Sprint Cup Series Betting Odds

AdvoCare 500 - Sprint Cup Race Series Sunday, September 4th, 2011 Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA

The big boys return to the 1.54-mile track at the end of the season, with the Pep Boys Auto 500 on Sept. 6, the 25th of 36 races.

Atlanta Motor Speedway will host to the AdvoCare 500, the track's second NASCAR Sprint Cup night race. Expect a heated competition, as NASCAR's top drivers compete for late-season points before entering the Chase for the Sprint Cup.

Opened in 1960 at a cost of just $1.8 Million Dollars the Atlanta Motor Speedway is 20 miles south of the city of Atlanta, Georgia. The original track was built on 870 acres but was rebuilt in 1997 as a quad-oval racetrack, much like Texas Motor Speedway. Track banking in turns is 24 degrees with 5 degree banking on the straights. Qualifying speeds here have flirted with 200 mph in recent years.

Current track records include NASCAR Nextel Cup Qualifying by Geoffrey Bodine at 28.074 seconds and 197.478 mph in 1997. Dale Earnhardt holds the NASCAR Nextel Cup Race record of 500 miles in 3 h 3 min 3 s at an average speed of 163.633 mph on November 12, 1995.

Race Statistics

Winner's Average Speed: 134.272 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 43 minutes, 39 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 2.684 seconds.
Caution Flags: 10 for 43 laps.
Lead Changes: 18 among 8 drivers.

2010 Emory 500 Results

2009 Pep Boys Auto 500 Results

1. (2) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 325 laps, 131.1 rating, 190 points.

2. (18) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 325, 116.5, 175.

3. (22) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 325, 114.7, 170.

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.