In Popular Culture
The opening scenes of the 1980 movie Smokey and the Bandit II were filmed at the track, as were scenes of the 1983 film Stroker Ace.
Former US President Jimmy Carter once worked as a ticket taker at the track, and attended several races there as Georgia governor and as US President.
NASCAR president Mike Helton was once the track's General Manager. Ed Clark is the current President and CEO of the track.
On August 5, 2010, AMS' president Ed Clark announced that Atlanta would be scaling back its NASCAR event schedule for 2011. The track will keep its Labor Day weekend dates but will give up its spring race. The weekend is expected to go to Kentucky Speedway, another track owned by SMI.
The facility also hosts several driving schools year-round, such as Richard Petty Driving Experience, where visitors have the opportunity to experience the speedway from a unique point-of-view behind the wheel of a race car.
The track was featured in the movie "Six pack".
Read more about this topic: Atlanta Motor Speedway
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