Winston Cup Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway Preview
ESPN will televise the Winston Cup event at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 mile oval in Hampton Ga, with 325 laps totaling 500 miles. First round qualifying Friday at 2 pm, second round Saturday at 10 am. race Sunday at 11 30 am CT. Purse 2 900 622 dollars. Bobby Labonte is last year's winner. Darrell Waltrip was the pole winner in 1995. Dave Blaney rises in rookie standings with two straight top 10s. Matt Kenseth leads with 278 points, 28 ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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That's Racin top Winston Cup teams ranked
That's Racin ranks the top Winston Cup teams by performance and potential. Bobby Labonte leads with car 18 and recent Atlanta wins. Jeff Burton and Tony Stewart follow with recent form analysis. Dale Earnhardt and Rusty Wallace are noted for momentum and history, with others like Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Ricky Rudd, and Steve Park rounding out the top ten.
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Gibbs Racing split on Winston Cup points method
Joe Gibbs Racing and teammates Bobby Labonte and Tony Stewart clash over the Winston Cup points system as Labonte clinches the title by finishing fourth at Homestead and Stewart defends the system's balance between consistency and wins. Gibbs argues changes would alter outcomes while Labonte and Makar vow to race hard in Atlanta.
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Labonte’s No 18 poised for bold Winston Cup finale
Veteran insight notes crew chief Jimmy Makar ready to unleash tactics on Bobby Labonte’s Pontiac as the No 18 team aims to swing freely in the NAPA 500 after clinching the title. Labonte won Atlanta races in three of the last four seasons and finished close to victory in spring, edging Dale Earnhardt by 0.010 seconds. Johnny Benson’s No 10 team seeks payback after a rain-delayed spring qualifying and a stumble that season.
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Winston Cup standings top 40 drivers as of November 12
The NASCAR Winston Cup points list shows the top 40 drivers led by Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, and Rusty Wallace. Dennis Jarrett and Terry Labonte follow in the upper tier, with a wide spread of point totals among the field headed toward the season’s end.
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