There's still time for you to vote on the People's Pitstop lineup for Sunday's Sprint Cup race. To help you make your decisions about which drivers to take (one more time, it's 2 from the A List, 4 from the B List, 2 from the C List), it's time to offer you some information about NASCAR's return to the Deep South.
Track basics: Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile oval that has no trouble generating high speeds. The qualifying record is held by Geoff Bodine at 197 miles per hour. (Don't try this at home; there's a reason your speedometer probably doesn't go that high.)
Recent winners: Kurt Busch (2009), Kyle Busch (2008), Jimmie Johnson (2007)
Who wins a lot here: Bobby Labonte leads active NASCAR drivers with six wins on this track. Bill Elliott has five victories, while Jeff Gordon has four.
Good seats available. No, really. You would think that a track located in the middle of what folks would consider "NASCAR country" hosting a race that isn't competing with football or baseball (other than spring training) and doesn't have to worry about the NCAA basketball tournament yet would have no trouble selling out. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case. Atlanta currently hosts two Sprint Cup races a season, but it might lose one soon. What could be keeping racing fans away from the track on this particular date? Only one thing I can think of.
For a more detailed preview from Yahoo, download this PDF. The polls will close Thursday night.
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