Hey racing fans! Get ready for the return of night races at the Atlanta Motor Speedway! Come Labor Day Weekend, there’s so much going on at the AMS that you won’t know where to start first! That weekend, you’ll be privy to two GREAT races: The Great Clips 300 and the Emory Healthcare 500.

There will be different race related events from September 3-6. The Emory Healthcare 500 is on Sunday, September 5th, and the Great Clips 300 is on Saturday, September 4th at 7 pm. For these two events, there are special ticket packages.

If you don’t know, the Atlanta Motor Speedway is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary, and they’re giving you a great Labor Day Weekend celebration to boot. It all kicks of Friday, September 3rd with the Friday Fan Fest. The Fan Fest will include a driver Q&A with NASCAR drivers, a concert by Drivin’ N Cryin‘ followed by the Georgia Best Chevy Dealers 150, a 150-lap race on Atlanta Motor Speedway’s 1/4-mile “Thunder Ring” featuring the Southern Superstars Short Track Series! Admission is free with tickets to either the Great Clips 300 or the NASCAR

Sprint Cup Series night race. Otherwise, admission is $10 and tickets will only be sold on the day of the event at the Gate 13 ticket window.

The races are also a great time to bring out the kiddies, because kids 12 and under are FREE on Saturday. There a good number of other ticket specials on the website. Be sure to check them out.

So come out and see the best drivers in all of NASCAR battle it out for 500 miles under the lights,  as well as the stars of tomorrow as they clash with a handful of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers under the lights for 300 miles of racing. This is sure to be an epic event!

Before you leave, check out the schedule of events for that weekend.

Directions from Amber Chase Apartments:

Head southwest on GA-155 S/McDonough Rd. Turn right at Farris Rd. Continue onto Westridge Park. Turn left at GA-20 E/Hampton Rd/McDonough Hampton Rd. Continue to follow GA-20 E. Slight right at Richard Petty Blvd. Take the 1st right onto Woolsey Dr. Take the 1st right onto Richard Petty Blvd/Woolsey Dr. Continue to follow Richard Petty Blvd. Take the 2nd left onto Turnipseed Rd. Turn left at Pleasant Rd. Destination will be on the right.

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