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• ‘‘25’ TEAM AT ATLANTA: During the last four seasons (eight races), the No. 25 Hendrick Motorsports team has earned one win, four top-fives and five top-10 finishes at Atlanta Motor Speedway, including a ninth-place finish at the high-speed track in March 2003.
• ATLANTA MARKED FIRST IN ‘25’ FOR VICKERS: Brian Vickers celebrated his 20th birthday last fall at Atlanta Motor Speedway by qualifying fourth for the Cup Series race at the 1.54-mile oval. The October 2003 event marked the first start for Vickers as driver of the No. 25 Chevrolets for Hendrick Motorsports.
• VICKERS AT VEGAS: Vickers, a Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender, finished 23rd on Sunday at Las Vegas after running out of fuel on the event’s final lap. The Thomasville, N.C., native was 15th at the time in the No. 25 GMAC Financial Services Chevy.
• ROOKIE SHOWS QUALIFYING PROWESS: Since climbing aboard as driver of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 25 entry seven races ago, Vickers has earned five top-five starts, including outside poles at Phoenix and Rockingham, N.C., last fall. He qualified third last week at Las Vegas.
• CHASSIS NO. 2551 FOR GMAC RACING: The No. 25 GMAC Financial Services team will field Hendrick Motorsports Chassis No. 2551 this weekend. While the Atlanta race will be the car’s first event of 2004, it was run by Vickers at Phoenix in 2003, finishing 13th. The car also saw action at New Hampshire International Speedway in September and at Pocono Raceway in July, earning third and seventh-place finishes by the team, respectively. QUOTES
  
  ON RETURNING TO ATLANTA IN A NEXTEL CUP CAR. “There’s a level of comfort knowing we’re going back to a track where I’ve run before. We qualified well at Atlanta last fall and this No. 25 team seems to run strong there every year. We have every intention of continuing that level of performance.” -- BRIAN VICKERS, DRIVER OF THE NO. 25 GMAC FINANCIAL SERVICES CHEVROLETS:
  
  HAVE THE FIRST THREE RACES OF THE SEASON GONE AS EXPECTED? "The beginning of the season has been a learning curve for myself and the team. Even though we worked together for four races last year, we’re still developing the lines of communication and chemistry within the team. Nobody is in panic mode based upon our results, because we know and realize our potential." -- Brian Vickers
  
  Race Information:
  Event: Golden Corral 500
  Date: Sunday, March 14, 2004
  Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway
  Track Size: 1.54-mile oval
  Start of Race: 1 p.m. EST
  Television: FOX - 1 p.m. EST
  Radio: PRN - 12:15 p.m. EST
  Laps/Miles: 325 laps / 500 miles