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William Byron Wins At New Look Atlanta

by Chuck AbramsMarch 21, 2022

Not all drivers were fans of plans to revamp Atlanta Motor Speedway. The old track was wide and fast and worn out. Drivers liked the racing surface. But it didn’t make for much in the way of entertaining racing so AMS tore it up and replaced with a higher banked, narrower track that provided plenty of side by side action and lots of cars wrecking. If that’s your jam, then you loved the race on Sunday.

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How New England Drivers Performed Over The Weekend At Atlanta

by Lou ModestinoMarch 21, 2022March 22, 2022

Saturday afternoon started off with the Camping World Truck Series race which was taken by C. Heim with Berlin, CT’s Ryan Preece finishing in 7^th at the checkered flag.

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway

by MikeMarch 17, 2022

It took construction crews 163 days, but the newly redesigned Atlanta Motor Speedway awaits the NASCAR Cup Series for this Sunday’s (March 20) Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio at 3 p.m. ET, the fifth race of the 2022 season.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway

by MikeMarch 17, 2022

Last week, Las Vegas native Noah Gragson fell short to Ty Gibbs at his home track, Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After winning both Stage 1 and Stage 2, it was a tough loss for 23-year-old Gragson, but he wasn’t knocked down. He came back this past weekend to lead 114 laps and win the United Rentals 200 at Phoenix Raceway by a margin of 2.555 seconds.

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series News & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway

by MikeMarch 17, 2022

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will return to the newly repaved and reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 19 for the Fr8 208 on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio as part of a doubleheader afternoon with the NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the Nalley Cars 250, at 5 p.m. ET.

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Todd Gilliland Has Full Support of Georgia Peanuts Behind Him at Atlanta

by MikeMarch 16, 2022

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 16, 2022) – Todd Gilliland will continue his learning process this weekend at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Gilliland had a strong performance at the Phoenix Raceway with a 19th-place finish and was the highest finishing rookie.

Gilliland now climbs behind the No. 38 Ford Mustang to head to the newly outfitted Atlanta Motor Speedway. He will do so with support from Georgia Peanuts.

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Zane Smith Looks for Second Win Heading into Atlanta

by MikeMarch 16, 2022

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 16, 2022) – Zane Smith heads into Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway looking for his second win of the season.

FR8Auctions will dawn the No. 38 Ford F-150 for the first time this weekend, at a track where they also hold the title sponsorship for the truck series event.

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Fr8 Auctions to Make Season Debut with McDowell

by MikeMarch 16, 2022

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (March 16, 2022) – This weekend features FR8Auctions returning to the No. 34 Ford Mustang with Michael McDowell for the first time in 2022. The loyal supporter to Front Row Motorsports, this track is Fr8Auctions hometown and McDowell wants nothing more that a great run on Sunday.

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Fraternal Order of Eagles to Sponsor Spire Motorsports, Corey LaJoie in Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

by Lou ModestinoMarch 16, 2022March 16, 2022

CONCORD, N.C. (March 15, 2022) – Spire Motorsports announced today the Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) will sponsor the team’s No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 with driver Corey LaJoie in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (more…)

Celsius Sponsors Live Fast Motorsports for the Folds of Honor

by MikeMarch 15, 2022

ATLANTA, GA. (MARCH 15, 2022): Live Fast Motorsports (LFM) and CELSIUS announced on Feb. 16, 2022, their second-year partnership for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series racing season. Today the two companies announced that CELSIUS will be the primary sponsor for LFM at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Sun. Mar. 20, for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 race. (more…)