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The ‘New Atlanta’ is what NASCAR and SMI Envisioned–A Better Race!

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HAMPTON, GEORGIA – JULY 10: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on July 10, 2022 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

The ‘New Atlanta is what NASCAR and SMI envisioned–a better race! But what about the fans? This commentary gives readers fuel for thought. NOTE: Commentary delayed due to illness and recovery issues.

After the end of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway NASCAR and track owners, Speedway Motorsports Inc. embarked on a multi-million dollar renovation of the facility.  The worn-out surface was repaved.  More critically, the entire track was re-profiled.  The banking in the turns increased from 24 to 28 degrees, and the turns were narrowed by more than ten feet. 

Early in the 2022 season, NASCAR announced that Atlanta would use an engine power and aerodynamic package similar to Daytona and Talladega. In essence, Atlanta Motor Speedway is now NASCAR’s third superspeedway race, despite the track’s 1.5-mile length. A stark contrast to the 2.5 and 2.66-mile lengths for Daytona and Talladega respectively.

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Atlanta, Mid-Ohio NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics on Fan4Racing Radio

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Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann on Fan4Racing Radio for the Atlanta, Mid-Ohio NASCAR Weekend Preview and Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Jay Husmann on Fan4Racing Radio for the Atlanta, Mid-Ohio NASCAR Weekend Preview, and Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

In this episode…

We’ll start with some Short Track news and upcoming races. We’ll also preview the ARCA Menards and Sioux Chief Showdown Series at Mid-Ohio Motorsports Park along with some updates from the ARCA East and West Series. 

Then we have some pre-race audio from the NASCAR Truck Series points leader Zane Smith, driver of the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford. Afterward, we preview the NASCAR Truck Series at Mid Ohio.

Next, we preview the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Stay tuned in for our Hot Topics Sound-Off discussion with the Fan4Racing crew!

As Always…Thanks for listening!

Atlanta, Pensacola NASCAR Race Review and Hot Topics on Fan4Racing Radio

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Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala on Fan4Racing Radio for the Atlanta, Pensacola NASCAR Race Review and Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

Join host Sharon Burton and co-host Sal Sigala on Fan4Racing Radio for the Atlanta, Pensacola NASCAR Race Review, and Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

Our guests on this episode are…

Tanner Reif

ARCA West Series driver with Sunrise Ford Racing

Jacob Gomes

SRL Southwest Touring Series driver after winning at All-American Speedway

We’ll review the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity, and Truck Series races at Atlanta Motor Speedway along with the ARCA East Series race at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, FL. We’ll also include updates from the ARCA Menards and West Series with some short-track news.  Then, it’s Hot Topics Sound Off with the Fan4Racing crew!

As always…Thanks for listening!

William Byron Holds Off the NASCAR Cup Series Field in Dramatic Atlanta Victory 

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HAMPTON, GEORGIA – MARCH 20: William Byron, driver of the #24 Liberty University Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 20, 2022, in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

William Byron holds off the NASCAR Cup Series Field in dramatic Atlanta victory in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 on Sunday afternoon.

After a repave and reconfiguration of Atlanta Motor Speedway, the NASCAR Cup Series returned for their first crack at this new track. Not only did the speedway repave its surface, but it also increased its banking in the corners from 24 degrees to 28 degrees. Atlanta officials were going for more of a superspeedway feel, and they hit it right on the button.  

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William Byron Wins a Wild NASCAR Cup Series Race at Transformed Atlanta

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HAMPTON, GEORGIA – MARCH 20: William Byron, driver of the #24 Liberty University Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 20, 2022, in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

William Byron wins a wild NASCAR Cup Series Race at transformed Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 on Sunday.

HAMPTON, Ga. – It was superspeedway racing with all the trimmings.

‘New’ Atlanta Motor Speedway produced a fifth different 2022 winner—William Byron, who managed to keep an angry pack of drafting cars behind him for the final ten laps of Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.

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