Atlanta Motor Speedway

Property: 870 acres Track: 1.54-mile quad-oval Racing surface: 55-60 feet wide Turns: Approximately one-quarter mile, banked 24 degrees Straightaways: Banked 5 degrees Length of frontstretch (including dogleg): 2,332 feet Length of backstretch: 1,800 feet Pit Road: 1320 feet Infield: Approximately 120 acres First race: July 31, 1960 (Dixie 200) Winner - Fireball Roberts Pole - Fireball Roberts (133.870 - four-lap average) One-lap qualifying record: NASCAR Nextel Cup - Geoffrey Bodine - 197.478 mph, 28.074 seconds (Nov. 15, 1997) Indy Racing League - Billy Boat - 224.145 mph, 24.734 seconds (Aug. 28, 1998) 500-mile race record (1.54-mile configuration): 159.904 mph (3 hours, 7 minutes, 48 seconds) set by Bobby Labonte (11/16/97) 500-mile race record (1.55-mile configuration): 163.633 mph (3 hours, 3 minutes, 3 seconds) set by Dale Earnhardt (11/12/95) Owner: Bruton Smith purchased Atlanta Motor Speedway on Oct. 23, 1990; Speedway Motorsports, Inc. - a public corporation - was formed in 1995 Courtesy: Atlanta Motor Speedway