Atlanta Motor Speedway
3 p.m. ET Sunday, USA
DETAILS
• 30 miles south of Atlanta on Highways 19 &41 - 1500 Tara Place, Hampton, GA
• Original track was built in 1959-1960. The reconfiguration was completed in 1997
• 1.54 mile quad-oval on 850 acres
• Approximately 1/4 mile each banked at 24 degrees
• Straightaways banked at 5 degrees
• Frontstrtch 2,332 feet (including dogleg)
• First race July 31, 1960 - Dixie 500 , won by Fireball Roberts with a four-lap average of 133.870 mph
• Fastest qualifying lap - Geoffrey Bodine, set Nov. 15, 1997, with a time of 28.074 seconds and a speed of 197.478 mph
• Bruton Smith purchased Atlanta International Raceway in 1990 and renamed it Atlanta Motor Speedway. Under Smith’s stewardship, AMS has expanded, hosting everything from the Xfinity and Truck Series to drag racing, Legends, Bandolero Racing, car shows, concerts and business conventions.