1. Kyle Busch- If Busch is entered in any race especially in the Xfinity Series you expect him to win. While Busch did win the race, it wasn't the normal beat down that he normally does. There three other strong cup-regulars in the field that Busch had to beat. The lead swapped many times between Kevin Harvick (twice for 64 laps), Brad Keselowski (twice for 53 laps) and Kyle Larson (one time for 20 laps). Keselowski tried to give Busch a run for his money in the remaining laps, but came up just a bit short.
2. Kevin Harvick- Harvick was strong in stage two, in fact he dominated. He took the checkered flag in stage two, but in stage three things started to go south for Harvick. His car "plowing tight" and this affected the rest of the race for him. Harvick had to settled for a disappointing fourth place finish after a strong run. Had his car not began to fall off in the final run, then most certainly he would've won this race.
3. Brad Keselowski- Keselowski ran up front for the most of the day. Took the lead away from Busch early in the race and led twice for 53 laps. Almost stole a win away from Busch in the final laps, but failed to do so in the process.
4. Kyle Larson- Larson didn't necessarily have the winning car, but his car started to come to life in the last 20 laps. Tried to challenge for the lead on the restart, though, he eventually slipped back and had to settle for a third place finish.
5. Elliott Sadler- After wrecking out in the final stage last week at Daytona. Sadler rebounded and had a strong points day at Atlanta. He finished 10th in stage one and seventh in stage two. And by the way, Sadler came home a solid top-five finish.
Honorable Mention- Darrell Wallace Jr- Wallace had a tough ending at the Daytona race last Saturday by being involved in a turn three crash, but put all of that to memory instantly. Wallace Jr, had a strong showing on Saturday by placing a sixth place finish. A great turnaround for Wallace Jr.
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