As Brad Keselowski climbed out of his car, with an American flag in hand, Martin Truex Jr. stood adjacent to his car a few hundred yards away, with arms crossed. The source of his frustration was lap traffic.
For Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at the 1.5 mile (2.414-kilometer) high-banked Atlanta Motor Speedway, only 37 drivers will race the scheduled 325-lap distance.
Kyle Busch will have a front row seat when the field takes the green flag for Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race after qualifying with the fastest speed of 184.652 mph at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Driving the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Busch nabbed the top spot from Ryan Newman (184.419 mph) and clinched his first career pole at the iconic 1.5-mile oval.
HAMPTON, Ga. -- An usually high number of cars were busted for speeding in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and one claimed the best car of the race.
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Leading over 100 laps for the fourth straight year at Atlanta Motor Speedway didn't translate into a win for Kevin Harvick thanks to a late race pit road penalty.
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Brad Keselowski passed Kyle Larson six laps to go to win in Atlanta, but it's nothing compared to Kevin Harvick blowing another dominant performance for the fourth straight year at Atlanta.
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Atlanta Motor Speedway has been dominated by a number of drivers over the years. There was Dale Earnhardt with nine wins, Bobby Labonte with six and Jeff Gordon with five. Now Jimmie Johnson owns the deed to the Hampton, Georgia facility.
