Business Spotlight – Atlanta Motor Speedway
Henry County is the proud home of Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS). Located on 887 acres, AMS is one of the country’s top sports, corporate, family and entertainment facilities. AMS is also the center of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series world once a year with the Folds of Honor Quicktrip 500. When not hosting NASCAR races, the track is home to other special events with thousands of visitors including the Summit Racing Equipment Atlanta Motorama and the Georgia State Fair.
Looking for something thrilling to do this Spring and Summer in Henry? Race on over to Atlanta Motor Speedway for the NASCAR Racing Experience, Thursday Thunder Legends Series, O’Reilly Auto Parts Friday Night Drags and more.
NASCAR Racing Experience
Get behind the wheel and drive a NASCAR race car at Atlanta Motor Speedway by yourself! If you don’t want to drive, go for a NASCAR Ride Along. NASCAR Racing Experience is “as real as it gets”. There’s no lead car to follow and no instructor rides with you when you drive. Book your NASCAR Racing Experience today! Prices start at just $99.
Thunder is Coming!
The door-to-door excitement of short track racing greets fans year-round with Legends and Bandolero racing on the 1/4-Mile “Thunder Ring,” located on the front stretch of Atlanta Motor Speedway! Grassroots racing in various divisions occurs year-round with off season events on the 1/4-mile and road course tracks as part of Winter Flurry and the Thursday Thunder Legends Series presented by Papa John’s Pizza!
Friday Night Drags
O’Reilly Auto Parts Friday Night Drags is a heads up, street-style drag racing series on Atlanta Motor Speedway’s eighth-mile pit road. Averaging 225 drag racers and 90 show cars in front of nearly 5,000 fans nightly, O’Reilly Auto Parts Friday Night Drags has become one of the Speedway’s most-popular events with local racing enthusiasts.