Posted March 5, 2010; Source - NASCAR Communications

Fast Facts - Kobalt Tools 500

Date Sunday, March 7 Time 2 p.m. AT / 1 p.m. ET Location Atlanta Motor Speedway, 1.54-mile quad-oval / 24-degree banking in turns Length 325 laps, 500 miles Purse $4,948,689.00 2009 Winner Kurt Busch (3 hours, 59 minutes, 1 second; 137.573 mph) 2009 Pole Mark Martin (187.045 mph) Qualifying The better of two laps will determine a driver’s official qualifying speed for the Kobalt Tools 500. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Qualifying begins at 6:10 p.m. (EST) on Friday, March 5. The Performance Racing Network (PRN) will provide qualifying coverage at 7 p.m. AT / 6 p.m. ET. Cable channel SPEED will begin coverage at 7 p.m. AT / 6 p.m. ET. Radio/TV Fox will televise the race live beginning at 2 p.m. AT / 1 p.m. ET Sunday March 7 with pre-race coverage beginning at 1 p.m. AT / noon ET. The Performance Racing Network (PRN) will also broadcast the race live to its affiliate stations and on SIRIUS Satellite Radio (Ch 128) beginning at 1 p.m. AT / noon ET.

2010 Top 12 Drivers - Point Standings
1 Kevin Harvick 506; 2 Clint Bowyer 459; 3 Mark Martin 457; 4 Matt Kenseth 448; 5 Jimmie Johnson 443; 6 Greg Biffle 443; 7 Jeff Burton 430; 8 Joey Logano 413; 9 David Reutimann 397; 10 Carl Edwards 389; 11 Tony Stewart 386; 12 Kyle Busch 375.

2010 Pre-Race Statistics

Entry List click here

Qualifying Notes & Starting Lineup click here

Saturday Final Practice Speed Chart click here Martin, Earnhardt Jr. fastest...