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Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54 mile quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960, and added 46 condominiums over the northeastern side of the track in 1994. The track was almost completely rebuilt in a project that was completed in 1997, becoming one of NASCAR's fastest tracks in the process.

Other highlights of the facility are a quarter-mile track between the pit road and the main track for Legends racing, a 2.5 mile FIA-approved road course, a 4000 foot dragstrip, paved and dirt short tracks, motocrossMotocross racing is form of motorcycle or ATV racing held on artificial loose dirt circuits, constructed with many corners and steep bumps from which riders launch themselves high into the air. Motocross motorcyles are lightweight and powered by highly tu circuits, go-kart and stadium truck racing facilities, and a junior drag strip. In 1994, the speedway hosted the Countryfest concert, attracting over 200,000 fans.

The track currently boasts the highest speeds on the NASCAR circuit. The circuit has two faster tracks, the far longer Talladega SuperspeedwayTalladega Superspeedway is now the official name of a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama, that was formerly Alabama International Motor Speedway''. It was constructed in the 1960s by International Speedway Corporation, a business cont and Daytona International SpeedwayDaytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. 5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators. Daytona races of motor vehicles of various kinds, including go-karts, dirt bikes, motorc; however, NASCAR mandates the use of restrictor plates on the carburetorThe carburetor (carburettor in British English, "carb" for short) is a device which mixes air and fuel for an internal-combustion engine. Carburetors are still found in small engines and in older or specialized automobiles such as those designed for stocks of all cars that run on those tracks, and does not currently require the devices at Atlanta.

In early September 20042004 : January February March April May June July August September October November December See also: September 2004 in sports September 30, 2004 Typhoon Meari batters the town of Miyagawa, Mie Prefecture, Japan killing 27 and causing widespread flooding, AMS found an unexpected use: as a shelterShelter can refer to several things: A place in which people live to provide shelter from the elements; a house. A place of refuge, such as a women's shelter for abused women or a homeless shelter for vagrants. A shortened name for an animal shelter, whic for evacuees from Florida fleeing Hurricane Frances. While there were no indoor facilities available, visitors waited out the extremely slow-moving storm parked in their recreational vehicles, after creeping along for hours in traffic on nearby Interstate 75.

See also: list of NASCAR race tracks