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Jeff's History At Atlanta |
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Race Date
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Start
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Finish
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Notebook
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March 1, 2014
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35
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41
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Drilled backstretch wall after getting clipped
by Jamie McMurray. |
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August 31, 2014
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9
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17
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Cut tire on lap 77, lost 2 laps. |
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September 1, 2013
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5
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6
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September 2, 2012
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5
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2
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Closed on Denny Hamlin in the final corner. Opted for the high line. |
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September 4, 2011
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5
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1
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Led the most laps. Held off Jimmie Johnson
in final 10 laps. |
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September 5, 2010
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18
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13
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Handling and restart issues throughout the night. |
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March 7, 2010
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5
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18
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Tire issues, speeding penalty, pedestrian day. |
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September 6, 2009
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4
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8
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Handling issues on longer runs. Solid on short runs. |
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March 8, 2009
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16
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2
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Ran in the top-5 all day. Led mid-stages. Couldn't catch
Kurt Busch on g/w/c final restart. |
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October 26, 2008
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7
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9
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Ran in top-10 all day. Lost several positions in the final
30 laps. |
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March 9, 2008
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1
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5
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Ran in top-10 all day. Never a serious challenger for the lead. |
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October 28, 2007
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8
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7
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Battled handling problems and dropped to 22nd mid-race.
Rallied late to finish 7th. |
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March 18, 2007
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5
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12
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Crush panel needed repairs |
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October 29, 2006
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9
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6
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Flat tire on lap 172, spun out. Regrouped in the later stages. |
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March 19, 2006
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12
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4
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Struggled with handling early in the race. After adjustments at halfway, made up ground on the long runs. |
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October 30, 2005
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24
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2
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Ran in the top-5 for the second half.
Passed Dale Earnhardt Jr for second in the closing stages. |
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March 20, 2005
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25
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39
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Caught up in a crash on the backstretch on lap 1. |
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October 31, 2004
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10
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34
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Lost a lap battling a loose handling car.
Broke the rear gear midway through the race. |
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March 14, 2004
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4
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10
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Led early. Lost the handling in the mid-stages. |
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October 26, 2003
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19
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1
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Ran in the top-five
for most of the day. Took the lead from Bobby Labonte on lap 277. Held off a charging Tony Stewart
in the closing stages. |
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March 9, 2003
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30
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2
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Worked his way through race traffic to the lead on lap 59.
Led the late stages before losing the lead to Bobby Labonte with 44 laps to go. Battled a tight handling car in the late
stages. Took the lead briefly with 13 to go, but Labonte made the winning pass two laps later. |
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October 27, 2002
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7
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6
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Took the lead on lap 47. Battled
a tight handling car on longer runs. Fell back from 4th to 6th as rain
closed in. Rain shortened the event on lap
248 of 325. |
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March 10, 2002
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19
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16
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Ran outside of the top ten for most of the day.
Late race tire change moved him up to 9th but dropped off the pace after an engine problem with 3 laps to go. |
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November 18, 2001
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24
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6
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Strong early in the race but battled
a tight handling car for most of the day. Cliched the Winston Cup title. |
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March 11, 2001
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2
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2
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Edged out by
about a foot at the finish line. Kevin Harvick's first Winston Cup
victory. |
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November 19, 2000
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1
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4
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Made a late race move up to fourth after running in the lower half of the top ten most of the day. Jerry Nadeau's first career victory. |
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March 12, 2000 |
7
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9
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November 21, 1999
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16 |
38 |
Blown engine |
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March 14, 1999 |
8
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1
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Late race pass on Bobby Labonte |
| November 8, 1998
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21 |
1
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13th win of the season. |
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March 8, 1998 |
9
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19 |
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November 16, 1997
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37 |
17 |
First race on the reconfigured track. Clinches the 1997 Winston Cup title. |
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March 9, 1997
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23
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42
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Early blown engine
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November 10, 1996
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2
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3
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Made up two laps after a flat tire
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March 10, 1996
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21
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3
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November 12, 1995
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8
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32
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Clinches the 1995 Winston Cup title
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March 12, 1995
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3
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1
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First win at Atlanta
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November 13, 1994
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6
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15
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March 13, 1994
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17
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8
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November 24, 1993
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15
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31
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| March 20, 1993
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4 |
4
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Snow days in Atlanta
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November 15, 1992
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21
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31
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Winston Cup debut. Lost the back end and hit the wall.
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