Atlanta Motor Speedway Offers Zoom With a View
Published Nov 03, 2008
The 125,000-seat Atlanta Motor Speedway hosts two NASCAR Sprint Cup races each year.
Fasten your seatbelt – Clayton County is just minutes away from the 870-acre Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton. And when NASCAR comes to town, Clayton County hotels, restaurants and shopping venues are in for a wild ride.
“The Atlanta Motor Speedway really enhances Clayton County tourism because we have the largest inventory of hotel rooms closest to the track,” says Patrick Duncan, president of the Clayton County Convention & Visitors Bureau. “It’s a huge economic stimulus for us because it brings nearly 200,000 people to our area twice a year. They fill up our hotels, come to our attractions, gas up, shop, and eat and drink in Clayton County.”
The CVB works with Atlanta Motor Speedway to make sure guests feel welcome.
“Our guests don’t care about our county lines – all they want is a good experience,” Duncan says. “So we work together to sing one song, and that’s ‘Thanks for coming, and we hope you’ll
come back.’ ”
The speedway hosts two NASCAR Sprint Cup races annually each March and October, as well as car shows, auto auctions and other special events.
“We draw spectators from all 50 states and 15 foreign countries,” says Marcy Scott, director of marketing and promotion at Atlanta Motor Speedway. “We have events and private rentals over 300 days a year. From driving schools to weddings to major events such as DukesFest, Good-Guys Southern Nationals and Nopi Nationals, we do it all here. In addition, AMS hosts two of its own summer racing series – Thursday Thunder and Friday Night Drags.”
Year-round events at the speedway include daily tours and the Richard Petty Driving Experience, which allows racing enthusiasts to slip into a fire suit and get behind the wheel or in the passenger seat of a thundering stock car.
Story by Jessica Mozo
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