What is Atlanta Motor Speedway?
{{Infobox motorsport venue|Name=Atlanta Motor Speedway|Image=|Location=1500 Tara Place<br />Hampton, Georgia 30228|Capacity=125,000|Owner=[[Speedway Motorsports, Inc.]]|Operator=Speedway Motorsports, Inc|Broke_ground=1958|Opened=1960|Construction_cost=[[United States Dollar|$]] 1.0 million|Architect=Dr. Warren Grammel, Bill Boyd, {{nowrap|Jack Black}}, Garland Bagley|Former_names=Atlanta International Raceway (1960-1990)|Events='''[[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]]'''<br>'''[[NASCAR]] [[Xfinity Series]]'''<br>'''[[NASCAR]] [[Camping World Truck Series]]'''|Layout1=Quad-oval|Surface=Asphalt|Turns=4|Miles_first=True|Length_mi=1.54|Length_km=2.48|Banking=Turns: 24°<br />Straights: 5°|Record_time=224.163|Record_driver=[[Billy Boat]]|Record_team=[[A. J. Foyt Enterprises|A. J. Foyt Racing]]|Record_year=[[1998 Indy racing league season|1998]]|Record_class=[[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar Series]]}} '''Atlanta Motor Speedway''' is a {{convert|1.54|mi|km|3}} [[motorsport]]s racing track in [[Hampton, Georgia]]. The speedway, opened in 1960, covers {{convert|850|acre}}.<ref name=ams>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/media/track-facts/|title=Atlanta Motor Speedway: Track facts|website=Atlanta Motor Speedway|access-date=7 July 2018|archive-date=28 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228004610/https://www.atlantamotorspeedway.com/media/track-facts/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is {{convert|30|mi}} south of [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref name=ams/> 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 == {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons-inline}} {{NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race}} {{multistub|transport|sport}} [[Category:Auto racing]] [[Category:Sports in At