CHEVY FAST FACTS
ADVOCARE 500
ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
SEPTEMBER 2, 2012
· A total of 17 Team Chevy drivers will start the AdvoCare 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Atlanta Motor Speedway
· Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, is the pole sitter and will lead the field to green.
· Team Chevy drivers occupy four (4) of the top-11 starting positions
· Chevrolet drivers starting in the top-11:
o Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, will start fifth
o Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet, will roll off eighth
o Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet, will take the green flag from the 11th starting position
CHEVROLET ON THE TRACK—ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY:
· Chevrolet drivers have won 37 of 104 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Wins by active drivers are:
o Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, has five (5) victories at Atlanta Motor Speedway (’95, ’98, ’99, ’03 & ’11)
o Kurt Busch, No. 51 Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet, has three (3) wins at AMS (’02, ‘09 & ’10)
o Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet, has three (3) trophies from Atlanta Motor Speedway (’04 & ’07 – TWICE)
o Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, has gone to victory lane three (3) times at Atlanta Motor Speedway
o Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet, has two (2) victories at Atlanta Motor Speedway (’06 &’09)
o Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet, has one win at AMS (’04)
o Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Rheem Chevrolet, has visited victory lane at AMS once (’01)
· A Chevrolet driver has won two (2) of the last five (5) races at Atlanta Motor Speedway
· A Chevrolet driver has sat on the pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway 22 times
· Team Chevy drivers have scored 174 top-five and 344 top-10 finishes at AMS
· A Chevrolet has led 11,589 laps (35.0% of possible 33,079 laps) at Atlanta Motor Speedway
TEAM CHEVY IN NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES (NSCS) COMPETITION:
· Chevrolet has won 35 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Manufacturers’ Championships
· Team Chevy drivers have scored 698 wins and 627 poles in NSCS competition
About Chevrolet
Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world’s largest car brands, doing business in more than 140 countries and selling more than 4 million cars and trucks a year. Chevrolet provides customers with fuel-efficient vehicles that feature spirited performance, expressive design and high quality. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.
