Byron led a race-high 193 laps. I owe them a big apology and a bit more. 43 Allegiant Chevy, you know, we were kind of back and forth on the balance throughout the day just trying to get some stuff better, but we came a long way from where we were in practice. The NASCAR Xfinity Series gets the first crack at Atlantas slick and abrasive track surface during the Credit Karma Money 250 on Saturday, July 10. I hadn't noticed the track before in this for some reason. The Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart on Sunday, July 11, was the final race on the 24-degree banked quad-oval configuration of the speedway. For how quick I lost the car, I think I had a tire going down or something because it happened instantly. Obviously, we were pretty off there from when we unloaded, but we got quite a bit better, quite a bit closer, but we just needed to get the balance. Threats of harming another After Sundays race, the track will receive a long-overdue makeover. 1 Jockey Chevy team and everybody at Trackhouse Racing, Advent Health, Moose Fraternity, Worldwide Express. Truex led Chastain by about a second before the Logano crash. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. Take a virtual tour of Georgia's museums and galleries, Fashion and politics from Georgia-born designer Frankie Welch. Kyle Larson is the top driver on the NASCAR Cup Series this season with four wins. My car wasnt loose, and I didnt have a warning or anything. Excited about that, proud of our day especially Chris (Buescher) running well. Ryan Truex, Martins younger brother, won Saturdays Xfinity Series race at Dover. The win for the former Cup champion gave the Truex family two NASCAR wins in three days. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. This made the fall Atlanta race particularly appealing in years when the Winston Cup championship came down to the final race. Its just been a disappointing year overall. Awesome job., Ross Chastain Finished 2nd: Whoever got in the lead was going to have a shot at it. In addition to simply showing renderings of the track in its new form, iRacing also provided critical data about the future of motorsports. For more information or to purchase tickets to the July 10-11 Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart weekend, visit www.AtlantaMotorSpeedway.com. Atlanta Motor Speedway's surface has likely already started being torn up by now. If you have a place in your yard that turns into a miniature lake when it rains, youve seen what happens when the ground is saturated. I couldnt load the rear tires, and we were just hanging on. Dr. Diandra explains why we expect its new configuration to race more like Daytona and Talladega. He did win the Clash at the Coliseum exhibition race in February. Since then, all the asphalt in the speedways corners has been removed, exposing the vivid Georgia clay that lay beneath. So its kind of pathetic. Get the Gwinnett Daily Post e-edition delivered directly to your email inbox every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday morning. Straightaway banking will remain five degrees. So it really wouldnt have been much different. Unfortunately, as the track built up rubber and I got in dirty air, we just couldnt find the grip we needed. ET. When I get home from Skip Barber (Tuesday), Ill head over there and talk to those guys and make some of that right.. Construction is slated to begin the week following the July 11 Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart, with the next generation Atlanta Motor Speedway making its debut in 2022 in conjunction with NASCARs Next Gen car. Just proud of Blake (Harris, crew chief) and everybody on this team for a great job., Erik Jones Finished 16th: Its a good day for our No. I felt like we had a car that could run in the top 10 at times, if not the majority of the race. The two Winston Cup events hosted by the speedway. The next generation of Atlanta Motor Speedway! AMS has played host to some of NASCARs most memorable moments on the current surface, including Dale Earnhardt's 0.010-second margin of victory over Bobby Labonte in 2000, Kevin Harvick's emotional and record-setting 0.006-second margin of victory over Jeff Gordon in Earnhardt's Richard Childress Racing car the following year, Carl Edwards last-lap pass on Jimmie Johnson to earn his first Cup Series victory in 2005, and a legendary battle to the checkers between Gordon and Johnson in 2011. I did not mean to do that at all, Chastain told his crew via radio. My car wasnt loose, and I didnt have a warning or anything. 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We will work hard and try to get better., Brad Keselowski Finished 8th:We had a good recovery. Powered by. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder. Then, of course, we also are going to be doing a repave of Atlanta coming up soon. I dont know, I need to go back and look at it. I got really loose during one of the early runs and went a lap down and just got trapped there. Its kind of been a struggle track for us, and Im proud of the gains we made., William Byron Finished 4th: The middle section I dont know, I need to maybe do a little better job on the feedback, and then just us communicating the adjustments there. Especially when its eight or nine cars on the lead lap at the end. Chastain leads the season standings after 11 races with 370 points. (Chastain). One of the most significant moments in the history of Atlanta Motor Speedway came in 1992, when the track was reconfigured to its current layout. Two chances to see Monster Jam at AMS on April 22-23! 1? 48 in place of an injured Alex Bowman. This was a really good day. (This is) a sensitive subject for me personally because I work directly with NASCAR on track prep, Hamlin said. So it really wouldnt have been much different. I owe them a big apology and a bit more. One of those lost a race, other one we dont race anymore, and last one we put dirt over it. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism It felt like weve been close a bunch of times, and we gave some away, thats for sure, Truex told Fox Sports. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. Atlantas importance as a venue on the Winston Cup circuit increased in 1987, when the speedway began a fourteen-year run as the site of the final race of the season. I got another shot next week to go prove myself again, and hopefully it turns into more., Noah Gragson Finished 34th: I dont know what happened. Atlanta Motor Speedways design took weepers into account with a sort of french drain design. Kyle Larson rolled into the crash area with nowhere to go and slammed into Poole. Ryan Truex, Martins younger brother, won Saturdays Xfinity Series race at Dover. We missed one run and kind of got mired back and lost a lap, so we couldnt really come back from it that late in the race. According to the United States Geological Survey, Groundwater is water that exists underground, but its not like theres a river or pool of water beneath the earth. 22 car has three top-10 finishes on the season. Poole left the race. accounts, the history behind an article. After the race, Chastain said on FS1: I first have to say Im so sorry to Brennan and everybody at Rick Ware Racing. Reviewed August 8, 2019 via mobile. Paul Hemphill, Wheels: A Season on NASCARs Winston Cup Circuit (New York: Simon and Schuster,1997). Steve Swift, the vice president of operations development for the company, explained that SMI believed that the drivers would take the design in a direction that would not fit with what the fans want. So, I think it was the No. That is a big hope for us, Speedway Motorsports president and CEO Marcus Smith told NBC Sports in a Thursday interview. Atlanta Motor Speedway has been part of the NASCAR circuit since 1960, and hosted at least two Cup races annually from 1960-2010. Poole later said Chastain probably needs his butt whooped. Poole parked for the day. I think this was about the time we hit our stride last year. AMS announces events for Ultimate Camping Experience during July NASCAR event, Race Day Live with Kenny Wallace and John Roberts coming to AMS on July 9, Andy Grammer to headline Revs & Riffs at AMS during July NASCAR weekend, Logano takes Ambetter Health 400 with last-lap pass, Hill earns 3rd win of 2023 in thrilling fashion. I mean, just a joke 80-something laps into a race? I really wasnt using a lot of brake at all. Be Nice. Just thanks to everybody at JGR, as well. Get Gwinnett Daily Post contests, promotions, special deals and more delivered to your email inbox. News of the track's . Its all new for 22 and this will be specifically designed for close, competitive racing.. There also is speculation about whether a repave could include reconfiguring Atlanta as a new NASCAR short track (as has been proposed for 2-mile Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California). New Georgia Encyclopedia, 09 August 2004, https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/atlanta-motor-speedway/. Proud of the effort. Martin Truex Jr. snapped a 54-race winless streak, scoring the victory Monday at Dover Motor Speedway. Christopher Bell placed sixth and was followed by Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher and Josh Berry, driving the No. Truex, who won for the 32nd times in the Cup Series, held the lead despite the tire disadvantage. Daniel Suarez lost control on Lap 36 and slapped the outside wall. Crews have now started carving into the embankment in turns 1 and 2 to yield the steeper 28-degree banking that NASCARs stars will race on when the series returns for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 weekend in spring 2022. I dont know. I had heard about it earlier this year, about the track banking but not about the track width and things like that.. So, its kind of pathetic. New widths will be 52 feet on the front stretch, 42 feet on the back stretch and 40 feet in the turns. Preceding the Sunday finale will be the Credit Karma Money 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series on Saturday, July 10. I dont think it had anything to do with the track. Thats strong. Before its 1997 repaving and reconfiguration into a quad-oval layout similar to Charlotte Motor Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway, Atlanta had a more traditional oval shape a la Homestead-Miami Speedway. With high banks in the turns, narrower width and new pavement technology, Atlanta will be unlike any other mile-and-a-half track on the circuit. Who had a good race: Martin Truex Jr. battled for the lead in the final stage and stayed out front despite a late-race caution that bunched the field. Go figure. Weve showed it. I think it was a really solid day for the No. 3 (Austin Dillon), just got to the outside and its not like I can go anywhere or give him any more room than what I had. Weve led laps. Just a strong showing. Service is good. pic.twitter.com/2nf3KapKJg. I think it was a really solid day for the No. I say this, I kind of jest, when a driver is happy about our race track, usually the fans arent, Swift said. Immortalized by its appearance in the opening scenes of Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), it is considered a fan-friendly track and a favorite of racecar drivers. Byron was a dominant force in winning the first stage but said his car got very loose later. He was followed by Hamlin, Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Chastain. After the race, Chastain said on FS1: I first have to say Im so sorry to Brennan and everybody at Rick Ware Racing. Atlanta Motor Speedway will host the NASCAR Cup Series race this weekend for its second race of the year. I expect that well get a lot of feedback from the drivers, Hutchinson said to reporters. So, I think it was the No. We also think that Atlanta Motor Speedway is a fantastic racetrack, and the drivers and fans have always given it high reviews. Additionally, the racing surface will become narrower with an overall decrease in width from 55 feet to 40 feet. Atlanta Motor Speedway fans stand for a restart during the Bass ProShops MBNA 500. Getting a top five is great. NASCAR RACE TICKETS 2023 Season Schedule Dover Motor Speedway Dover, DE Fri. Apr 28 - Sun. It was a really smooth day for us, honestly.