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The Kobalt Tools 500 began
as the Atlanta 500 in 1960. Since then, this race has
grown to be a favorite among big-time NASCAR fans. The
Kobalt Tools 500 is one of two races held at Atlanta
Motor Speedway—the other being the Pep Boys Auto 500 in
September. The NASCAR season is just heating up and
there is no better way to get into the Nascar betting
action than the Kobalt Tools 500!
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Held annually at one of the fastest race tracks on the
Sprint Cup circuit, the Atlanta Motor Speedway, the
Kobalt Tools 500 has provided NASCAR fans with a history
of exciting racing and thrilling finishes.
The Atlanta Motor Speedway
is a 1.54 mile quad-oval which includes 24 degrees of
banking in each of the turns. Between the track’s high
banking and the fact that the Kobalt 500 is not a
restrictor plate race, the combination results in higher
average speeds here in Atlanta than at even the faster
superspeedways in Daytona and Talladega.
When the Atlanta Motor Speedway, which was originally
the Atlanta International Raceway, made it's first
NASCAR debut in 1960, it was the seventh paved speedway
that was more than a mile that would host a cup race.
Currently only three of the original seven are still
running for NASCAR, Daytona International, Lowe's Motor
Speedway, and Darlington Raceway.
NASCAR betting odds - In 2009, Kurt Busch took the
checkered flag in NASCAR odds. Busch led 234 of 330 laps
in the Kobalt Tools 500, surviving a couple of scrapes
with the wall and a late caution to pull away to win the
Sprint Cup race by 0.332 of a second over Jeff Gordon.
As you consider NASCAR odds you may want to remember
that the early season results don’t mean much in
Atlanta. Just because a driver won in Daytona or
California does not mean they will do well in NASCAR
betting odds in Atlanta. The track is different, the
atmosphere is different and there are few guarantees in
NASCAR odds in Atlanta.
The 2008 Kobalt Tools 500 saw Toyota make history when,
for the very first time since 1954, a foreign auto maker
was victorious in a NASCAR stock car race. Kyle Busch
raced to victory in his Toyota after Carl Edwards, who
had dominated nearly the entire race, had to pit once
his car began smoking.
Atlanta Motor Speedway Facts:
* Location: 1500 North Highway 41 Hampton, GA
* First Race: 1960 won by Joe Fireball Roberts
* Track Length: 1.5 Miles or 7920 feet
* Seating Capacity: 125,000 NASCAR Fans
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