Atlanta Motor Speedway Pierce, Dan Atlanta Motor Speedway Racetracks (Automobile racing)--Georgia Automobile racing--Georgia NASCAR/Winston Cup stock car racing series Encyclopedia article about the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Atlanta Motor Speedway is one of the oldest and most popular stops on NASCAR's Winston Cup circuit. The two Winston Cup events hosted by the speedway each year attract crowds of nearly 250,000 fans from all fifty states and several foreign countries--consistently the first and second highest attendance levels for single-day sporting events in Georgia. [Athens, Ga.] : Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project) Georgia Humanities Council University of Georgia. Press Merrill-Hall New Media GALILEO (Georgia statewide project) 2004-08-09 Articles http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2793 Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia. If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602. Cite as: "Atlanta Motor Speedway," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.