Johnson on the right track heading to Atlanta
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Hampton, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup. Date: Sunday, March
7. Race: Kobalt Tools 500. Site: Atlanta Motor Speedway. Track: 1.54-mile
oval. Start time: 1:00 p.m. (et). Laps: 325. Miles: 500.5. 2009 winner: Kurt
Busch. Television: FOX. Radio: Performance Racing Network (PRN)/SIRIUS NASCAR
Radio.
Since his disappointing 35th-place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500,
Jimmie Johnson has soared to fifth in the points standings with consecutive
victories at California and Las Vegas.
Johnson's win at California came with a little bit of luck. The four-time
defending Sprint Cup Series champion benefited from a late-race caution when
he pitted just before the yellow flag was displayed. He then held off a hard-
charging Kevin Harvick in the closing laps.
Last Sunday, Johnson spoiled Jeff Gordon's dominate day at Las Vegas. Gordon
led a track-record 219 laps, but he took two new tires only during his final
pit stop. After putting on four tires, Johnson chased down his Hendrick
Motorsports teammate and then made the winning pass with 17 laps to go.
It's early in the season, but Johnson's "drive for five" straight titles
appears to be in full gear.
"We're excited," Johnson said. "It's early in the year, and it's a relief to
know that we worked in the right areas over the off-season. Richmond [fall
race] is a long way away from right now. We need to keep collecting points,
winning races, make the Chase and then get to work for what we're really here
for."
If Johnson wins this weekend at Atlanta, it will be his 50th career victory,
which will place him in a tie with Ned Jarrett and 2010 NASCAR Hall of Fame
inductee Junior Johnson for 10th on the series' all-time race winners list.
Johnson has three victories at Atlanta, including a season sweep at the fast
1.54-mile track in 2007.
Heading into Atlanta, Harvick holds a 47-point lead over his Richard Childress
Racing teammate Clint Bowyer. The resurgence of RCR continued at Las Vegas,
with Harvick, Bowyer and Jeff Gordon turning in impressive performances once
again. All three drivers have finished no worse than 11th in the first three
races.
Atlanta has been one Harvick's best tracks. Despite a 19th-place result in
points last season, Harvick finished fourth at Atlanta one year ago and then
followed up with a second-place run there last September.
"We are really looking forward to Atlanta based upon how we ran there last
time," Harvick said. "It has become one of those tracks that has been really
good for us in anything that we have been racing there over the past three or
four years."
Harvick's first Cup victory came at Atlanta on March 11, 2001, just weeks
after RCR named him as replacement driver for Dale Earnhardt following
Earnhardt's fatal crash in the Daytona 500. Harvick edged Gordon by 0.006
seconds at Atlanta for his maiden win in just his third start.
"I don't remember really anything from that day," Harvick said. "There were
just so many different emotions and things that ran through my head that it
was just kind of more of a strange moment than it was anything."
Ryan Newman will celebrate a career milestone at Atlanta, as the Stewart-Haas
Racing driver is expected to make his 300th career start in NASCAR's top
division. Newman is tied with Buddy Baker for most poles at Atlanta with
seven. He won six consecutive poles there from March 2003 to October 2005.
"Atlanta has always been a place where I like to qualify, and it would be an
honor to get the all-time pole record there," Newman said.
Newman has struggled in the early season, finishing 34th (Daytona), 36th
(California) and 18th (Las Vegas). He currently is 32nd in points.
Forty-six teams are on the preliminary entry list for the Kobalt Tools 500.
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