This Week in Racing: Emory Healthcare 500
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010
What: 325 laps, or 500.5 miles.
Where: Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54-mile banked, paved quad-oval located in Hampton, Ga.
When: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5.
TV: ESPN
Radio: Performance Racing Network.
Last year’s winner: Kasey Kahne.
This week: EnjoyIllinois.com 225, Camping World Trucks Series, Chicagoland Speedway, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Speed.
NAPA 200, Nationwide Series, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, 2 p.m. Sunday, ESPN2.
Who’s hot
Kyle Busch: Three wins in a weekend. Is a Cup championship next?
Clint Bowyer: Has moved into prime position to make the Chase.
Jeff Gordon: No Cup win yet but no denying his consistency.
Bristol Motor Speedway: Nobody does night racing like Bristol.
Brad Keselowski: His driver intro swipe at Kyle Busch was funny, although his boss may not have liked it.
Who’s not
Jimmie Johnson/Denny Hamlin: Chase leaders were MIA at Bristol.
Mark Martin: At least he will have another year to run for the Cup title.
Scott Speed: Seems to be on the outside looking in at Red Bull Racing for 2011.
Jim Utter
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