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NASCAR heads to Georgia Sunday
By: Freddy Wander - StatFox
Published: 2/27/2015  at  4:00:00 AM
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

Sunday, March 1 – 1:00 p.m. EDT
Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA

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The NASCAR season continues when the racers head to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. The 1.54-mile quad-oval track was first built in 1960 when it began having races and annually hosting this event. The venue is well known for having some of the fastest speeds on the circuit as the qualifying speeds average around 193 MPH on the 24-degree turns. Last year, it was Kasey Kahne who was able to get the win here, but there has not been a back-to-back victor since Bobby Labonte did so in ’96-’97, so let’s take a look at a few drivers who could be celebrating in victory lane this weekend.

Jeff Gordon (13/2) - Gordon has some of the highest odds in this race and for good reason as he has an average finish of 7.9 at AMS and has placed in the top-10 10 times over the last decade (14 races); including a victory in 2011. He won the first pole of this year at the Daytona 500 and led for 87 laps before finishing 27th and should be on the warpath with this being his final season.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (10/1) - Earnhardt Jr. is always a threat to win a race and he has placed in the top-five of this event three times in his past 14 attempts. Overall he has one victory and 12 top-10s at this racetrack in his career and has twice earned a pole. His 1,119 green flag passes ranks him as third and he has averaged a finish of 12.3, so he is certainly a solid choice to drop a few units on.

Kyle Larson (14/1) -The youngster has won rookie of the year in nearly every circuit he’s joined, including getting the award for the Sprint Cup Series last season. He has 17 top-10 finishes in the Sprint Cup over 41 career races run but is still searching for his first win. Last year he started out with a solid pole position of third before pulling out an eighth place finish in his first visit to AMS. If he is able to get another great starting spot expect him to do more with it and a top-five finish is not out of the question.

Greg Biffle (40/1) - Biffle may be past his prime, but his 19 career victories are no joke and his odds in this one would provide for a nice payout if he was able to regain his former glory. He still ranked 14th on this circuit last year despite having no wins and brings in 10 career top-10s and a pole at this track. Giving the 45-year-old a chance in this one could be the right choice as he is being overlooked.

Trevor Bayne (75/1) - Bayne flew out of the gates in this circuit when he became the youngest winner of the Daytona 500 back in 2011. Since then he has failed to get another victory, but was solid in his only race in Atlanta, starting deep in the field at 32nd and made plenty of quality moves to get up to 16th when it was all said and done. This is a risky selection, but there is lightning in a pan here and if he can perform better in poles, he should have a shot at a top-10.


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