Location
1500 Highway 19 & 41 S.
Hampton, GA 30228

 

Track Details

Completed : 1960
Distance : 1.54 miles
Shape : Quad-oval
Banking : 24° turns, 5° straights

Frontstretch : 2,332 feet
Backstretch : 1,800 feet
Seating : 124,000

 

The Atlanta Motor Speedway located in Hampton, GA is just 20 miles south of Atlanta and formerly known as the Atlanta International Raceway until 1990. This 1.54 quad oval track with a seating capacity of 125,000 plus was completely transformed in 1997 to standardize the track to that of the other two 1.5 mile speedways. This renovation has made the Atlanta Motor Speedway one of the fastest super speedways on the Nascar tour which is how the track’s corporate slogan became “Real Racing - Real Fast”.

 

During most of the 1990’s and 2000’s, the Atlanta Motor Speedway held the record for the highest speeds for qualifying and lap speed until 2004 & 2005, Texas Motor Speedway which is designed in the same manner, boasted slightly higher speeds, but as the surface of the Texas Motor Speedway has worn, Atlanta Motor Speedway has regained the record. There are two other tracks that were much faster prior to 1990 which were Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Super Speedway until NASCAR required these two tracks to place restrictor plates on all cars. To this date, Atlanta Motor Speedway is still a non-restrictor plate super speedway.

 

NASCAR returns twice annually to the Atlanta Motor Speedway; in March for the Kobalt Tools 500 and October for the Pep Boys Auto 500. As always, here at NASCAR Cheap Tickets you can expect to find cheap Kobalt Tools 500 tickets and cheap Pep Boys 500 tickets with no hidden charges, no service fees, and free shipping!

 

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