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Atlanta Nuggets:

There have been 95 Nextel Cup races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
There have been two races a year at Atlanta, except for 1961 which had a third event, the 250-mile Festival 250.
There has been one 250-mile event, one 300-mile event and six 400-mile events. The rest were all 500-mile races.
Richard Petty holds the record for most Atlanta starts with 65.
Kasey Kahne is the defending champion at the March 2006 race at Atlanta; Tony Stewart won the 2006 October race at Atlanta.
Dale Earnhardt had nine wins and 26 top-five finishes at Atlanta, most of any driver.
Buddy Baker holds the record for Budweiser Poles at Atlanta with seven.
Richard Petty has 33 top-10 finishes at Atlanta, most of any driver.
Cale Yarborough led 3,316 laps at Atlanta, most of any driver.
Ryan Newman leads all active drivers with six Budweiser Poles at Atlanta. All of his Budweiser Poles came in the six races between March 2003 and October 2005.
Bobby Labonte leads all active drivers with six Atlanta wins.
Baker posted three consecutive poles at Atlanta between the spring of 1979 and spring 1980 and is the only driver other than Newman to win more than two poles in a row there.

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