little question mark about odds at Atlanta Motor Speedway since he struggled there in the past. He had the dominant car for most of the evening that week and would have challenged for the lead if he had not been shuffled backwards on a late-race restart. He finished second, but even then earned the most points in the NASCAR Fantasy Live game.

Kyle Busch won the Atlanta AdvoCare 500 and staked his claim as one of the favorites on the remaining similarly-configured, 1.5-mile tracks. Dating back to this race last year, he has been an all or nothing driver on this course type with top-fives in seven of 10 races including a fourth in the 2012 Geico 400. His other three results were in the 30s, but mostly occasionedby crash damage. If he stays out of trouble, another top-five is in the offing. His raw numbers during the past eight years at this track are not overly exciting according to NASCAR Statistical Services since he hovers around seventh or eighth in most of the categories that produce points in the NASCAR Fantasy Live game, but he has improved in the past three years to score the fifth-most points on average.

Dark Horses

Marcos Ambrose was a pleasant surprise at Atlanta. He ran among the top five for nearly 50 laps and was with the leaders on the final restart. He got pushed back to 13th in the official rundown, but that was his third consecutive top-15 on this track type. His best effort on the 1.5-milers came at