How To Watch NASCAR This Week:
Friday, February 21
NCTS Qualifying (FS1 at 3 p.m. ET)
NXS Qualifying (CW App at 5 p.m. ET)
Saturday, February 22
NCS Qualifying (Amazon Prime at 11 a.m. ET)
NCTS Race (FS1, MRN, SiriusXM at 1:30 p.m. ET)
NXS Race (The CW, PRN, SiriusXM at 5 p.m. ET)
Sunday, February 23
NCS Race (FOX, PRN, SiriusXM at 3 p.m. ET)
Vital Occasions at Atlanta Motor Speedway:
1958 – The Atlanta Structure reported on April 8, 1958, that the First Georgia Securities Company, below the management of President Richard W. King, had unveiled plans to assemble a $1 million racing advanced referred to as Atlanta Worldwide Raceway.
• 1959 – A NASCAR-sanctioned race at Atlanta Worldwide Raceway, initially deliberate for November 22, 1959, was postponed attributable to building delays and rescheduled for March 27, 1960.
• September 17, 1959 – The groundbreaking ceremony for Atlanta Worldwide Raceway occurred.
• June 1960 – The primary NASCAR Cup Collection race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, initially scheduled for late 1959, was held in June 1960 attributable to building delays brought on by dangerous climate.
• 1962 – First Film Manufacturing – Atlanta Motor Speedway was first used for film manufacturing within the 1962 movie Thundering Wheels, that includes driver Jack Smith.
• 1965 – In 1965, monitor proprietor Bruce Weaver revealed plans for a $500,000 dragstrip to be added at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
• 1968 – In December 1968, Atlanta Worldwide Raceway merged with Michigan Worldwide Speedway, owned by Lawrence LoPatin. The merger included a $1 million funding for renovations, together with a repaving, new dragstrip, expanded seating, and amenity upgrades.
• 1976 – After 5 years of chapter proceedings, Atlanta Worldwide Raceway was formally turned over to a five-man board of administrators on March 10, 1976. The transfer marked the tip of a turbulent interval for the speedway, with Jim Baker, Walter Nix, and L.G. DeWitt assuming majority possession.
• 1980 – Atlanta Motor Speedway was featured within the movie Smokey and the Bandit II in 1980.
• 1982 – Atlanta Motor Speedway was featured within the movie Six Pack, directed by Daniel Petrie.
• 1983 – Atlanta Motor Speedway was used within the 1983 Hal Needham-directed movie Stroker Ace.
• 1986 – In January 1986, Mike Helton introduced $3 million in renovations forward of the 1986 The Winston occasion. These enhancements had been a part of efforts to reinforce the Atlanta Motor Speedway’s amenities.
• 1990 – Motorsports mogul Bruton Smith (Speedway Motorsports) bought the Atlanta Worldwide Raceway in 1990, renaming it to Atlanta Motor Speedway and main the ability’s growth and renovation below longtime normal supervisor Ed Clark.
• 1992 – In September 1992, the newly constructed 2.5-mile highway course at Atlanta Motor Speedway held its first races. This course included each the oval and specialised infield parts.
• 1993 – In 1993, Ed Clark introduced a three-year plan to increase Atlanta Motor Speedway’s capability to 180,000. This plan included the development of Tara Place, a brand new condominium advanced.
• 1997 – Atlanta Motor Speedway underwent a reconfiguration and repave in 1997. Builders added a 1⁄4 mile oval to Atlanta Motor Speedway’s entrance stretch in 1997 to accommodate legends automobile racing.
• 2005 – In July 2005, an F2 twister brought on by Hurricane Cindy hit Atlanta Motor Speedway, inflicting an estimated $40 million in harm to its grandstands, condominium advanced, and different facilities.
• 2017 – Atlanta Motor Speedway served as an evacuee middle throughout Hurricane Irma in 2017.
• 2017 – In 2017, the movie Logan Fortunate used Atlanta Motor Speedway as a stand-in for Charlotte Motor Speedway.
• 2018 – In 2018, Atlanta Motor Speedway offered shelter for evacuees throughout Hurricanes Florence and Michael.
• 2021 – On July 6, 2021, a repave and subsequent reconfiguration of Atlanta Motor Speedway had been formally introduced. The adjustments included rising banking within the turns and narrowing the racing floor.
• In 2021, the Atlanta Marathon was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway attributable to COVID-19 restrictions, and America’s Received Expertise: Excessive filmed its first season on the facility.
• 2022-2023 – Atlanta Motor Speedway once more served as an evacuee middle, this time throughout Hurricane Ian and Idalia.
