DENNY HAMLIN WINS POLE POSITION SATURDAY AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY

DENNY HAMLIN WINS POLE POSITION SATURDAY AT ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY

 

 

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            HAMPTON, Ga. (Sept. 4, 2010) - Denny Hamlin won the pole for
Sunday's Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, turning the
day's fast lap in 29.587 seconds (187.380 mph).

            

Starting next to Hamlin for the inaugural NASCAR Sprint Cup Series night
race at Atlanta is Ryan Newman, who held the top spot for most of the
qualifying session until being bumped to the outside of row one. Kyle
Busch will start third, just one one-thousandth slower than Newman.

            

"We did the Goodyear tire test here in January, which I think definitely
played into our hand," said Newman, who has already racked up seven
career poles at Atlanta. "I think we have a pretty good race setup too."

            

Unadilla native David Ragan was the highest Georgia qualifier, putting
his car ninth on the grid with a lap of 186.692 mph (29.696 seconds).
Former Alpharetta resident Joey Logano will start 31st, Peachtree City's
Reed Sorenson will be 33rd and Dawsonville's Bill Elliott will be 40th.

            

Great seats are still available for Sunday's Emory Healthcare 500 NASCAR
Sprint Cup Series race. Visit www.atlantamotorspeedway.com or call (877)
9-AMS-TIX for more information.

 

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