The People's Facts - Emory Healthcare 500

This week, fantasy NASCAR fans have until Friday evening to vote on the People's Pitstop lineup. To help you get ready for the pre-Labor-Day Sprint Cup race, we are proud to offer some information about this week's race site.

Track basics: Atlanta Motor Speedway is a mile-and-a-half oval in suburban Hampton, Georgia. Actually, according to NASCAR, the track is 1.54 miles long. That means a 325-lap race will cover a distance of 500.5 miles, but "Emory Healthcare 500.5" isn't quite as catchy.

Last time we were here: Way back in March, the People's Pigskin racked up 302 fantasy points with the help of Matt Kenseth, who finished second to Kurt Busch by about half a second.

Recent winners: Kasey Kahne (2009 fall), Carl Edwards (2008 fall), Jimmie Johnson (2007 fall).

Who wins here a lot: NASCAR has been coming to Atlanta for a long time. That might be why Bobby Labonte leads active drivers with six victories here. He's followed by fellow greybeard Bill Elliott (five) and starting-to-enter-greybeard-territory Jeff Gordon (four).

Saying good-bye (sort of): It seems as if everyone wants to host a NASCAR Sprint Cup these days. Unfortunately, in order to invite someone new to the party, NASCAR must either stretch a schedule that already includes 36 points races (and won't end until just before Thanksgiving) or take a race away from someone.

Next year, Atlanta will host only one Sprint Cup race; its second race is being given to Kentucky Speedway. Both tracks are owned by Bruton Smith's Speedway Motorsports Inc. Smith fended off personal pleas from Georgia's governor to let Atlanta keep both its races. This goes to show that being the governor of a state doesn't carry quite the cachet it once did.

As usual, the good folks at Yahoo Sports have prepared a primer for fantasy racing fans wondering who to start for this week's race. You can download their guide by clicking here.

We'll be back with some more fantasy football polls. In the meantime, feel free to join the People's League and/or get your friends to join.