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 |

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) |