Sunday night's Oral-B USA 500 is not only the penultimate race of the regular season, but it takes place at one of the fastest, trickiest and oldest tracks that the Sprint Cup Series races on, Atlanta Motor Speedway.
"The asphalt is worn out and the tires have a hard time maintaining pace,” former Atlanta winner Kurt Busch said in a pre-race media release. “Those factors combined make this a very challenging race.”
Busch won back-to-back races here in 2009-10.
“It’s an intermediate track because of its size and the banking, but it really is more of a driver’s track because you have a lot to balance there—aerodynamics, pit strategy and tire management.”
Busch is in the Chase field, but he is also one of the favorites to win on Sunday. He is one of several drivers to consider when picking a winner.
Greg Biffle sits just inside the Chase cutoff, without the insurance of a win. Just outside the line is rookie sensation Kyle Larson, who could slide into the field of 16 should he either win or if one of the four drivers (Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer and Biffle) without one has a bad night on Sunday night.
Drivers outside the Chase have just two more chances to make it, and their next opportunity will come Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' best will look to conquer the fastest track on the circuit as they vie for supremacy in the Oral-B USA 500. The absence of restrictor plates at a track as big as Atlanta makes it one of the most exciting and unpredictable races on the schedule.
Many teams will have nothing to lose since they'll need to win one of the next two races in order to qualify for the Chase. That means there will be plenty of gambling and intriguing strategies throughout Sunday night's event.
Here is everything you need to know about the Oral-B USA 500 at Atlanta, including a look at which drivers have the best chance of reaching Victory Lane.
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