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Rain benefits Jeff Gordon at Pocono

...the season.Gordon earned his 86th career victory Sunday, winning for the first time since September 2011 at Atlanta Motor Speedway to thrust himself into wild-card contention in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.Johnson inadvertently...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nascar/2012-08-05/rain-benefits-jeff-gordon-
Jimmie Johnson is among the four drivers already in the Chase for the Championship

...the playoffs. All four now have the luxury of using the next two races, including Sunday's AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, as glorified test sessions. They can afford to try exotic setups and new engine components to get a running...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nascar/2012-08-29/jimmie-johnson-among-four-
Wild-card hopefuls happy to be at tough Atlanta Motor Speedway

...Busch, Joey Logano and Marcos Ambrose.None of them, however, could have picked a tougher track to get it than Atlanta Motor Speedway.Tonight's AdvoCare 500 (7:30 p.m., ESPN) will be 325 of the most-difficult laps of the racing season...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nascar/2012-09-01/wild-card-hopefuls-happy-b
Hamlin wins Sprint Cup race at Atlanta

...faster than 12 other lead-lap teams with four laps to go to get him out front ? and in Victory Lane ? at Atlanta Motor Speedway.Martin Truex Jr. had a 100-yard lead with five laps remaining when Jamie McMurray smacked the fourth turn...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nascar/2012-09-02/hamlin-wins-sprint-cup-rac
Two spots left to complete Chase field

HAMPTON, Ga. - Six more drivers punched their tickets into the Chase for the Championship at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night. That leaves only two final spots left to be filled among six contenders.Jeff Gordon could have separated himself...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nascar/2012-09-03/two-spots-left-complete-ch
Brian Vickers benefits from an expanded sponsorship deal

...rear beds to spice up the event.Nonetheless, Smith remains committed to the trucks. He has truck races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway and Texas...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nascar/2012-11-07/brian-vickers-benefits-exp
NASCAR, tracks evaluate weather safety measures after lightning killed fan at Pocono

...done in the past, but I'm not sure something like this could have been avoided."Ed Clark, the president of Atlanta Motor Speedway, said unlike football and baseball stadiums, there are bigger challenges to get fans to safety at racetracks...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nascar/2012-08-08/nascar-tracks-evaluate-wea
Tony Stewart wins pole for Sprint Cup race at Atlanta

...his teammate, Tony Stewart took the high road.He wound up with the pole for Sunday night's NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.Stewart turned a fast lap of 186.121 mph on Friday to take his first pole of the season and second of his...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nascar/2012-08-31/tony-stewart-wins-pole-spr
Tony Stewart will be looking for new primary sponsor

...response to Mark Martin's scary crash two weeks ago at Michigan International Speedway, pit road openings at Atlanta Motor Speedway were re-configured.Concrete barriers and barrels filled with river sand were added at the right-side edge...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/other-sports/2012-09-02/tony-stewart-will-be
Overtime

...Tia Norfleet will headline the Safe America Foundation's seventh annual SafeTeen Georgia Driving Academy at Atlanta Motor Speedway on May 5.It will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.Norfleet, the daughter of former NASCAR driver Bobby Norfleet...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/2012-04-27/overtime