Results Sunday from NASCAR's Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (start position in parentheses):
1. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 330 laps, 150 rating, 195 points.
2. (16) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 330, 125, 175.
3. (29) Carl Edwards, Ford, 330, 119.4, 170.
4. (10) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 330, 94.2, 160.
5. (17) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 330, 108.9, 155.
6. (21) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 330, 101, 150.
7. (13) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 330, 99.6, 146.
8. (11) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 330, 88, 142.
9. (7) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 330, 107.1, 143.
10. (23) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 330, 90.3, 139.
11. (20) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 330, 83, 130.
12. (30) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 330, 83.7, 127.
13. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 329, 98.3, 124.
14. (15) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 329, 76.4, 121.
15. (3) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 328, 84.1, 118.
16. (25) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 328, 69.9, 115.
17. (38) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 328, 68.1, 112.
18. (9) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 327, 83.7, 109.
19. (39) David Ragan, Ford, 327, 58, 106.
20. (14) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 327, 60.7, 103.
21. (37) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 327, 57.4, 100.
22. (12) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 327, 78.5, 102.
23. (28) David Stremme, Dodge, 326, 63.8, 94.
24. (31) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, 326, 62.6, 91.
25. (24) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 326, 55.5, 88.
26. (19) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 326, 51, 85.
27. (4) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 325, 67.8, 82.
28. (33) Paul Menard, Ford, 325, 43.3, 79.
29. (41) John Andretti, Chevrolet, 325, 35.5, 76.
30. (42) Joey Logano, Toyota, 324, 42.3, 73.
31. (1) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 316, 92.2, 75.
32. (18) David Reutimann, Toyota, 305, 55.2, 67.
33. (32) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 264, 35.9, 64.
34. (5) Greg Biffle, Ford, accident, 262, 78, 61.
35. (26) Scott Speed, Toyota, accident, 262, 39.9, 58.
36. (35) Bill Elliott, Ford, accident, 201, 36, 55.
37. (36) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, accident, 199, 49.5, 52.
38. (34) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, engine, 179, 45.1, 49.
39. (8) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, wheel bearing, 110, 36.4, 51.
40. (40) Bobby Labonte, Ford, engine, 103, 33.7, 43.
41. (27) Dave Blaney, Toyota, electrical, 82, 28, 40.
42. (22) Travis Kvapil, Ford, engine, 32, 37.7, 37.
43. (43) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, overheating, 21, 24.3, 34.
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Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner: 127.572 mph (205.307 kph).
Time of Race: 3 hours, 59 minutes, 4 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.332 seconds.
Caution Flags: 11 for 54 laps.
Lead Changes: 13 among 8 drivers.
Lap Leaders: M.Martin 1-5; Ku.Busch 6-12; J.Nemechek 13; R.Newman 14-16; Ku.Busch 17-68; J.Johnson 69-79; C.Edwards 80-102; Ku.Busch 103-188; M.Truex Jr. 189; Ku.Busch 190-203; J.Gordon 204-250; Ku.Busch 251-323; C.Edwards 324-328; Ku.Busch 329-330.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): Ku.Busch, 6 times for 234 laps; J.Gordon, 1 time for 47 laps; C.Edwards, 2 times for 28 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 11 laps; M.Martin, 1 time for 5 laps; R.Newman, 1 time for 3 laps; M.Truex Jr., 1 time for 1 lap; J.Nemechek, 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 12 in Points: 1. J.Gordon, 634. 2. C.Bowyer, 591. 3. Ku.Busch, 588. 4. C.Edwards, 547. 5. M.Kenseth, 546. 6. T.Stewart, 521. 7. Ky.Busch, 514. 8. K.Harvick, 511. 9. K.Kahne, 484. 10. G.Biffle, 480. 11. B.Vickers, 477. 12. D.Reutimann, 475.
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NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.
The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
