The Cup Series will finally make its way to Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS). The race was originally scheduled for March 15th but now the race will be on a hotter, slicker track. This should be one of the better races of the season. The Folds of Honor Quick Trip 500 can be seen Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on FS1.
AMS eats tires as fast as any track on the schedule. That means teams will take four tires at each stop and there will be a lot of pit stops Sunday since the race is 500 miles. Teams with a fast pit crew and drivers who can manage their tires will be up front Sunday.
Each week I use different stats in my model to create the best rankings possible to give you an edge on the completion. This week I focused on what happened at Auto Club and Darlington since those tracks are also high tire-wear tracks. I also factored in what we saw at Charlotte since some teams gained a bit of speed since the series returned from the Covid 19 break.
Here are the driver rankings for Atlanta…
|
Driver |
| 1. Kevin Harvick |
| 2. Chase Elliott |
| 3. Brad Keselowski |
| 4. Martin Truex Jr. |
| 5. Kurt Busch |
| 6. Joey Logano |
| 7. Alex Bowman |
| 8. Ryan Blaney |
| 9. Denny Hamlin |
| 10. Jimmie Johnson |
| 11. Kyle Busch |
| 12. Erik Jones |
| 13. Clint Bowyer |
| 14. Aric Almirola |
| 15. Matt DiBenedetto |
| 16. Tyler Reddick |
| 17. William Byron |
| 18. Ryan Newman |
| 19. Austin Dillon |
| 20. Matt Kenseth |
| 21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 22. Christopher Bell |
| 23. Chris Buescher |
| 24. Cole Custer |
| 25. Ryan Preece |
| 26. Darrell Wallace Jr. |
| 27. John H. Nemechek |
| 28. Ty Dillon |
| 29. Michael McDowell |
| 30. Corey Lajoie |
| 31. Daniel Suarez |
| 32. Brennan Poole |
| 33. J.J. Yeley |
| 34. Gray Gaulding |
| 35. Quin Houff |
| 36. Joey Gase |
| 37. Timmy Hill |
| 38. B.J. McLeod |
| 39. Garrett Smithley |
| 40. Bayley Currey |
*Stats from Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet Pro
** Photos from NASCAR Media
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