ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY (1.54-MILE OVAL)
LOCATION: HAMPTON, GEORGIA
EVENT: NASCAR CUP SERIES (RACE TWO OF 36)
TUNE IN: 2:30 P.M. ET, SUNDAY, MARCH 5 (FOX/PRN/SIRIUSXM)

DAYTONA RECAP: After starting Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway as a guest broadcaster for FOX Sports during The Clash exhibition race, Dale Earnhardt Jr. qualified on the outside pole for the Daytona 500, securing a spot on the front row alongside teammate and pole-winner Chase Elliott. Earnhardt flew to New York City on Tuesday, Feb. 21, for a trip to promote the race, which was highlighted by appearances on the “TODAY Show,” the “Dan Patrick Show” and “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.” When the Daytona 500 began on Sunday, Earnhardt picked up valuable points by finishing fifth in Stage 1, and later took the lead on Lap 97. After leading eight laps and seeming to be in great position for the second half of the 200-lap event, the driver of the No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS was caught up in a multiple-car incident, which ended his day prematurely and relegated him to a 37th-place finish.

ATLANTA VICTOR: Earnhardt has one NASCAR Cup Series win at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which came in 2004. The Kannapolis, North Carolina, native led 55 of 325 laps en route to victory, including the final 16 laps of the event. In the most recent race at the 1.54-mile oval in 2016, Earnhardt finished second to teammate Jimmie Johnson after starting 16th.

TWO-TIME POLE-SITTER: Earnhardt has earned two poles at Atlanta -- one in 2001 and the other in 2010. Atlanta is one of three tracks where the 42-year-old has multiple poles. He also has earned two poles at both Texas Motor Speedway and Michigan International Speedway.

ATLANTA STATS: Earnhardt, who will be driving the white-and-blue No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet SS again this weekend, has earned solid statistics at the Hampton, Georgia, racetrack. According to NASCAR’s loop data, he ranks third in green-flag passes from 2005 to 2016 with 1,297 passes and is fourth in laps in the top 15 during the same time period with 4,030.

SPECIAL SHOES: All four Hendrick Motorsports drivers will help raise awareness and funding for the launch of the new Chase Elliott Foundation and the foundation’s primary beneficiary, the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest in the country. Each driver will wear special-themed racing shoes for Sunday’s race. The racing shoe designs depict color sketches made by five patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta on what the summer camp program means to them. Earnhardt’s shoe was specially designed by 11-year-old Bronco Reese. The shoe designs will be unveiled by Elliott at the hospital on Thursday. Following the race weekend, each shoe will be signed by the respective drivers and auctioned off on the new NASCAR Foundation auction website, with proceeds going to the Chase Elliott Foundation to benefit the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta summer camp program.