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CONCORD, N.C. - A victory in the DAYTONA 500 is always tough to follow, but it's also a nice problem to have. 

The good news for Hendrick Motorsports? The second week of the NASCAR Cup Series schedule sees the sport head to a track not all that unlike Daytona International Speedway

Since its reconfiguration in 2021, Atlanta Motor Speedway has been classified as a drafting track and despite being a mile shorter (1.54 miles instead of 2.5), pack racing has ruled the day. Hendrick Motorsports has visited victory lane three times in that time period, twice with two-time reigning DAYTONA 500 champion William Byron and once with Chase Elliott. 

Elliott has the second-best career average finish at his home track of all active drivers at 11.5 over his 12 starts. That includes eight top-10 finishes. Meanwhile, Kyle Larson's average start of 8.5 is the best among all drivers. And like most places, the organization is the all-time standard bearer in most statistical categories including wins (17), top-five finishes (66), top 10s (105) and laps led (3,666). 

Here's a look at how all four Hendrick Motorsports wheelmen stack up at Atlanta as well as a quick look at the track history of the organization: 

Kyle Larson averages, statistics at Atlanta

Starts: 14
Wins:0
Poles:0
Top fives:2
Top 10s:4
Laps led:440
Average start:8.3
Average finish:20.1

Chase Elliott averages, statistics at Atlanta

Starts:12
Wins:1
Poles:0
Top fives:2
Top 10s:8
Laps led:164
Average start:13.8
Average finish:11.5

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Chase Elliott visited victory lane at Atlanta Motor Speedway on July 10, 2022.

William Byron averages, statistics at Atlanta

Starts:11
Wins:2
Poles:0
Top fives:2
Top 10s:4
Laps led:175
Average start:14.7
Average finish:16.9

Alex Bowman averages, statistics at Atlanta

Starts:13
Wins:0
Poles:0
Top fives:3
Top 10s:4
Laps led:5
Average start:18.7
Average finish:17.4

Hendrick Motorsports history at Atlanta

Races:72
Wins:17 (most)
Poles:5
Top fives:                                    66 (most)
Top 10s:105 (most)
Laps led:3,666 (most)