Atlanta Motor Speedway postpones repaving track

After announcing plans to resurface in January, Atlanta Motor Speedway elected to postpone its plan to resurface the 20-year-old, 1.54-mile racing surface until after its 2018 NASCAR weekend.

The aged, abrasive surface was last paved in 1997, when the track was reconfigured into its current quad-oval layout. Speeds increased dramatically initially, making it one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR.

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After consulting with NASCAR, Goodyear and race teams, AMS chose to delay updating the surface, which is well-known for producing slick and challenging racing conditions and causes some of the fastest tire fall-off of any track on the circuit.

Since 1997, the track has hosted 32 NASCAR Cup Series races, 20 Xfinity Series races and 16 Truck Series races.

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