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Atlanta Motor Speedway

By Steve McCormick, About.com

Map of Atlanta Motor Speedway

Map of Atlanta Motor Speedway

Logo Courtesy of NASCAR
Location: 1500 Tara Place

Hampton, GA 30228

Ticket Information: Speedway ticket office (770) 946-4211

Buy online from TicketsNow (direct link)

Track Layout: 1.54-mile quad-oval

24 degree banking in turns

5 degrees of banking on the straight

Important Track Dates: Track Built: 1960

First NASCAR Race: 1960

Track Changed to Current Layout: 1997

Owner: Speedway Motorsports Inc. (Bruton Smith)
First NASCAR Winner: Fireball Roberts - 1960
Home of Champions: For years Atlanta Motor Speedway hosted the final race on the then Winston Cup series schedule. Alan Kulwicki, Darrell Waltrip and Dale Earnhardt won their Championship titles in Atlanta.

After the 2000 November race terrorism and realignment changed that as the final race of the 2001 season was the 9/11 delayed race in New Hampshire. Starting in 2002 Homestead has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's top touring divisions.

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