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NASCAR at Atlanta: 10 key facts to know on Sprint Cup's second race

Denny Hamlin punched his ticket to the Chase, NASCAR's version of the playoffs, with his victory in the Daytona 500, in which he beat Martin Truex Jr. to the finish line by 0.011 seconds, the closest finish in race history.

Now the NASCAR circuit heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway. Get ready for another tight race: Atlanta provided three of the closest finishes in Sprint Cup history. Its 2000 race ended with the same margin of victory as Sunday's Great American Race.

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In the race 16 seasons ago, Dale Earnhardt nipped Bobby Labonte.