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Atlanta Motor Speedway Racing School
The Atlanta Motor Speedway is located on 870 acres, 20 miles south of Atlanta
in Hampton, Georgia. Immortalized by its appearance in the opening scenes of
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), it is considered a fan-friendly track and a
favorite of racecar drivers. Dale Jarrett was the pole winner at this racetrack
in March 2001 and 2001 in the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 and the
winner of the Prime Star 500 here in March 1997. Atlanta Motor Speedway is
one of the most versatile racetracks in the country, offering Legends racing
on a quarter-mile track, a road course, and its fast main racetrack. It
extends racecar drivers nearly unlimited options for high-speed racing around
its track, and its qualifying speeds of 194 mph and up make it one of the
fastest and most popular tracks available.
“My ride experience was perfect, and by far exceeded my expectations. My first words when I got out of the car were, “I want to do it again!!!!!!! Wow! What an awesome day!!!!!!!”
Sherry L. Hill |

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Racetrack Specifications 
Completed: 1960
Length: 1.54 miles
Shape: Quad-oval
Banking: 24° turns, 5° straightaways
Frontstretch length: 2,332 feet
Backstretch length: 1,800 feet
Seating capacity: 125,000
Location: 
Driving Directions: 
TRAVELING SOUTH:
I-75 South to Exit #218 (30 miles south of downtown Atlanta) and continue on Highway 20 west for 10 miles.
I-75 South to Exit #235 (15 miles south of downtown Atlanta)
Continue on U.S. Highway 19 & 41 for 15 miles.
TRAVELING NORTH:
I-75 North to Exit #205.
GA 16 West into Griffin.
U.S. Highway 19 & 41 North to Speedway (20 miles).
I-75 to Exit #212.
Hampton-Locust Grove Road West to GA 20. GA 20 to Speedway (15 miles).
I-75 North to Exit #218.
GA 20 West to Speedway (15 miles).
“I would like to thank
you for the most amazing time and exhilarating rush at Atlanta Motor Speedway
last Friday.”
Brittany Simmer
Description of Hampton, Georgia: 
Hampton is a friendly community located 30 miles south of Atlanta. It has a
small town atmosphere, with streets shaded by old oak trees and lined with
historic homes, and its 100-year-old train depot is open daily for art exhibits.
Only a few hours away from the Appalachian Mountains or the Atlantic Ocean,
Hampton also has its own city park with pavilions, picnic areas, and tennis
courts. Thanks to Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton draws more visitors than any
other city in the county, and during race days, it attracts more visitors than
any other sporting event in the state.
Accommodations: 
Hotels:
Transportation:
Limousine service can be arranged
Amtrak services Atlanta
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Restaurants:
Applebee's
Bruster's Ice Cream
Chick-Fil-A
Cracker Barrel
McDonald's
Papa John's
Ruby Tuesday
The Varsity
Toribio's Cantina
Up The Creek
Zaxby's
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Things To See and Do:
History: 
Atlanta Motor Speedway got its start as Atlanta International Raceway in 1960,
but since then it has been considerably revamped. The early years saw numerous
changes of ownership and management. In 1990, however, speedway magnate
Bruton Smith purchased it and spent millions of dollars transforming it.
Smith’s company, Smith’s Speedway Motorsports, Inc., refurbished and
expanded the racetrack and added seats, bringing the permanent seating
capacity up to 124,000 and its combined seating up to 125,000. In addition,
141 luxury suites were added, as well as the nine-story Tara Place, which
contains not only 46 condominiums but also offices and banquet facilities.
Then in 1997, the track itself was reconfigured, with the start-finish line
moved to the former backstretch and the addition of two doglegs to the
frontstretch to give racing fans a better view of the races. The length of
the track was extended from 1.522 miles to 1.54 miles, and Bobby Labonte won
the first race on the newly configured track.
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