Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway (1.54 miles, intermediate, quad oval) in Hampton, Georgia
In 1960, the track in Hampton, Georgia, it is situated 30km south of the capital of Atlanta. The construction cost then stood at $ 1.8 million, due to inflation such a sum is a bargain these days. At the beginning of the track was exactly 1.5 miles long and more like a D-shaped oval, which then changed 1997th Speedway Motorsports Inc. undertook major renovations to adapt to their tracks in Atlanta, Charlotte and Texas. Since then the oval is 1.54 miles long, has a 24 ° exactly the same lines as its sister banking and now also has the characteristic kink links on the start-finish straight. Together with Texas and Charlotte, Atlanta is also one of the fastest non-restrictor-plate tracks, which shows the circular average in qualifying: Mark Martin won in March [2009] the pole with a speed of 187.044mph, which on average 299.270 km / h means. The entrance velocity in the two curves is over 200mph!
The 2009 edition was planned was also the first night race in Atlanta after 1998 had a race was moved to the evening, however, had been due to persistent rain at that time no other choice. Qualifying takes place since 2003 under the lights. By 2008, the second of two races of the season was still a part of the "Chase for the Sprint Cup," what has changed in the following year through a restructuring by NASCAR: Talladega was the spot of Atlanta and the Talladega-date fell again to Fontana, which actually gave us a chase for two years race at the Auto Club Speedway ... what fun! In the aftermath of yet another "realignments" of the Atlanta Motor Speedway, then lost its spring races at the Kentucky Speedway, who received it in 2011 after lengthy disputes his first date in the Cup. All this means that now only takes place in Atlanta race, and they do on Labor Day weekend (first Monday in September). Since the Yankees on Monday does have a day off for the European fans so that ultimately a very unusual race night from Sunday to Monday.
