Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA.
Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54 mile Quad-oval. It falls in the category of Intermediate (an oval that is greater than 1 mile in length, but less than 2 miles in length.).
The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway was in 1960.
2012 NASCAR Cup Races at Atlanta Motor Speedway
- AdvoCare 500 on 09-02-2012 (Race #25)
| TOP 10 POLE WINNERS | ||
| Rank | Driver | Total Poles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buddy Baker | 7 |
| 1 | Ryan Newman | 7 |
| 3 | Cale Yarborough | 6 |
| 4 | Fireball Roberts | 5 |
| 4 | Dale Earnhardt | 5 |
| 4 | Bill Elliott | 5 |
| 7 | Richard Petty | 4 |
| 8 | Fred Lorenzen | 3 |
| 8 | Marvin Panch | 3 |
| 8 | Geoffrey Bodine | 3 |
| RACE WINNERS | ||
| Rank | Driver | Total Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt | 9 |
| 2 | Cale Yarborough | 7 |
| 3 | Richard Petty | 6 |
| 3 | Bobby Labonte | 6 |
| 5 | Bobby Allison | 5 |
| 5 | Jeff Gordon | 5 |
| 5 | Bill Elliott | 5 |
| 8 | David Pearson | 4 |
| 8 | Fred Lorenzen | 4 |
| 10 | Neil Bonnett | 3 |
NASCAR Cup Races at Atlanta Motor Speedway
| Date | Race Name | Winner (#) | St | Make | Caut/Lap | Ld Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-04-11 | AdvoCare 500 | Jeff Gordon | 5 | Chevrolet (COT) | 9/64 | 35 |
| 09-05-10 | Emory Healthcare 500 | Tony Stewart | 5 | Chevrolet (COT) | 8/53 | 22 |
| 03-07-10 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Kurt Busch | 11 | Dodge (COT) | 11/53 | 31 |
| 09-06-09 | Pep Boys Auto 500 | Kasey Kahne | 2 | Dodge (COT) | 9/42 | 31 |
| 03-08-09 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Kurt Busch | 2 | Dodge (COT) | 11/54 | 13 |
| 10-26-08 | Pep Boys Auto 500 | Carl Edwards | 4 | Ford (COT) | 10/43 | 18 |
| 03-09-08 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Kyle Busch | 6 | Toyota (COT) | 8/35 | 26 |
| 10-28-07 | Pep Boys Auto 500 | Jimmie Johnson | 6 | Chevrolet | 14/55 | 19 |
| 03-18-07 | Kobalt Tools 500 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | Chevrolet | 6/27 | 31 |
| 10-29-06 | Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 | Tony Stewart | 11 | Chevrolet | 9/39 | 24 |
| 03-19-06 | Golden Corral 500 | Kasey Kahne | 1 | Dodge | 8/43 | 27 |
| 10-30-05 | Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 | Carl Edwards | 2 | Ford | 9/39 | 27 |
| 03-20-05 | Golden Corral 500 | Carl Edwards | 4 | Ford | 8/40 | 27 |
| 10-31-04 | Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 | Jimmie Johnson | 8 | Chevrolet | 6/33 | 16 |
| 03-14-04 | Golden Corral 500 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | 7 | Chevrolet | 3/17 | 16 |
| 10-28-03 | Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 | Jeff Gordon | 19 | Chevrolet | 10/63 | 28 |
| 03-09-03 | Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 | Bobby Labonte | 4 | Chevrolet | 7/34 | 23 |
| 10-27-02 | NAPA 500 | Kurt Busch | 8 | Ford | 5/50 | 19 |
| 03-10-02 | MBNA America 500 | Tony Stewart | 9 | Pontiac | 7/37 | 34 |
| 11-18-01 | NAPA 500 | Bobby Labonte | 39 | Pontiac | 5/28 | 23 |
| 03-11-01 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store… | Kevin Harvick | 5 | Chevrolet | 8/42 | 25 |
| 11-20-00 | NAPA 500 | Jerry Nadeau | 2 | Chevrolet | 8/44 | 23 |
| 03-12-00 | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store… | Dale Earnhardt | 35 | Chevrolet | 10/62 | 30 |
| 11-21-99 | NAPA 500 | Bobby Labonte | 37 | Pontiac | 8/53 | 38 |
| 03-14-99 | Cracker Barrel 500 | Jeff Gordon | 8 | Chevrolet | 6/44 | 25 |
| 11-08-98 | NAPA 500 | Jeff Gordon | 21 | Chevrolet | 5/68 | 12 |
| 03-09-98 | Primestar 500 | Bobby Labonte | 14 | Pontiac | 7/52 | 29 |
| 11-16-97 | NAPA 500 | Bobby Labonte | 21 | Pontiac | 4/25 | 24 |
| 03-09-97 | PRIMESTAR 500 | Dale Jarrett | 9 | Ford | 7/45 | 16 |
| 11-10-96 | NAPA 500 | Bobby Labonte | 1 | Chevrolet | 8/47 | 27 |
| 03-10-96 | Purolator 500 | Dale Earnhardt | 18 | Chevrolet | 3/13 | 30 |
| 11-12-95 | NAPA 500 | Dale Earnhardt | 11 | Chevrolet | 2/11 | 22 |
| 03-12-95 | Purolator 500 | Jeff Gordon | 3 | Chevrolet | 5/27 | 9 |
| 11-13-94 | Hooters 500 | Mark Martin | 5 | Ford | 4/27 | 30 |
| 03-13-94 | Purolator 500 | Ernie Irvan | 7 | Ford | 5/27 | 19 |
| 11-14-93 | Hooters 500 | Rusty Wallace | 20 | Pontiac | 11/58 | 26 |
| 03-20-93 | Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 | Morgan Shepherd | 7 | Ford | 4/19 | 19 |
| 11-15-92 | Hooters 500 | Bill Elliott | 11 | Ford | 7/45 | 20 |
| 03-15-92 | Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 | Bill Elliott | 4 | Ford | 7/29 | 10 |
| 11-17-91 | Hardee's 500 | Mark Martin | 4 | Ford | 6/37 | 21 |
| 03-18-91 | Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 | Ken Schrader | 5 | Chevrolet | 4/33 | 16 |
| 11-18-90 | Atlanta Journal 500 | Morgan Shepherd | 20 | Ford | 3/34 | 19 |
| 03-18-90 | Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 | Dale Earnhardt | 1 | Chevrolet | 3/10 | 21 |
| 11-19-89 | Atlanta Journal 500 | Dale Earnhardt | 3 | Chevrolet | 6/35 | 21 |
| 03-19-89 | Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 | Darrell Waltrip | 4 | Chevrolet | 6/41 | 29 |
| 11-20-88 | Atlanta Journal 500 | Rusty Wallace | 1 | Pontiac | 9/55 | 33 |
| 03-20-88 | Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 | Dale Earnhardt | 2 | Chevrolet | 7/40 | 19 |
| 11-22-87 | Atlanta Journal 500 | Bill Elliott | 1 | Ford | 5/33 | 12 |
| 03-15-87 | Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 | Ricky Rudd | 6 | Ford | 9/51 | 32 |
| 11-02-86 | Atlanta Journal 500 | Dale Earnhardt | 4 | Chevrolet | 2/7 | 19 |
| 03-16-86 | Motorcraft 500 | Morgan Shepherd | 3 | Buick | 9/56 | 18 |
| 11-03-85 | Atlanta Journal 500 | Bill Elliott | 3 | Ford | 6/39 | 12 |
| 03-17-85 | Coca-Cola 500 | Bill Elliott | 3 | Ford | 6/31 | 17 |
| 11-11-84 | Atlanta Journal 500 | Dale Earnhardt | 10 | Chevrolet | 7/44 | 26 |
| 03-18-84 | Coca-Cola 500 | Benny Parsons | 8 | Chevrolet | 3/17 | 20 |
| 11-06-83 | Atlanta Journal 500 | Neil Bonnett | 15 | Chevrolet | 6/39 | 28 |
| 03-27-83 | Coca-Cola 500 | Cale Yarborough | 22 | Chevrolet | 7/62 | 21 |
| 11-07-82 | Atlanta Journal 500 | Bobby Allison | 9 | Buick | 10/56 | 45 |
| 03-21-82 | Coca-Cola 500 | Darrell Waltrip | 14 | Buick | 7/47 | 31 |
| 11-08-81 | Atlanta Journal 500 | Neil Bonnett | 5 | Ford | 7/50 | 36 |
| 03-15-81 | Coca-Cola 500 | Cale Yarborough | 17 | Buick | 5/39 | 23 |
| 11-02-80 | Atlanta Journal 500 | Cale Yarborough | 12 | Chevrolet | 6/49 | 28 |
| 03-16-80 | Atlanta 500 | Dale Earnhardt | 31 | Chevrolet | 7/45 | 27 |
| 11-04-79 | Dixie 500 | Neil Bonnett | 4 | Mercury | 5/29 | 25 |
| 03-18-79 | Atlanta 500 | Buddy Baker | 1 | Oldsmobile | 5/42 | 29 |
| 11-05-78 | Dixie 500 | Donnie Allison | 13 | Chevrolet | 7/63 | 25 |
| 03-19-78 | Atlanta 500 | Bobby Allison | 4 | Ford | 4/16 | 9 |
| 11-06-77 | Dixie 500 | Darrell Waltrip | 8 | Chevrolet | 5/99 | 12 |
| 03-20-77 | Atlanta 500 | Richard Petty | 1 | Dodge | 2/11 | 15 |
| 11-07-76 | Dixie 500 | Dave Marcis | 2 | Dodge | 4/41 | 17 |
| 03-21-76 | Atlanta 500 | David Pearson | 2 | Mercury | 8/47 | 33 |
| 11-09-75 | Dixie 500 | Buddy Baker | 3 | Ford | 2/40 | 19 |
| 03-23-75 | Atlanta 500 | Richard Petty | 1 | Dodge | 5/43 | 22 |
| 07-28-74 | Dixie 500 | Richard Petty | 2 | Dodge | 5/38 | 23 |
| 03-24-74 | Atlanta 500 | Cale Yarborough | 9 | Chevrolet | 3/24 | 12 |
| 07-22-73 | Dixie 500 | David Pearson | 5 | Mercury | 6/47 | 14 |
| 04-01-73 | Atlanta 500 | David Pearson | 9 | Mercury | 4/31 | 23 |
| 07-23-72 | Dixie 500 | Bobby Allison | 3 | Chevrolet | 5/40 | 24 |
| 03-26-72 | Atlanta 500 | Bobby Allison | 1 | Chevrolet | 6/47 | 18 |
| 08-01-71 | Dixie 500 | Richard Petty | 3 | Plymouth | 5/48 | 27 |
| 04-04-71 | Atlanta 500 | A.J. Foyt | 1 | Mercury | 4/31 | 23 |
| 08-02-70 | Dixie 500 | Richard Petty | 6 | Plymouth | 1/10 | 10 |
| 03-29-70 | Atlanta 500 | Bobby Allison | 9 | Dodge | 4/23 | 20 |
| 08-10-69 | Dixie 500 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 2 | Ford | 3/31 | 19 |
| 03-30-69 | Atlanta 500 | Cale Yarborough | 5 | Mercury | 5/53 | 11 |
| 08-04-68 | Dixie 500 | LeeRoy Yarbrough | 5 | Ford | 11/67 | 29 |
| 03-31-68 | Atlanta 500 | Cale Yarborough | 4 | Mercury | 11/73 | 15 |
| 08-06-67 | Dixie 500 | Dick Hutcherson | 8 | Ford | 6/38 | 13 |
| 04-02-67 | Atlanta 500 | Cale Yarborough | 1 | Ford | 6/39 | 9 |
| 08-07-66 | Dixie 400 | Richard Petty | 5 | Plymouth | 6/37 | 18 |
| 03-27-66 | Atlanta 500 | Jim Hurtubise | 5 | Plymouth | 5/31 | 23 |
| 06-13-65 | Dixie 400 | Marvin Panch | 2 | Ford | 8/98 | 17 |
| 04-11-65 | Atlanta 500 | Marvin Panch | 1 | Ford | 5/26 | 8 |
| 06-07-64 | Dixie 400 | Ned Jarrett | 17 | Ford | 3/63 | 35 |
| 04-05-64 | Atlanta 500 | Fred Lorenzen | 1 | Ford | 4/19 | 11 |
| 06-30-63 | Dixie 400 | Junior Johnson | 2 | Chevrolet | 2/32 | 0 |
| 03-17-63 | Atlanta 500 | Fred Lorenzen | 2 | Ford | 0/0 | 12 |
| 10-28-62 | Dixie 400 | Rex White | 5 | Chevrolet | 3/0 | 16 |
| 06-10-62 | Atlanta 500 | Fred Lorenzen | 7 | Ford | 3/61 | 23 |
| 09-17-61 | Dixie 400 | David Pearson | 5 | Pontiac | 0/0 | 7 |
| 07-09-61 | Festival 250 | Fred Lorenzen | 5 | Ford | 1/12 | 0 |
| 03-26-61 | Atlanta 500 | Bob Burdick | 7 | Pontiac | 2/0 | 0 |
| 10-30-60 | Atlanta 500 | Bobby Johns | 5 | Pontiac | 0/0 | 7 |
| 07-31-60 | Dixie 300 | Fireball Roberts | 1 | Pontiac | 0/0 | 12 |
Blog Posts: Atlanta Motor Speedway
- 2011 Atlanta, AdvoCare 500
- Atlanta Motor Speedway Adds To Winter Flurry Racing Schedule
- 2010 Atlanta Labor Day Classic 500
Atlanta Motor Speedway Track Facts
- Track Length: 1.54 Miles
- Track Shape: Quad-oval
- Track Type: Intermediate
- First Race: Dixie 300 on 07-31-1960
- Last Race: AdvoCare 500 on 09-04-2011
- # of NASCAR Cup Races: 104
- Qualifying Record: Geoffrey Bodine, 197.478 mph on 11-16-1997
- Race Record: Dale Earnhardt (Chevrolet) 163.633 mph on 11-12-1995
- Largest Purse: $6,058,035 for the AdvoCare 500 on 09-04-2011
- Most Cautions: 14 at the Pep Boys Auto 500 on 10-28-2007
- Most Caution Laps: 99 at the Dixie 500 on 11-06-1977
- Least Cautions: 1 at the Festival 250 on 07-09-1961
- Least Caution Laps: 0 at the Atlanta 500 on 03-26-1961
- Most Lead Changes: 45 at the Atlanta Journal 500 on 11-07-1982
- Least Lead Changes: 0 at the Atlanta 500 on 03-26-1961
- Most Wins: 9 - Dale Earnhardt
- Most Poles: 7 - Buddy Baker
- Most Top Fives: 26 - Dale Earnhardt
- Most Top Tens: 33 - Richard Petty


