Atlanta Motor Speedway

Atlanta Braves to host NASCAR Night at Truist Park on Sept. 6

Atlanta Braves to host NASCAR Night at Truist Park on Sept. 6

August 13, 2024
Just before the NASCAR Playoffs take the green flag in Atlanta, and on the heels of Friday’s announcement of the Major League Baseball Speedway Classic presented by BuildSubmarines.com in Bristol, TN, the Braves will host a NASCAR Night at Truist Park and The Battery

Fooz Fighters to rock infield party during Atlanta’s fall NASCAR weekend

Fooz Fighters to rock infield party during Atlanta’s fall NASCAR weekend

July 10, 2024
Award winning Foo Fighters tribute band Fooz Fighters will rock Atlanta Motor Speedway’s infield party during this fall’s NASCAR weekend

Several changes expected to 2025 playoff schedule

Several changes expected to 2025 playoff schedule

June 24, 2024
NASCAR is expected to make big changes to the 2025 Cup Series playoff schedule that include new tracks being added while others are shifted to the regular season, sources briefed on the decision told The Athletic

Zach Top to headline Atlanta Motor Speedway concert on Sept. 8

Zach Top to headline Atlanta Motor Speedway concert on Sept. 8

June 5, 2024
Zach Top will get fans revved up for the first race of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs at Atlanta Motor Speedway with his catalog of old-school country music on Sunday, Sept. 8

TNT Sports kicks off NASCAR return with Atlanta’s Night Race in June 2025

TNT Sports kicks off NASCAR return with Atlanta’s Night Race in June 2025

May 15, 2024
TNT Sports will launch its coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025 with a Saturday night showdown as the opening race of the In-Season Tournament at the network’s home track, Atlanta Motor Speedway

NASCAR drivers to sign autographs at Atlanta Fan Zone souvenir trailers

NASCAR drivers to sign autographs at Atlanta Fan Zone souvenir trailers

February 23, 2024
Through a new FANS FIRST initiative, NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series drivers will sign autographs at souvenir trailers in Speedway Motorsports fan zones throughout the 2024 season, starting at Atlanta Motor Speedway this Saturday and Sunday in advance of the Ambetter

Atlanta Motor Speedway announced Ambetter Health 400 dignitaries

Atlanta Motor Speedway announced Ambetter Health 400 dignitaries

February 19, 2024
Several special guests and dignitaries will be part of the pre-race festivities to help kick off the racing action at Atlanta’s first NASCAR weekend of 2024

Doug Rice announced as Grand Marshal for Cup race at Atlanta

Doug Rice announced as Grand Marshal for Cup race at Atlanta

February 9, 2024
Legendary award-winning NASCAR broadcaster and Performance Racing Network (PRN) President and Lead Anchor Doug Rice will give the command to start engines on his final season in the broadcast booth at the Ambetter Health 400 on Feb. 25

Chase Elliott headlines Atlanta race month kickoff event at World of Coca-Cola

Chase Elliott headlines Atlanta race month kickoff event at World of Coca-Cola

January 31, 2024
Coca-Cola Racing Family driver Chase Elliott and Atlanta Motor Speedway are starting race month in Atlanta with a massive fan event at the World of Coca-Cola

Focused Health joins Speedway Motorsports as race entitlement sponsors for Xfinity Series events

Focused Health joins Speedway Motorsports as race entitlement sponsors for Xfinity Series events

January 26, 2024
As New Year’s resolutions often involve getting healthier, Speedway Motorsports enters 2024 with a new entitlement partner, Focused Health, for NASCAR Xfinity races at Circuit of The Americas and Atlanta Motor Speedway

Jon Langston to perform pre-race concert at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Jon Langston to perform pre-race concert at Atlanta Motor Speedway

January 24, 2024
Grass-roots country star Jon Langston will get fans revved up for 400 miles of NASCAR action at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 25

Speedway Children’s Charities Atlanta distributes $105,000 to help local kids in need

Speedway Children’s Charities Atlanta distributes $105,000 to help local kids in need

January 11, 2024
Local kids in need received a helpful boost Friday from the Atlanta Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC

Tim Dugger performing concerts at Speedway Motorsports tracks throughout 2024 season

Tim Dugger performing concerts at Speedway Motorsports tracks throughout 2024 season

January 5, 2024
American country singer and songwriter Tim Dugger and his friends will entertain race fans across the country during a tour of premier NASCAR races at Speedway Motorsports venues, starting at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 25

Atlanta Motor Speedway building new gatehouses to welcome race fans, event guests

Atlanta Motor Speedway building new gatehouses to welcome race fans, event guests

January 3, 2024
Race fans will find all-new entryways to Atlanta Motor Speedway’s grandstands at this year’s Ambetter Health 400

NASCAR championship races through AMS in pair of 2024 Cup races, including playoff opener

NASCAR championship races through AMS in pair of 2024 Cup races, including playoff opener

October 4, 2023
Fresh off an action-packed season that had NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. lauding Atlanta Motor Speedway as the “hottest ticket in NASCAR”, the speedway will assume a major role in crowning the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series champion

Atlanta Motor Speedway opening camping facilities to Idalia evacuees

Atlanta Motor Speedway opening camping facilities to Idalia evacuees

August 29, 2023
People in the path of Hurricane Idalia can seek refuge at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which is once again opening up its facility to storm evacuees

Atlanta Motor Speedway announces dignitaries for Quaker State 400 available at Walmart weekend

Atlanta Motor Speedway announces dignitaries for Quaker State 400 available at Walmart weekend

July 6, 2023
Atlanta’s NASCAR night race weekend will employ a host of dignitaries and special guests to be part of pre-race festivities

75th Anniversary Feature: The fraternity of Georgia-born winners at Atlanta is a small one

75th Anniversary Feature: The fraternity of Georgia-born winners at Atlanta is a small one

July 6, 2023
You might think a race at Atlanta Motor Speedway would have been a successful home game for a number of Georgia-based drivers

Southern Belle Farm to deliver peaches to Victory Lane at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Southern Belle Farm to deliver peaches to Victory Lane at Atlanta Motor Speedway

June 15, 2023
The victory lane spoils just got much sweeter for NASCAR race winners at Atlanta Motor Speedway thanks to Southern Belle Farm.  The winner of each of the NASCAR national series races held at AMS will be presented a crate of Georgia peaches in victory lane following

Erik Jones, SCC Atlanta and Atlanta Motor Speedway team up to deliver book vending machine to Henry County School

Erik Jones, SCC Atlanta and Atlanta Motor Speedway team up to deliver book vending machine to Henry County School

June 8, 2023
Students at a Henry County elementary school will soon have a fun and unique way to get new books to read thanks to a collaboration between NASCAR Cup Series star Erik Jones, Speedway Children’s Charities (SCC) Atlanta, and Atlanta Motor Speedway

Track Stats & Links


Ams 2021

Track Specifications:
Track Length: 1.54 mile quad oval (was 1.52 mile oval before 1997 repave)
Banking in the turns: 28 degrees (was 24 degrees before 2021 repave)
Banking/Frontstretch & Backstretch: 5 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 2,332 feet
Backstretch Length: 1,800 feet
Corner Width: 40 feet (was 55)
Front Straight Width: 52 feet
Backstretch Width: 42 feet
Grandstand Seating: 66,000
Last repaves: Before 2021, AMS was repaved in 1997 when the true 1.522 oval was reconfigured into its current 1.54 quad-oval.
Opened: 1960
Track qualifying record: Geoffrey Bodine, Ford, 197.478 mph, November 15, 1997
Track race record: Bobby Labonte, Pontiac, 159.904 mph, November 16, 1997

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(updated 3/5/2023)