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{{Infobox venue
{{Infobox venue
| image = [[File:Atlanta Motor Speedway postcard.jpg|300px|center]]
| venue_name = Atlanta Motor Speedway
| venue_name = Atlanta Motor Speedway
| location = Hampton, Georgia
| location = Hampton, Georgia
| opened = July 31, 1960
| opened = July 31, 1960
| other_names = Atlanta International Raceway (1960-90)
| other_names = Atlanta International Raceway (1960-90)
| tenants = [[NASCAR]] (1997-present)
| tenants = [[NASCAR]] (1960-present)
}}
}}


'''Auto Club Speedway''' is a two-mile (3 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, which has hosted [[NASCAR]] racing annually since 1997. It was also previously used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack is located 47 miles (76km) east of Los Angeles and is near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track is owned and operated by NASCAR. The speedway is served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.
'''Atlanta Motor Speedway''' is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.


==List of credited publications==
==Credited Publications==
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!Series!!Date!!Race!!Type
!Series!!Date!!Race!!Type
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| rowspan=2| [[NASCAR]]
| rowspan=7| [[NASCAR]]
| October 28, 1962
| Dixie 400
| [[1962 Dixie 400|Program]]
|-
| June 30, 1963
| Dixie 400
| [[1963 Dixie 400|Program]]
|-
| June 13, 1965
| Dixie 400
| [[1965 Dixie 400|Program]]
|-
| [[1968 NASCAR Grand National Series|March 31, 1968]]
| Atlanta 500
| [[1968 Atlanta 500|Program]]
|-
| March 18, 1979
| Atlanta 500
| [[1979 Atlanta 500|Program]]
|-
| March 9, 1997
| March 9, 1997
| Primestar 500
| Primestar 500
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[[Category: Auto racing venues in Georgia]]
[[Category: Auto racing venues in Georgia]]

Latest revision as of 07:58, 1 August 2023

Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway postcard.jpg
Location Hampton, Georgia
Opened July 31, 1960
Other Names Atlanta International Raceway (1960-90)
Tenants NASCAR (1960-present)

Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54-mile race track in Hampton, Georgia, United States, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It has annually hosted NASCAR Cup Series stock car races since its inauguration in 1960.

Credited Publications

Series Date Race Type
NASCAR October 28, 1962 Dixie 400 Program
June 30, 1963 Dixie 400 Program
June 13, 1965 Dixie 400 Program
March 31, 1968 Atlanta 500 Program
March 18, 1979 Atlanta 500 Program
March 9, 1997 Primestar 500 Program
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Current Tracks Atlanta Motor Speedway • Auto Club Speedway • Bristol Motor Speedway • Charlotte Motor Speedway • Darlington Raceway • Daytona International Speedway • Dover Motor Speedway • Indianapolis Motor Speedway • Kansas Speedway • Kentucky Speedway • Las Vegas Motor Speedway • Martinsville Speedway • Michigan International Speedway • New Hampshire Motor Speedway • Phoenix Raceway • Pocono Raceway • Richmond Raceway • Sonoma Raceway • Talladega Superspeedway • Texas Motor Speedway
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