NASCAR photos: Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

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NASCAR photos: Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 7, 2010.

Race fans stand and cheer as drivers set off during the start Sunday of the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.

U.S. Olympic bobsled bronze-medal winner Elana Meyers, of Douglasville, walks across the stage to start the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Exhaust flares up as Jimmie Johnson's car enters Turn One on Lap 68. Johnson won the race in 2007.

NASCAR fans (left to right) Gary Prestridge, of Acworth, and Brent Smith, of Marietta, follow cars as they hit the straightaway.

Carl Edwards' pit crew pushes his car off of pit row following a wreck.

Kasey Kahne leads the pack into Turn One on Lap 38.

Dale Earnhardt Jr's pit crew changes his rear tire on the first pit stop. Earnhardt started off the race in the pole position.

Undeterred by the sound of the racetrack, a fan tries to talk on a cell phone.

Kurt Busch takes the checkered flag to win the Kobalt Tools 500, for second straight year.

Kurt Busch celebrates in victory lane after winning the Kobalt Tools 500.

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Race fans stand and cheer as drivers set off during the start Sunday of the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.

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