Hamlin starts up front on Sunday
Denny Hamlin was the fastest in qualifying Saturday and he will start up front in Sunday’s Emory Healthcare 500.
Kyle Busch now joins Hamlin as the favorites to win the event and each has been given 5/1 odds to win according to oddsmakers at the online sports book Sportsbook.com. Other short odds to win are Jimmie Johnson (7/1) and Carl Edwards (10/1).
Kyle Busch is third in the standings, 351 points behind leader Kevin Harvick. He has three wins on the year and he has one win in Atlanta. His average finish is 18.3 and his driver rating on this track is 88.7. Busch will start third on Sunday.
Hamlin has now won at this track in his career and his average finish is 15.9 and his driver rating at the track is 94.5. He is currently fifth in the standings. Hamlin has five wins on the year.
Johnson is currently ninth in the standings, 444 points behind Harvick. Johnson has five wins on the year and in his career, he has won this event twice, in 2007 and 2004. Johnson has won three times at Atlanta and has an average finish of 10.8 and his driver rating is 109.5, which ranks best in the series. Johnson will start from the seventh position in the race.
Carl Edwards has won three times at Atlanta and his average finish is 15.3 while his driver rating is 101.8, which is the second-best in the series. Edwards is currently fourth in the standings, 408 points outside of first. Edwards is winless on the year and he will start fourth on Sunday.
The Emory Healthcare 500 will take place Sunday, Sept. 5 from Atlanta Motor Speedway at 7:46PM ET. For complete odds and track information on this year’s event, see below.
Odds to win the Emory Healthcare 500 – 2010 Emory Healthcare 500 – Atlanta Motor Speedway – Sept. 5, 2010
Kyle Busch 5/1
Denny Hamlin 5/1
Jimmie Johnson 7/1
Carl Edwards 10/1
Kasey Kahne 12/1
Kurt Busch 12/1
Tony Stewart 12/1
Jeff Gordon 15/1
Juan Pablo Montoya 15/1
Kevin Harvick 15/1
Greg Biffle 15/1
Ryan Newman 18/1
Clint Bowyer 20/1
Jamie McMurray 25/1
Matt Kenseth 25/1
Jeff Burton 30/1
David Reutimann 35/1
Martin Truex Jr 35/1
Mark Martin 50/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr 50/1
Joey Logano 50/1
Brad Keselowski 100/1
AJ Allmendinger 100/1
David Ragan 100/1
Paul Menard 200/1
Elliott Sadler 300/1
Reed Sorenson 300/1
Marcos Ambrose 300/1
Sam Hornish Jr 300/1
Regan Smith 500/1
Scott Speed 500/1
Travis Kvapil 1000/1
Bobby Labonte 1000/1
Field (Any Other Driver) 100/1
Qualifying Results
1 Denny Hamlin (11)
2 Ryan Newman (39)
3 Kyle Busch (18)
4 Carl Edwards (99)
5 Tony Stewart (14)
6 Martin Truex Jr. (56)
7 Jimmie Johnson (48)
8 Juan Pablo Montoya (42)
9 David Ragan (6)
10 Kasey Kahne (9)
11 Kurt Busch (2)
12 Jamie McMurray (1)
13 David Reutimann (00)
14 Clint Bowyer (33)
15 Greg Biffle (16)
16 A J Allmendinger (43)
17 Mark Martin (5)
18 Jeff Gordon (24)
19 Paul Menard (98)
20 Scott Speed (82)
21 Sam Hornish Jr. (77)
22 Elliott Sadler (19)
23 Michael McDowell (46)
24 Bobby Labonte (71)
25 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88)
26 Jeff Burton (31)
27 Regan Smith (78)
28 Brad Keselowski (12)
29 Kevin Harvick (29)
30 Matt Kenseth (17)
31 Joey Logano (20)
32 Marcos Ambrose (47)
33 Reed Sorenson (83)
34 Joe Nemechek (87)
35 Patrick Carpentier (26)
36 David Gilliland (37)
37 Dave Blaney (38)
38 J.J. Yeley (36)
39 Mike Bliss (55)
40 Bill Elliott (21)
41 Travis Kvapil (34)
42 Kevin Conway (7)
43 Casey Mears (13)
44 Jason Leffler (132) DNQ
45 Landon Cassill (09) DNQ
46 Scott Riggs (66) DNQ
47 Todd Bodine (164) DNQ
2010 Emory Healthcare 500 Information
Race Date: Sunday, Sept. 5
Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hawww.thespmpton, Geo.
Pre-Race: 6:30PM ET
Green Flag: Approx. 7:46PM ET
TV Coverage: ESPN
Radio Coverage: PRN
Track Type: Oval (325 laps)
