Atlanta Motor Speedway


Location 1500 Tara Place
Hampton, Georgia 30228
Capacity 125,000
Owner Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Operator Speedway Motorsports, Inc
Broke ground 1958
Opened 1960
Construction Cost $ 1.0 million
Architect Dr. Warren Grammel, Bill Boyd, Jack Black, Garland Bagley
Former Names Atlanta International Raceway (1960-1990)
Major Events NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Quad-oval
Surface Asphalt
Circuit Length 1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Turns 4
Banking Turns: 24°
Straights: 5°
Lap Record 224.163 (Billy Boat, A. J. Foyt Racing, 1998, IRL IndyCar Series)

Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54 miles (2.478 km) motorsports racing track in Hampton, Georgia. The speedway, opened in 1960, covers 850 acres (340 ha).[1] It is 30 miles (48 km) south of Atlanta, Georgia.[1] The races held at the track are the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, the Rinnai 250 and the Active Pest Control 200.

The speedway holds a NASCAR Cup Series race, NASCAR Xfinity Series race and Camping World Truck Series race annually, The track is banked fifth in the straightways, and twenty-fourth in the turns. It is the only racetrack to host these events.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Atlanta Motor Speedway: Track facts". Atlanta Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

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