TRACK RECORDS & PAST winners
TRACK RECORDS
PAST WINNERS
Year Event Race Winner Car
Make
Start
Pos.
Most Wins: 9 – Dale Earnhardt
Most Poles: 7 – Buddy Baker, Ryan Newman
Most Top Fives: 26 – Dale Earnhardt
Most Top 10s: 33 – Richard Petty
Most Lead Changes: 45 – 11/7/82
Fewest Lead Changes: 6 – 3 times, most recently 6/30/63
Most Leaders: 17 – 3/12/00
Fewest Leaders: 3 – 3/20/77
Most Cautions: 14 – 10/28/07
Fewest Cautions: 1 – 2 times, most recently 8/2/70
Most Caution Laps: 99 – 11/6/77
Fewest Caution Laps: 7 – 11/2/86
Most on the Lead Lap: 32 – 11/8/98
Fewest on the Lead Lap: 1 – 11 times, most recently 11/2/86
Most Running at the Finish: 41 – 3 times, most recently 3/9/08
Fewest Running at the Finish: 10 – 4/5/64
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 308 – 3/30/69
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 1 – 9/17/61
Most Wins by a Manufacturer: 40 – Chevrolet
Closest Margin of Victory: 0.006 Seconds – 3/11/01
Greatest Margin of Victory: 5.660 Seconds – 11/14/93
Margins of Victory under electronic timing since 1993.
Car Owner Pole Winner Year Event Race Winner Car
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Make
Start
Pos.
Car Owner Pole Winner
1961 Atlanta 500 Bob Burdick Pontiac 7 Roy Burdick Marvin Panch 1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 2 Richard Childress Geoffrey Bodine
Festival 250 Fred Lorenzen Ford 5 Holman-Moody Fireball Roberts Atlanta Journal 500 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 1 Raymond Beadle Rusty Wallace
Dixie 400 David Pearson Pontiac 5 John Masoni Fireball Roberts 1989 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 4 Rick Hendrick Alan Kulwicki
1962 Atlanta 500 (a) Fred Lorenzen Ford 7 Holman-Moody Banjo Matthews Atlanta Journal 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 3 Richard Childress Alan Kulwicki
Dixie 400 Rex White Chevrolet 5 Rex White Fireball Roberts 1990 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 1 Richard Childress None (weather)
1963 Atlanta 500 Fred Lorenzen Ford 2 Holman-Moody Junior Johnson Atlanta Journal 500 Morgan Shepherd Ford 20 Walter “Bud” Moore Rusty Wallace
Dixie 400 Junior Johnson Chevrolet 2 Ray Fox Marvin Panch 1991 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 (d) Ken Schrader Chevrolet 5 Rick Hendrick Alan Kulwicki
1964 Atlanta 500 Fred Lorenzen Ford 1 Holman-Moody Fred Lorenzen Hardee’s 500 Mark Martin Ford 4 Jack Roush Bill Elliott
Dixie 400 Ned Jarrett Ford 17 Bondy Long Junior Johnson 1992 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 Bill Elliott Ford 4 Junior Johnson Mark Martin
1965 Atlanta 500 Marvin Panch Ford 1 Wood Brothers Marvin Panch Hooters 500 Bill Elliott Ford 11 Junior Johnson Rick Mast
Dixie 400 Marvin Panch Ford 2 Wood Brothers Fred Lorenzen 1993 Motorcraft 500 Morgan Shepherd Ford 7 Wood Brothers Rusty Wallace
1966 Atlanta 500 Jim Hurtubise Plymouth 5 Norm Nelson Richard Petty Hooters 500 Rusty Wallace Pontiac 20 Roger Penske Harry Gant
Dixie 400 Richard Petty Plymouth 5 Petty Enterprises Curtis Turner 1994 Purolator 500 Ernie Irvan Ford 7 Robert Yates Loy Allen Jr.
1967 Atlanta 500 Cale Yarborough Ford 1 Wood Brothers Cale Yarborough Hooters 500 Mark Martin Ford 5 Jack Roush Greg Sacks
Dixie 500 Dick Hutcherson Ford 8 Bondy Long Darel Dieringer 1995 Purolator 500 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 3 Rick Hendrick Dale Earnhardt
1968 Atlanta 500 Cale Yarborough Mercury 4 Wood Brothers LeeRoy Yarbrough NAPA 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 11 Richard Childress Darrell Waltrip
Dixie 500 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 5 Junior Johnson Buddy Baker 1996 Purolator 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 18 Richard Childress Johnny Benson
1969 Atlanta 500 Cale Yarborough Mercury 5 Wood Brothers David Pearson NAPA 500 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 1 Joe Gibbs Bobby Labonte
Dixie 500 LeeRoy Yarbrough Ford 2 Junior Johnson Cale Yarborough 1997 Primestar 500 Dale Jarrett Ford 9 Robert Yates Robby Gordon
1970 Atlanta 500 (b) Bobby Allison Dodge 9 Mario Rossi Cale Yarborough NAPA 500 (c) Bobby Labonte Pontiac 21 Joe Gibbs Geoffrey Bodine
Dixie 500 Richard Petty Plymouth 6 Petty Enterprises Fred Lorenzen 1998 Primestar 500 (a) Bobby Labonte Pontiac 14 Joe Gibbs John Andretti
1971 Atlanta 500 A.J. Foyt Mercury 1 Wood Brothers A.J. Foyt NAPA 500 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 21 Rick Hendrick Kenny Irwin Jr.
Dixie 500 Richard Petty Plymouth 3 Petty Enterprises Buddy Baker 1999 Cracker Barrel 500 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 8 Rick Hendrick Bobby Labonte
1972 Atlanta 500 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 1 Richard Howard Bobby Allison NAPA 500 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 37 Joe Gibbs Kevin Lepage
Dixie 500 Bobby Allison Chevrolet 3 Richard Howard David Pearson 2000 Cracker Barrel 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 35 Richard Childress Dale Jarrett
1973 Atlanta 500 David Pearson Mercury 9 Wood Brothers None (weather) NAPA 500 Jerry Nadeau Chevrolet 2 Rick Hendrick Jeff Gordon
Dixie 500 David Pearson Mercury 5 Wood Brothers Richard Petty 2001 Cracker Barrel 500 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 5 Richard Childress Dale Jarrett
1974 Atlanta 500 (e) Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 9 Richard Howard David Pearson NAPA 500 Bobby Labonte Pontiac 39 Joe Gibbs Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dixie 500 Richard Petty Dodge 2 Petty Enterprises Cale Yarborough 2002 MBNA America 500 Tony Stewart Pontiac 9 Joe Gibbs Bill Elliott
1975 Atlanta 500 Richard Petty Dodge 1 Petty Enterprises Richard Petty NAPA 500 Kurt Busch Ford 8 Jack Roush None (weather)
Dixie 500 Buddy Baker Ford 3 Walter “Bud” Moore Dave Marcis 2003 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 4 Joe Gibbs Ryan Newman
1976 Atlanta 500 David Pearson Mercury 2 Wood Brothers Dave Marcis Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 19 Rick Hendrick Ryan Newman
Dixie 500 Dave Marcis Dodge 2 Nord Krauskopf Buddy Baker 2004 Golden Corral 500 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 7 Teresa Earnhardt Ryan Newman
1977 Atlanta 500 Richard Petty Dodge 1 Petty Enterprises Richard Petty Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 8 Rick Hendrick Ryan Newman
Dixie 500 (a) Darrell Waltrip Chevrolet 8 M. DiProspero/B. Gardner Sam Sommers 2005 Golden Corral 500 Carl Edwards Ford 4 Jack Roush Ryan Newman
1978 Atlanta 500 Bobby Allison Ford 4 Walter “Bud” Moore Cale Yarborough Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Carl Edwards Ford 2 Jack Roush Ryan Newman
Dixie 500 Donnie Allison Chevrolet 13 Hoss Ellington Cale Yarborough 2006 Golden Corral 500 Kasey Kahne Dodge 1 Ray Evernham Kasey Kahne
1979 Atlanta 500 Buddy Baker Oldsmobile 1 Harry Ranier Buddy Baker Bass Pro Shops 500 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 11 Joe Gibbs None (weather)
Dixie 500 Neil Bonnett Mercury 4 Wood Brothers Buddy Baker 2007 Kobalt Tools 500 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 3 Rick Hendrick Ryan Newman
1980 Atlanta 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 31 Rod Osterlund Buddy Baker Pep Boys Auto 500 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 6 Rick Hendrick Greg Bife
Atlanta Journal 500 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 12 Junior Johnson Bobby Allison 2008 Kobalt Tools 500 Kyle Busch Toyota 6 Joe Gibbs Jeff Gordon
1981 Coca-Cola 500 Cale Yarborough Buick 17 M.C. Anderson Terry Labonte Pep Boys Auto 500 Carl Edwards Ford 4 Jack Roush None (weather)
Atlanta Journal 500 Neil Bonnett Ford 5 Wood Brothers Harry Gant 2009 Kobalt Tools 500 Kurt Busch Dodge 2 Roger Penske Mark Martin
1982 Coca-Cola 500 (a) Darrell Waltrip Buick 14 Junior Johnson Dale Earnhardt Pep Boys Auto 500 Kasey Kahne Dodge 2 Richard Petty Martin Truex Jr
Atlanta Journal 500 Bobby Allison Buick 9 M. DiProspero/B. Gardner Morgan Shepherd 2010 Kobalt Tools 500 Kurt Busch Dodge 11 Roger Penske Dale Earnhardt Jr
1983 Coca-Cola 500 Cale Yarborough Chevrolet 22 Harry Ranier Geoffrey Bodine Emory Healthcare 500 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 5 Tony Stewart Denny Hamlin
Atlanta Journal 500 Neil Bonnett Chevrolet 15 B. Rahilly/B. Mock Tim Richmond 2011 AdvoCare 500 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 5 Rick Hendrick Kasey Kahne
1984 Coca-Cola 500 Benny Parsons Chevrolet 8 Johnny Hayes Buddy Baker 2012 AdvoCare 500 Denny Hamlin Toyota 7 Joe Gibbs Tony Stewart
Atlanta Journal 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 10 Richard Childress Bill Elliott 2013 AdvoCare 500 Kyle Busch Toyota 9 Joe Gibbs Joe Gibbs
1985 Coca-Cola 500 Bill Elliott Ford 3 Harry Melling Neil Bonnett 2014 Oral-B USA 500 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 10 Rick Hendrick Kevin Harvick
Atlanta Journal 500 Bill Elliott Ford 3 Harry Melling Harry Gant 2015 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 37 Rick Hendrick Joey Logano
1986 Motorcraft 500 Morgan Shepherd Buick 3 Jack Beebe Dale Earnhardt 2016 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 19 Rick Hendrick Kurt Busch
Atlanta Journal 500 Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet 4 Richard Childress Bill Elliott 2017 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Brad Keselowski Ford 5 Roger Penske Kevin Harvick
1987 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 Ricky Rudd Ford 6 Walter “Bud” Moore Dale Earnhardt 2018 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Kevin Harvick Ford 3 Stewart Haas Kyle Busch
Atlanta Journal 500 Bill Elliott Ford 1 Harry Melling Bill Elliott 2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Brad Keselowski Ford 19 Roger Penske Aric Almirola
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