Hamlin to Lead Sprint Cup Series Field to the Green at Atlanta

After a week off the Sprint Cup Series returns to action Sunday September 4, 2010 for the Emory Healthcare 500. Leading the field to the green will be Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin who qualified with at time of 29.587 seconds (187.380 mph). This is Hamlin’s first pole of the 2010 season as well as his first ever at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Hamlin has eight career poles to his credit.

Starting alongside Hamlin is Stewart-Haas Racing’s Ryan Newman. Defending race champion Kasey Kahne will start from the 10th position.

Pre-race coverage begins at 7:30 eastern on ESPN with the green flag set to fly at 7:45.

Starting Lineup:

1. Denny Hamlin
2. Ryan Newman
3. Kyle Busch
4. Carl Edwards
5. Tony Stewart
6. Martin Truex Jr.
7. Jimmie Johnson
8. Juan Pablo Montoya
9. David Ragan
10. Kasey Kahne
11. Kurt Busch
12. Jamie McMurray
13. David Reutimann
14. Clint Bowyer
15. Greg Biffle
16. AJ Allmendinger
17. Mark Martin
18. Jeff Gordon
19. Paul Menard
20. Scott Speed
21. Sam Hornish Jr.
22. Elliott Sadler
23. Michael McDowell
24. Bobby Labonte
25. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
26. Jeff Burton
27. Regan Smith
28. Brad Keselowski
29. Kevin Harvick
30. Matt Kenseth
31. Joey Logano
32. Marcos Ambrose
33. Reed Sorenson
34. Joe Nemechek
35. Patrick Carpantier
36. David Gilliland
37. Dave Blaney
38. JJ Yeley
39. Mike Bliss
40. Bill Elliott
41. Travis Kvapil
42. Kevin Conway
43. Casey Mears