Save these stats: Facts to know heading to Atlanta

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway, with plenty of story lines and stats worth watching. Scroll through to read some data and trends for drivers such as Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney and more.

Kyle Busch will make his milestone 500th career Monster Energy Series start Sunday. Only two drivers have won in their 500th start -- Richard Petty in 1970 and Matt Kenseth in 2013. In his four previous "00" starts -- 100th, 200th, etc. -- Busch won at Texas in 2013 in his 300th start.

Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in wins on 1.5-mile tracks with 28. That's nearly twice as many as second-place Kevin Harvick, who has 15. Atlanta is 1.54 miles, but still falls in the "1.5 mile" category.

An intermediate track ace, Atlanta is one of just two 1.5-mile tracks where Martin Truex Jr. has yet to win. The other? Texas Motor Speedway.

Atlanta is one of five tracks where Ryan Blaney does not have a top-10 finish in his Monster Energy Series career. His best showing here is 12th. The other such tracks without a top-10 finish: Miami, Richmond, Indianapolis and Darlington.

Chase Elliott has never finished outside the top 10 at Atlanta in any of the three NASCAR national series -- three starts in the Monster Energy Series, two in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and one in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series. His best finish in all three series also is the same -- fifth.

Kevin Harvick has led the most laps in five consecutive Atlanta races, with every race in the triple digits. His most during this stretch is 292 laps led in 2017. Adding his laps led at Atlanta just in the last five races would put him 12th all-time in track history.

There have been six different winners at the last six races at 1.5-mile tracks: Joey Logano (Miami), Kevin Harvick (Texas), Chase Elliott (Kansas), Brad Keselowski (Las Vegas), Martin Truex Jr. (Kentucky) and Kyle Busch (Chicagoland).