“Well we need to keep the momentum from Daytona going, first of all. I like Atlanta. We nearly had the thing won a few years ago and were in decent shape there last year.
“This is the first time I will be racing a Cup car in the spring at Atlanta. I had the opportunity to race there once before with the Wood Brothers back in 2012, and we were able to run pretty well.
“Atlanta is a tough place, the car from lap one is sliding out of control. Five or 10 laps into a run you’re slipping and sliding all over the place. I like the shift from Atlanta being later in the year to earlier in the year; I think it will help a little with the tire wear.
“Atlanta is one of my favorite tracks on the circuit. It’s an older track that is rough but fast. Last year we struggled on the mile-and-a-half tracks so we worked really hard this off-season to improve our Fords so Atlanta will be a good test to see if we have made gains.
Reed has competed at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) just once, earning an 18th -place finish after starting 12th and fighting loose conditions the entire race.
Chris Buescher makes his third career NASCAR XFINITY Series start at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. In his two previous starts, Buescher earned two 13th-place finishes.
Wallace races the same chassis that Trevor Bayne used last season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Dover International Speedway in the spring and fall races and Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This chassis never finished lower than ninth last season, earning its best finish of second at Dover in the spring.
Elliott Sadler will make his 10th NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) start at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) this Saturday afternoon. In Sadler’s previous nine starts, he recorded one top-five and five top-10 finishes at AMS.
Dakoda Armstrong and the No. 43 WinField team will head to Atlanta with a Top-15 finish under their belt. The team had a strong showing in the 2015 season-opening race at Daytona last weekend and will look to continue that string of success at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series History at Atlanta Motor Speedway ... In 134 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has earned nine wins and three pole awards, including Kevin Harvick's emotional victory in the Cracker Barrel 500 on March 11, 2001.
Hendrick Motorsports has the all-time lead in NASCAR Cup Series poles (27), wins (31), top fives (105), top 10s (175) and laps led (2,473) on road courses.
The second stop of the summer “West Coast swing” brings the NASCAR Cup Series to its annual visit at Sonoma Raceway, located in California’s wine country region.
Officially licensed Rolling Stones X NASCAR merchandise, special-edition collector vinyl and a custom listening lounge bring racing and rock & roll together
