{"id":1554660,"date":"2023-03-21T19:51:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T23:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1554660"},"modified":"2023-04-28T16:52:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T20:52:09","slug":"nascar-needs-address-mistake-made-atlanta-motor-speedway-before-too-late","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/nascar-needs-address-mistake-made-atlanta-motor-speedway-before-too-late\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Needs to Address the Mistake That Was Made at Atlanta Motor Speedway Before It's Too Late"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
One year after a massive reconfiguration changed the style of racing forever at Atlanta Motor Speedway<\/a>, the track added a new wrinkle for the 2023 season in the name of safety. But that wrinkle created several unintended challenges, including the possibility of a more severe crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Track owner Speedway Motorsports Inc. turned the 1.54-mile speedway from a traditional intermediate track in 2021 into a facility that allows for pack racing similar to superspeedways such as Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n