The closest finish in the history of the American Race is arguably the first race in 1959, or the 2007 race. In the 1959 race, it took 3 days for the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing to declare Lee Petty as the winner. In 2007, Kevin Harvick edged out Mark Martin at the finish line to win by 0.02 seconds or two-one-hundredths of a second. To see the video of the finish just click on the link below.
There was a tie for the closest finish at the Daytona International Speedway. The first race was the 2007 Pepsi 400 on July 7, 2007 when Jamie McMurray beat Kyle Busch by 0.005 seconds. The record was tied on February 11, 2010 when Jimmie Johnson beat Kevin Harvick to the line by the same margin to win the first Gatorade Duel race of 2010.
The closest finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway was on March 11, 2001. Kevin Harvick beat Jeff Gordon to the start/finish line by 0.006 seconds to win the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500.
Atlanta Motor Speedway's mascot, Monkey Wrench
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The Nascar Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway is named the AdvoCare 500.
I think Atlanta is like Daytona, in that it was built for NASCAR races.
Both 2005 Nascar Cup Races at Atlanta Motor Speedway were won by Carl Edwards. Carl won the March 20th race (Golden Corral 500) and the October 30th race (Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500).
Jeff Gordon won his 85th Nascar Cup Series race on September 6, 2011.It was the AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Atlanta Motor Speedway is giving fans a chance to enjoy the ultimate race experience during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AdvoCare 500 race weekend. All kinds of races are being held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway including parkour racing, fast racing and extreme racing.
Jeff Gordon's first Busch Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway was the Atlanta 300 on March 14, 1992. He started on the pole and won the race. It is now known as the Nationwide Series.His first Nascar Cup Series race was also at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was on November 15, 1992, he started 21st and finished 31st.
Nascar has two tracks located in California. Auto Club Speedway is in Fontana and Infineon Raceway is in Sonoma.
NASCAR abandoned North Carolina Speedway to make way for a different track to open. NASCAR will not extend the season by adding more races.
Yes. There are two speedways that NASCAR comes to each year. One is Daytona International Speedway, and the other is Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Dale Jr. led his first lap in Nascar Cup competition at the Atlanta Motor Speedway on November 21, 1999.