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The 2023 Ambetter Health 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on March 19, 2023, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.Contested over 260 laps on the 1.54-mile-long (2.48 km) asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway (with superspeedway rules), it was the fifth race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Atlanta International Raceway from 1960 to 1990) is a 1.540 mi (2.478 km) quad-oval intermediate speedway in Hampton, Georgia. The track has hosted a variety of sanctioning bodies since its inaugural season of racing in 1960, including NASCAR and IndyCar .
Atlanta Motor Speedway: Hampton: Georgia: 1960 Redesigns in 1997 and 2021/2022 Asphalt 1.522 miles (2.449 km) 1.540 miles (2.478 km) NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Charlotte Motor Speedway (Lowes Motor Speedway) Concord
[3] [4] Ultimately, USAC was formed by Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony Hulman. [5] It became the arbiter of rules, car design, and other matters for what it termed championship auto racing, the highest level of USAC racing. For a while there was a separate series of specifications for championship cars designed to be run on dirt, rather ...
Unfortunately, the restrictor plates have an unintended effect on the race. Because of the reduced horsepower of the cars, the cars form large packs. During a race it is not uncommon to see thirty or more lead changes during a race. This also is the source of the Big One. When a driver crashes, usually, they take that pack with them.
Atlanta Motor Speedway: Hampton, Georgia: 820 1.54 miles (2.48 km) quad-oval 71,000 1960 1990 Bristol Motor Speedway: Bristol, Tennessee: 670 0.533 miles (0.858 km) oval 146,000 1961 1996 Charlotte Motor Speedway: Concord, North Carolina: 1,310 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad-oval 94,000 1960 1975 Dover Motor Speedway: Dover, Delaware: 1 mile (1.6 km ...
Rockingham Speedway and Entertainment Complex (formerly known as North Carolina Speedway from 1998 to 2007 and North Carolina Motor Speedway from 1965 to 1996) is a 1.017-mile (1.637 km) D-shaped oval track in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.
Iowa Speedway is a 0.875 mi (1.408 km) oval short track in Newton, Iowa. Since its inaugural season of racing in 2006, the track has hosted a variety of racing events, including events sanctioned by NASCAR and IndyCar. NASCAR has owned the facility since 2013, with Eric Peterson currently serving as the track's president.