Learn More About NASCAR Tracks
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Take some time to learn a little bit about NASCAR tracks.
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway is one of the most popular NASCAR tracks, located about 25 miles south of the city on 870 acres in Hampton. The facility added a new Grandstand and luxury seating in 2006, meaning an additional 13,000 people could attend races there. To accommodate more visitors, new parking for motor homes was added to accommodate 90 more vehicles.
Bristol Motor Speedway
1960 was the start of construction for Bristol International Speedway, as it was called then. The plans for the track were written on scraps of paper, envelopes and paper bags. When Bristol Smith purchased the track in 1996 he expanded seating to over 160,000.
Lowe’s Motor Speedway
When Hollywood looks for NASCAR tracks they often pick this one – movies such as Days of Thunder filmed there as did music videos like If the Good Die Young. Race teams often test their cars there, as do auto manufacturers. This speedway also is the site of two of the country’s biggest car shows and swap meets – these are called the Food Lion Auto Fairs, held in September and April. There are events happening at the track 300 days of the year
Chicagoland Speedway
One of the top NASCAR tracks in the Midwest, a 930 acre facility, began construction in August 1999. Chicagoland Speedway received its official name at a press conference at Navy Pier in May of 2000. July 14 2001 saw the first race at the facility, a Busch series event, which was taken by Jimmie Johnson. The following day Kevin Harvick won the first Cup event run there.
Daytona International Speedway
The last of the NASCAR tracks we’ll examine is the Daytona International Speedway which began business in 1959, even though Daytona hosted racing for many years prior to that. Back in 1936 a 1 ½ mile stretch of highway along the beach hosted the precursor to the Daytona 500.
In 1998 Dale Earnhardt finally won a Daytona 500 at the track, after 19 previous tries at the race. NASCAR changed forever when, in 2001 on the 4th turn, Earnhardt crashed and was killed.
Like other NASCAR tracks Daytona is home to many events including motorcycle races that anchor Daytona’s bike week, as well as endurance races and the Pepsi 400.
Visit NASCAR.com to learn more about these and many other NASCAR tracks.
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