Cale Yarborough enjoys his 1967 Atlanta 500 win with Delano (left) and Glen Wood (second from left).

Top 10 lap leaders at Atlanta Motor Speedway

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HAMPTON, GA - FEBRUARY 24: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Beer Ford, leads the field during a restart for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 24, 2019 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Atlanta Motor Speedway, formally known as Atlanta International Raceway, has played host to 117 NASCAR Cup Series races since 1960. See the top 10 all-time lap leaders during that span.

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9 Mar 1998: Bobby Labonte celebrates after winning the Primestar 500 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Mandatory Credit: David Taylor /Allsport

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10. Bobby Labonte

Total laps run: 11,016

Laps led: 959

Atlanta wins: 6

Average finish: 18.4

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HAMPTON, GA - AUGUST 29: Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Oral-B USA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 29, 2014 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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9. Tony Stewart

Total laps run: 8,690

Laps led: 974

Atlanta wins: 3

Average finish: 13.4

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9 Mar 2001: Driver Bill Elliott #9 who drives a Dodge Intrepid for Everham Motorsports gets ready in his car during the Cracker Barrel 500, part of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series at the Atlanta Motorspeedway in Hampton, Georgia.Mandatory Credit: Jon Ferrey /Allsport

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8. Bill Elliott

Total laps run: 17,429

Laps led: 1,017

Atlanta wins: 5

Average finish: 18.6

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ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 7: Bobby Allison #88 takes the checkered flag at the Atlanta Journal 500 to win his 8th race of the season by 0.5 seconds. Allison came in 2nd in the points standings in 1982. (Photo by: Racing Photo Archives/Getty Images)

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7. Bobby Allison

Total laps run: 12,672

Laps led: 1,156

Atlanta wins: 5

Average finish: 14.3

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HAMPTON, GA - AUGUST 30: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 30, 2013 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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6. Jeff Gordon

Total laps run: 12,590

Laps led: 1,297

Atlanta wins: 5

Average finish: 12.6

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HAMPTON, GA - FEBRUARY 22: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Beer Ford, stands in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor Quiktrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 22, 2019 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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5. Kevin Harvick

Total laps run: 10,712

Laps led: 1,359

Atlanta wins: 3

Average finish: 15.5

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HAMPTON, GA — July 22, 1973: David Pearson is joined my Miss Atlanta International Raceway in victory lane after Pearson came home victorious in the Dixie 500 NASCAR Cup race, giving him a sweep of the two Cup races held at Atlanta during the year. Pearson was virtually unbeatable during the Cup season, winning 11 of the 18 races he and his Wood Brothers team entered. (Photo by ISC Images & Archives via Getty Images)

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4. David Pearson

Total laps run: 9,444

Laps led: 1,468

Atlanta wins: 4

Average finish: 15.5

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HAMPTON, GA - MARCH 21, 1982: Richard Petty's crew goes to work on his Pontiac Grand Prix during the Coca Cola 500 at Atlanta International Raceway. Petty finished second, behind eventual Winston Cup winner Darrell Waltrip. Petty finished fifth in ?Cup standings that year. (Photo by ISC Archives/CQ-Roll Call Group via Getty Images)

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3. Richard Petty

Total laps run: 17,513

Laps led: 1,867

Atlanta wins: 6

Average finish: 14.0

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12 Mar 1999: Dale Earnhardt #3 driving his car on the track during practice for the Cracker Barrel 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. Mandatory Credit: Robert Laberge /Allsport

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2. Dale Earnhardt

Total laps run: 13,834

Laps led: 2,655

Atlanta wins: 9

Average finish: 9.5

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1. Cale Yarborough

Total laps run: 12,891

Laps led: 3,307

Atlanta wins: 7

Average finish: 12.2