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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 .
The NASCAR track is opening its campground to those fleeing a hurricane for the sixth time since 2018
The following is a list of motor racing venues, ordered by capacity; i.e. the maximum number of spectators they can accommodate. Due to the length of motor racing courses, and the fact that the cars pass each point frequently, it is often not possible to see the entire track from any one seat.
Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP) is an American auto racing facility that contains two driving circuits in the North Georgia mountains. Designed by Formula One architect Hermann Tilke , Atlanta Motorsports Park's two-mile main road course is held in high regard by outlets such as Road & Track , who named it to its list of Top 10 Tracks in North ...
Atlanta Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval.
Map Atlanta Motor Speedway: Roval: Hampton, Georgia: 1993: 1 Brainerd International Raceway Donnybrooke Speedway: Race circuit Brainerd, Minnesota: 1972, 1977–1983: 8 Bridgehampton Circuit: Race circuit Bridgehampton, New York: 1971: 1 Bryar Motorsports Park: Race circuit Loudon, New Hampshire: 1972: 1 Charlotte Motor Speedway: Roval: Concord ...
NASCAR Atlanta TV schedule, start time for Quaker State 400 Green Flag Time: Approx. 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, Sept. 8 Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (1.54-mile oval) in Hampton, Georgia
1960: The first race at Atlanta International Raceway (now Atlanta Motor Speedway) was won by Bobby Johns in a 1960 Pontiac. 1961: Bob Burdick led 44 laps to his only career Grand National win. Pole sitter Marvin Panch led 127 laps but faded to sixth, while Fred Lorenzen led 87 laps but fell out with engine failure.