26 points and leads sixth-ranked Clint Bowyer by three points.
Clint Bowyer Bowyer climbed one spot to sixth in the Sprint Cup standings following Saturday night's race at Bristol. He trails points leader Greg Biffle by 55 points and fifth-ranked Martin Truex Jr. by three points and leads seventh-ranked Brad Keselowski by four points.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Earnhardt remained in third place for the second straight race after Bristol. He trails points leader Greg Biffle by 15 points and second-ranked Jimmie Johnson, his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, by four points and leads fourth-ranked Matt Kenseth by 11 points.