Atlanta Motor Speedway

Atlanta Motor Speedway

Quad-oval (1997–present)
Location	1500 Tara Place Hampton, Georgia 30228
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (UTC−04:00 DST)
Coordinates	33°23′0.58″N 84°19′4.28″W / 33.3834944°N 84.3178556°W / 33.3834944; -84.3178556
Capacity	71,000
Owner	Speedway Motorsports (1990–present)
Broke ground	17 September 1958; 66 years ago (1958-09-17)
Opened	25 July 1960; 64 years ago (1960-07-25)
Construction cost	US$1.8 million
Former names	Atlanta International Raceway (1960–1990)
Major events	Current: NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 (1960–present) Quaker State 400 (1960–2010, 2021–present) The Winston (1986) NASCAR Xfinity Series Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 (1992–present) Focused Health 250 (2021–present) NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 208 (2004–2012, 2015–present) E-Z-Go 200 (2005–2008) Former: Indy Racing League Atlanta 500 Classic (1965–1966, 1978–1979, 1981–1983, 1998–2001) IMSA GT Championship Grand Prix of Atlanta (1993) AMA Superbike Championship (1993–1994)
Website	atlantamotorspeedway.com
Quad-oval (2022–present)
Length	1.540 miles (2.478 km)
Banking	Turns: 28° Straights: 5°
Race lap record	0:29.361 ( Josh Berry, Ford Mustang GT, 2024, NASCAR)
Quad-oval (1997–2021)
Length	1.540 miles (2.478 km)
Banking	Turns: 24° Straights: 5°
Race lap record	0:24.732 (224.163 mph) ( Billy Boat, Dallara IR-7, 1998, IRL)
Oval (1960–1996)
Length	1.522 miles (2.449 km)
Banking	Turns: 24° Straights: 5°
Road course (1992–1996)
Length	2.522 miles (4.059 km)
Race lap record	1:13.514 ( Juan Manuel Fangio II, Eagle Mk III, 1993, IMSA GTP)

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 venue has a capacity of 71,000 as of 2015 and includes various track layouts, including a 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) oval on the track's frontstretch, and a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) roval road course layout. Atlanta Motor Speedway is currently owned Speedway Motorsports, LLC (SMI) and is led by track general manager Brandon Hutchison.

In the late 1950s, plans were made by the First Georgia Securities Corporation to build a facility that rivaled the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. After a months-long delay, the first races were held in 1960. Shortly after, the track faced heavy financial troubles, having to enter Chapter 10 bankruptcy in 1971. After periods of stability directed by Stacey Cotton and Walt Nix, the facility was bought out by motorsports mogul Bruton Smith in 1990, with Smith and his company, SMI, directing the facility's expansion and renovation under longtime general manager Ed Clark. The track has since gone through two major reconfigurations since Smith's purchase: one in 1997 that changed the layout of the track, and one in 2021 that changed the style of racing to produce pack racing seen at superspeedways.