Since 1980 only one pole sitter for the Atlanta Kobalt Tools 500 (1st Atl race)

[The General]

Has won the event.

Kasey Kahne in 2006.

[NEEDMORECOFFEE]

Also Dale Earnhardt in 1990.

[hawk 5]

Has won the event.

Kasey Kahne in 2006.

Yes, but there has been 14 winners from the pole if you count history and 2nd race. If you count both races 56 winners of 99 have come from top 5. 81 of the winners have come from starting in the top 11 spots. That's an 81% clip.

[NEEDMORECOFFEE]

I wouldn't put too much stock in those numbers though. They get even more skewed since 1997 when the track was reconfigured from an oval to a typical SMI cookie cutter track.

It seems like a long time ago since Vegas. Glad the boys are hitting the track today