Kurt Busch Wins Atlanta Cup Race

RACE RECAP | ATLANTA
10 Scott Speed
9 Kevin Harvick
8 Greg Biffle
7 Brian Vickers
6 A.J. Allmendinger
5 Paul Menard first career top 5
4 Kasey Kahne led the most laps
3 Juan Montoya was another car to beat
2 Matt Kenseth moves to second in points

VICTORY LANE

1 Kurt Busch takes back to back spring race wins at Atlanta. It’s Kurt’s 3rd win at the track, surviving multiple restarts at the end. He moves from 19th to 10th in the point standings.

OTHER STORIES ON THE DAY

-Pole Sitter Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn’t even lead lap 1, Kyle Busch did

-Robby Gordon brings out the first caution with his mangled #7 machine from a cut tire

-David Ragan pounds the wall hard, sending him to the garage

-Carl Edwards and Joey Logano brought out the 3rd caution. Brad Keselowski clipped the 99 sending him up the hill. Joey Logano later blew a right front tire to add to his misery.

-It seems that Carl Edwards intentionally wrecked Brad Keselowski with 6 laps to go, sending the 12 car on it’s roof. Keselowski was on his way to a top 5 run. Carl Edwards was parked by NASCAR and sent to meet with NASCAR officials.

-Dale Earnhardt Jr. came into the pits with a vibration, sending him to the back of the pack with the wave around rule

-Hendrick Motorsports and related teams had some tire issues, or set-up issues related to tires

-First Green-White-Checkered attempt, Jamie McMurray wrecked hard, along with Mark Martin, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. and others. The #1 car seemed to just get twitchy in the middle of three wide.

-Kasey Kahne led the most laps at 144