Crowded field ready for Atlanta qualifying

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) -- Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards will be some of the drivers to watch in qualifying on Friday for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Busch won the 2008 March race in Atlanta and also is coming off a big win last week in Las Vegas.

Johnson and Edwards are three-time winners in Atlanta.

Johnson has 10 top-10 finishes in 15 career starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but he heads into Atlanta ranked only 19th in the Sprint Cup Series standings.

Even top finishers had complaints about the Goodyear tires in last year's race, but testing at the track in January left Greg Biffle and Juan Pablo Montoya hopeful the tires will have a better grip this year.

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