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EchoPark Speedway

NASCAR track in Hampton, Georgia, formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway. Renamed EchoPark Speedway on June 3, 2025 via a 7-year naming-rights deal with EchoPark Automotive (a Sonic Automotive brand). Opened 1960 as Atlanta International Raceway; reconfigured in 2021 to a superspeedway-style quad-oval (28-degree banking) that produces pack/drafting racing. Owned by Speedway Motorsports (Smith family). Hosts two NASCAR Cup races a year.

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Denny Hamlin Has a 44-Point Lead and No Answer for Atlanta

Jack Beckett·

Denny Hamlin leads the Cup Series by 44 points with seven races left, but Sunday night the Quaker State 400 visits EchoPark Speedway, a drafting track where he has no top 10 all year. Tyler Reddick, the driver chasing him, is the defending winner and one of the best pack racers in the field. If Reddick can stop crashing, Atlanta is where the title math gets nervous.

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