Atlanta Motor Speedway 2022 update

[Mispeedway15]

What separates a want to be Motorsport reporter from a crazed conspiracy theorist fan? ...Nothing

Matt Weaver is legitimately awful. Him and that Estepp dude are clowns

 

[StandOnIt]

Working the corners in, putting down the base

 

[StandOnIt]

making short work out of the old asphalt

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[ChexOrWrex]

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Hotrod]

My gut is telling me the new 2022 car will be the difference more so
than the tracks slight reconfiguration along with the new pavement.

I think the action will be similar to the past 25 years . Planning to
make the Saturday March 19 , 2022 double header and see for myself.
Its going to be weird not seeing the old pebblestone track.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[StandOnIt]

No more cookie cutter

 

[KTMLew01]

Looks like that surface will make Darlington seem smooth.

Edit: Should have read the comments.


Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Keep in mind this ODL layer is not the top layer of asphalt - this will be underneath another layer of asphalt, which will be put down soon.

 

[StandOnIt]

wow, that ODL drainage layer is awesome, the shape of things to come when it comes to repaves

 

[Spotter22]

wow, that ODL drainage layer is awesome, the shape of things to come when it comes to repaves

Amazing what they can do now and that place is gonna be wicked fast

 

[StandOnIt]

Poured a 5 gallon bucket full of water on the track and the water disappeared, amazing technology

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

oh my the banking in that place. Those cars are gonna fly, cant wait to see em go at it there.

 

[StandOnIt]

I think the flat footers will be in full song, the rest of us will enjoy the hell out of it I think. Call me crazy but I would like to see a short rain just to watch it disappear

 

[StandOnIt]

Almost done. looking good

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

 

[Mispeedway15]

That is seriously so steep! Kinda cool to be honest

 

[MRM]

I'd love to see the cars go around it unrestricted. The speeds would be insane.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[Hotrod]

I'd love to see the cars go around it unrestricted. The speeds would be insane.

Is this going to be a restrictor plate track going forward?

 

[RacerrecaR]

Is this going to be a restrictor plate track going forward?

That has been proposed but not even NASCAR will know until after the first test with cars on track

 

[FLRacingFan]

Is this going to be a restrictor plate track going forward?

In the press release for the package the other day O’Donnell said they anticipate it being run under superspeedway rules.

 

[Kiante]

In the press release for the package the other day O’Donnell said they anticipate it being run under superspeedway rules.

Test both...

For science purposes.

 

[MRM]

Is this going to be a restrictor plate track going forward?

It will not be the 670 package.

 

[StandOnIt]

The car is slower aero wise than the gen 6. So lets do even less HP than 550 and go with 510? They had to add 120 HP from 550 to get the car to run almost the same speed as the gen 6 at Charlotte. I don't get it

 

[Spotter22]

The car is slower aero wise than the gen 6. So lets do even less HP than 550 and go with 510? They had to add 120 HP from 550 to get the car to run almost the same speed as the gen 6 at Charlotte. I don't get it

Daytona and Talladega still draw huge crowds, I think this is Atlanta's way of trying to bring them back.

 

[Efisher131]

Daytona and Talladega still draw huge crowds, I think this is Atlanta's way of trying to bring them back.

Atlanta attendance has been horrible for 5 years. They had to do something

 

[racingfan7]

Atlanta had good attendance last year?

 

[wi_racefan]

Do attendance numbers even matter anymore? Tracks care about TV money more than anything.

 

[Spotter22]

Do attendance numbers even matter anymore? Tracks care about TV money more than anything.

100,000 seats at Daytona at an average price of say $85 a ticket plus food and beverage sales and souviners.Of course they care.

 

[racingfan7]

Do attendance numbers even matter anymore? Tracks care about TV money more than anything.

Yes they do. NASCAR has tried to implement attendance standards for all tracks & has stated they will take races away if they have to.

 

[StandOnIt]

That's why general managers get paid to promote the track for attendance purposes.
A good case can be made when Eddie Gossage quit at Texas Motor Speedway and Rob Ramage took over and nothing but empty seats happened.

 

[HoneyBadger]

That's why general managers get paid to promote the track for attendance purposes.
A good case can be made when Eddie Gossage quit at Texas Motor Speedway and Rob Ramage took over and nothing but empty seats happened.

There's a difference between a promoter and a general manager.

Eddie Gossage was a promoter. He filled seats because he worked at it, and came up with creative advertising campaigns, billboards, and nothing was off limits.

Most "General Managers" aren't promoters.

 

[Revman]

nothing was off limits

Well played.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Here’s an overhead shot

 

[kkfan91]

Here’s an overhead shot

Appears to be more apron in the front stretch too, grass isn't right up to the doglegs

 

[RacerrecaR]

I have a feeling the 2-car tandem will return for the inaugural race on this configuration. With the front stretch quad oval design and sharp corner exits, I don't foresee pack racing beyond a few laps after a restart. It will probably be Indy 500 style freight train slingshots (in a good way) with tandem drafting late in the race.

Hoping for no airplane cars more than anything

 

[Blaze]

Any words on the speeds they’ve ran so far