Atlanta speedway soon to be a one-race track

HAMPTON, Ga. -- This isn't the way Atlanta Motor Speedway wanted to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The high-banked track traditionally has hosted two NASCAR Sprint Cup races each year, but that's changing in 2011. Track owner Speedway Motorsports Inc. decided to shift the attendance-challenged spring date to another of its ...

Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday pit notes 1

FREE HEALTHCARE: What the American government couldn't get done, Emory Healthcare is -- on a small scale, at least.

Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday pit notes 1

NEW NASCAR TRADITION: Labor Day racing in the South is a tradition just about as old as NASCAR itself. So when the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series came to Atlanta Motor Speedway last year after a five-year hiatus from the land of sweet tea and barbecue, it immediately felt like a perfect fit.

Charlotte Motor Speedway news 2010-09-03

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 3, 2010) - Jessica Hamilton didn't see the pickup truck coming that took her life. If she had taken an extra second to check her rearview mirror, the 18-year-old might be alive today.

NASCAR: Carl Edwards burst on scene by sweeping Atlanta spring races in 2005

HAMPTON, Ga. It was a wild weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway five years ago that catapulted Carl Edwards into the NASCAR spotlight. Early in his first full season driving the No. 99 Ford, Edwards rolled into the 2005 March race weekend at Atlanta with much promise and left with a ...

2 CATS buses will get a NASCAR makeover

Charlotte Motor Speedway is teaming up with the Charlotte Area Transit System to promote the speedway's October NASCAR events.