NASCAR Cup Series drivers test at the new Atlanta Motor Speedway

[@iceeblueburst03]

Can’t wait to see how all the cars will do on this new Atlanta racetrack configuration!

[@ihavenoname3014]

NASCAR lost its luster for me a number of years ago, but these new cars sound amazing.

[@lucashankins9425]

I can’t tell much difference. They don’t have exotic exhaust, well, I don’t think. That would hurt your power. The only thing new about the sound is that it’s worse, muffled by WOKE Helton and the rest of WOKE nascar. They want to $&1# on the south, reap your WOKE rewards.

[@BrassMaster84]

Y'all... the track isn't that narrow. It's about as wide as Charlotte, actually.

[@BrassMaster84]

@NolanEP not that much. Plus with the improved aero in the cars, they should be able to race a little better... should...

[@RyGuy8989]

Yep, the same width as Charlotte and Daytona.

[@Triztanoo]

And Charlotte is narrow.

[@alexanderfrancis7446]

They sound good, but from a twitter post, one of the drivers said they were only able to reach 166mph into the corners, since nascar put the restrictor plate on the motors. weather or not the speeds reach higher, the track will surely provide pack racing with the 670 package plus a plate.

[@Nathanpirath20]

Hope it has good pack racing

[@jasonsmith9003]

@@Nathanpirath20 it won’t cause it’s a 510 package plus more downforce on the cars makes harder to pass

[@B_Rrad4]

@@jasonsmith9003 NASCAR said that the 670 hp package will be the minimum at all tracks in 2022 and the next gen cars have less downforce than the previous generation

[@frankf2902]

@@B_Rrad4 nascar said “all tracks” with the exception of Daytona and talladega (which will have 510 like the original 2019-early 2020 9 inch spoiler plate package). They aren’t sure about Atlanta yet. However, it seems they’re also using the 510 horsepower, 8(???) inch blade here. At a track this small pack racing is almost impossible. What were the specs on the 90s/00s iroc cars? That would be the closest to what nascar wants

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Educate yourself they don't use a plate its a tapered spacer...totally different things

[@Chirp_Fest]

Either way they are still running WAY slower than they were 10 years ago at that track

[@JEFFLWALSH]

GOLLY GEE TYLER, THEY HAVE LESS HORSEPOWER SO DRIVERS DONT DIE, DO YOU THINK THAT IS WHY THEY ARE SLOWER,, GET OFF THE COUCH YOU POTATOE

[@OFWGKTADGD]

@@JEFFLWALSH he said ten years ago, not 20.

[@WannabeFlagman]

You should cry about it.

[@o.p.h.o.v.e.n]

@@JEFFLWALSH They didnt reduce the horsepower from driver's "dying". They reduced the horsepower because they thought slower racing would be more exciting.

[@JEFFLWALSH]

@@o.p.h.o.v.e.n YA OK

[@losferwords100]

It's basically the old Texas high speed/high banking configuration before they butchered that track just slightly more narrow more akin to Charlotte. It's more generic cookie-cutter 1.5 mile track than I thought they were going for. That original iRacing design is not even close to how the track ended up turning out and that's a good thing.

[@cruisinwithcorey]

Huh? Texas has never had more than 24* of banking. Not saying I like the changes but I don’t get your points lol In regards to iRacing, their mock-up was based on their version of Atlanta that hasn’t been updated since 2006 so yeah.. it wouldn’t’ look’ similar but the parameters should be accurate

[@FloridaManRacer]

@@cruisinwithcorey pay no attention to the 9 yr old idiot children that think they sound intelligent... This place sucks and he knows it.

[@finalstraw911]

@@cruisinwithcorey I think he means the iRacing version NASCAR and AMS used to test different configs. That had nothing to do with the old version of Atlanta, but was a new one entirely iirc

[@hangingchad_]

@@cruisinwithcorey The version of Texas that had 24 degrees of banking in all four turns is what he's talking about. That configuration was very fast, and when they reduced turns 1 and 2 to 20 degrees, I would agree with him. They butchered it.

[@ChaseRacebox]

Nah you just don't know how racetracks work. New racing surfaces always suck for a few years until it gets worn in. Texas is just now reaching that point. Guys were passing 3 wide occasionally on the outside turns 1-2 during the all star race. Texas will become more and more exciting in the coming races as the surface reaches its prime.

[@815klipz]

Awesome! I think this repaint will make cars more stable and there will be less crashes!

[@downshftryt]

hi

[@JacobNascar]

I kind of disagree at least for the first Atlanta date. I think with it being so early in the season and with the drivers still getting used to the cars, I think the first couple races may be wreckfests. I hope they prove me wrong!

[@kennytech2435]

Will be more crashes because its a small Verson of a superspeedway pack Raceing

[@IGNITION82]

@@kennytech2435 true and hopefully it won’t be crashes every 3 laps

[@paulcopeland9035]

It was a lot more than a "repaint"! They rebuilt the entire surface.

[@sjm18pars]

I remember when Atlanta was a oblong oval and used to host the last race of the season. I watched that classic championship race between Elliot, Allison and eventually won by Alan Kulwicki. The good old days of real bad ass race car drivers. Now they are just products of sponsorship. I still watch though.

[@jwrailve3615]

When was the last year for that? If it was late 90’s I believe I remember one of the races, but mainly remember homestead when it was a horribleeeeee flat track.

[@daviclar867]

I think Kyle Petty had and outside shot at winning the championship that year as well. 1992.

[@SilentDanDisney]

They were products of sponsorship in 1992.

[@WARSinRIOTS]

@@jwrailve3615 funny because I've seen people saying in the last two years flat homestead was superior Homestead. Everyone loves nostalgia. Everyone loved old Atlanta because it hosted a couple of the best Winston finishes ever, but if you look at it other than those, it was honestly lack luster. Hell my dad, in his 60s now, remembers the talk about how the ORIGINAL Atlanta was a shit track lol

[@willp8003]

@@jwrailve3615 I think 1996 or 1997 was when they changed it. I remember geoff bodine won the pole the first race on the new configuration by like 2mph over 2nd. Curious to see if his track record gets broken.

[@artnascar9748]

The thrill of Atlanta speedway is gone. We won't see 200 mph out of those cars. ☹️

[@TekuTaurus]

At least we don't need to throw a caution every 50 laps to fix the track now

[@scottg9855]

@@TekuTaurus nope, instead we will see 475 miles of single file. Then they will destroy 35 of the cars at the end.

[@braydenfletcher8159]

@@scottg9855 Did you watch this April's race?

[@scottg9855]

@@braydenfletcher8159 I did. Larson dominated, but there was passing going on in the rest of the field. There were multiple groves as well. Then there was even good race for the win. Now they narrowed the track. The banking is not as high as Daytona or Dega. They will be in a pack, but the track will be one grove. Kyle Busch said it best. He said we might be able to go two wide, but there will be no passing. New asphalt, no progressive banking, and less that 33 degrees of banking equals one thing. One grove no passing racing. Doesn't matter what HP/ downforce package the use.

[@hom2fu]

the problem of 200 mph is a car able to turn fast at the corner. that car will win. simple formula @ cookie cutter race track. so, a race is for 10 fast cars, not 40 cars.

[@dougbowers8759]

I hope it works out, the track looks sick! I did not say this but I may be ok with the side number placement.

[@discostarslayer]

Yeah it's like an acquired taste, the number placement looks better everytime you look at it

[@jameseaton2393]

I don't think the new number placement is bad, just gonna take some time to get used to it

[@genemccoy5402]

I don't like the # moved forward but it looks 1000x better than the # moved backward. Either direction i think it makes the cars look like old ASA cars from the 70s

[@wesfactor197]

We need more video time please.

[@MotorsportWeekly]

@@davesracingchannel9261 no shut up

[@jerwatson79]

The left-side of the cars looks like it's a couple inches off the pavement. Once the teams get "creative" the cars will be a lot faster!

[@keeganracer8300]

They are testing different packages because it's new track surface and all three series are doing it to

[@kg0173]

Give them more power so they can go up the banking!

[@jonathonpoloski917]

This is the first weekend anyone has been on the new track surface. They have to break in the pavement. They are focusing on laying rubber down on each lane of the track. They start from the bottom than work their way up. Come march they'll be running all 3 of those lines, just like the old track. Like, how it took a few years for the new pavement at texas to develop grooves, they have to do it the same way, accept this pavement here at ams allows them to do it faster. Its really cool scientifically.

[@jonathonpoloski917]

Oh and they went up 120 hp from 550 to 670. Becauce the cars and how much drag they have.

[@WARSinRIOTS]

@@jonathonpoloski917 glad to see someone with sense here lol

[@jonp5090]

@@jonathonpoloski917 These arent drag cars bro. Those ones go straight in a line and are much slower and less horsepower than these pavement queens you see here. just google NHRA to verify my sources

[@braydenfletcher8159]

@NolanEP Watch the 1997 season finale. Zero people used the highline that day either, and it was right after a repave and reconfiguration of the track. Tracks take time to get seasoned

[@p_starrett14]

The front stretch is an eye sore. Why’d they get rid of so much of the infield grass if they narrowed the race track? Should’ve kept the grass the same size

[@thatcarguydom266]

So the track is wider to account for the higher speeds

[@cruisinwithcorey]

They’ll probably end up using that space for more sponsors

[@frankf2902]

@@thatcarguydom266 wider doesn’t really mean faster. The space is nice, I guess, but it’ll narrow up again in the turns (the only significant banking is above the white line in 1-2 and 3-4). Really just leaves the opportunity for someone to dive low and get hooked at a nasty angle into the wall past the finish a la davey Allison ‘92 all star. Wouldn’t be surprised if nascar applies a yellow line rule to Atlanta should they chose the 510 hp superspeedway package

[@Snyderfunn]

Less grass, less rollover hazard.

[@samuelw.3992]

Sweet. Be fun on iracing. The BIG ONE……at Atlanta Superspeedway!! 30 car pileup by lap 2. Lmao

[@daviclar867]

count on it! No where to go.

[@biffisgreat]

Lap 2, that long huh?

[@realbaron5714]

And Josh Bilicki wins 😁

[@OFWGKTADGD]

@@biffisgreat will take till lap 2 to get to speed lol. Have to see what happens the first time a pack comes off turn 4 at full speed.

[@biffisgreat]

@@OFWGKTADGD I look forward to rage quitting already lol

[@BScalise97]

Seems so slow. Barely any slip angle either.

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

That’s because they built Atlanta as a wannabe Superspeedway track

[@juantanamo33]

Well it was 1st day of testing

[@Baer_Dev]

@@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT I hate that they configured it like this, unless they kept the walls where they were and had 800 horse

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

@@Baer_Dev nah, it’s just to be like Daytona/Dega. That’s the reason

[@firelynx1108]

It's a superspeedway now

[@Joseph_Ochoa.]

What package where they testing the 670 or the superspeedway package

[@kentskor2055]

Still trying to figure out why there is a section of concrete at the start of pit road??? Look at 00:37

[@landonfriar]

AMS uses the pit road for drag racing as well. They didn't want to mess up the burnout box

[@ChuckyLarms]

Also Potentially for grip under breaking when entering pit road at speed

[@wags1955]

I wish they would have left it alone years ago and kept it the original oval.

[@rickcrusenberry7027]

For a newly paved track , there seems to be a lot of gaps between the pavement. ie , cracks.

[@o.p.h.o.v.e.n]

It's for water drainage.

[@MidwestMotor]

What's with the Grand Canyon crack right down the middle of this "new" resurfaced track?

[@CAMELOTLIVE]

For anyone wanting to know. The top speed in the test was 166MPH. Yikes.

[@1320crusier]

garbage

[@juancruzporta1678]

😟😟😟

[@SupraDebt]

Straight from the nascar site "Busch said that lap times in the slipstream improved from an unofficial 31.60 seconds (175.443 mph) to 30.60 seconds (181.176), with the anticipation that a sub-30-second lap was within reach." That said this is testing with out a ton of set up. they will be really close to the old times, they are averaging 175MPH around the whole track.

[@1320crusier]

@@SupraDebt More power.

[@CAMELOTLIVE]

@@SupraDebt Really close to the old times? Like 2021 times? They ran 27 second laps here and 28 gen4 to gen6

[@highplainsgospel6783]

I was there in 1997 when Geoff Bodine set the qualifying record at 197 mph. Those were the days. Bring those cars back. It's not the track, it's the cars.

[@nothanksguy]

Those cars killed dale. Cant go back to that shit, if you look at the crash structure side by side its almost like a joke

[@Corky3D]

@@nothanksguy Them cars didn't kill Dale. Dale died because he didn't run a head and neck restraint (Which they had back them and many years before it) he ran an open face helmet and his belts failed, due to the way he wanted them mounted, which was not the correct way to mount them. So no the cars didn't kill Dale, Dale's choices killed Dale.

[@nothanksguy]

@@Corky3D yeah we all know the basular skull fracture story, but you're also ignoring the dozen or so other drivers that died in the Gen 4S. You also didn't respond to my assertion at the crash structure was a joke compared to the modern cars

[@Corky3D]

@@nothanksguy Your comment didn't say anything about the others. You stated the car is the reason Dale died, which is very false. Also who are these dozen drivers that died in the gen 4? I think your exaggerating a lot. Is the cage/structure of older cars as good compared to the newer cars? No, but I don't think it was bad enough to call it a "joke." There was also plenty of really bad wrecks with the Gen 4 and many people didn't die.

[@lordvoldemort4944]

@@nothanksguy we need to bring back the 2014 rules package and just stick with that with safety improvements that package was perfect you had enough speed you had enough down force to counteract with it higher speed and higher down forces what generates great racing in my view with cup cars

[@jacksonmehoff4963]

Geeeez just as many fans in the stands as during a race.

[@uncrownedoak7777]

Can't wait to see Currey's new "Ghost" car! The new album is sick.

[@genemccoy5402]

I can tolerate the higher banking, should increase speeds. I don't like the narrowed surface bc it just looks even more like Charlotte. I feel like they took my favorite track on the circuit and messed it all up (I truly hope I'm wrong) If they really wanted to reconfigure it, go back to pre 1997, though I would probably be unhappy about that too....maybe it's a good thing I'm not in charge?? Lol

[@brandonbain2549]

It's the first of its kind at 28 degree banking on 1.5 mile track... really hope nascar decides to run the 670 h.p. packadge there... cant wait to see it live in march... turn 2 crew... Atlanta man will be there!!!

[@1320crusier]

900hp or bust

[@timothyhowell7047]

I work here in Hampton a couple miles from the track and I can hear the cars and even from this distance they sound freaking awesome. I can definitely tell when they hit the front stretch. They really get loud

[@mrirace926]

They're wide open the whole track.

[@spchopkins6049]

This is going to be a bottom feeding full throttle track congrats on screwing up another track

[@gigafish2x077]

looks like the making of automated nascar races with no drivers, new track look, new car look

[@cito1101]

Where's the high pitch X pipe gen 4 sound???

[@tuftyterror983]

Yeah we need the x pipes back. They sound so menacing when they scream down the backstretch and into turn 3.

[@Thraser999]

That was an H-pipe IIRC...

[@speeddemon29853]

@@Thraser999 nope. X pipe and boom tubes

[@tuftyterror983]

@@speeddemon29853 yep

[@didyouknow5648]

It has an x pipe but oo

[@manga12]

so who got honors to go out first ? looks pretty nice but I am still a fan of dirt

[@learjet45]

A buddy has a King Air, six of us used to go to many races. Until they get "unwoke" and take the gdam plates off we won't be going again. And needless to say, no TV either. NASCAR has destroyed the sport.

[@f1sherman52]

Why would AMS spend money to make the track more generic? Looks like Kansas to me. IDK why this had to happen.

[@alfredsnyder4]

I Have A Feeling The X Pipe Exhaust Has Returned

[@charlessnider883]

Any idea why they didn't repave the entrance to pit road

[@leifopstad2972]

I know this isn't related to the performance of the car itself, but I hate the placement of the numbers

[@redneckmetalhead]

Many of us do

[@davefroman4700]

Why the heck did they not pave the entry to pit lane too?

[@bigrooster6893]

Have you saw any drivers try the middle or high side yet?

[@mrwest231]

Unless they decide to go to a completely superspeedway package, everyone will be around the bottom for a few years.

[@thatonekidd7898]

NASCAR should make a track with 90° banking

[@Nathanpirath20]

Love it can’t wait for march

[@mageofthestorm1]

Hope they smooth it out. Seems very crudely paved so far.

[@4wheelliving132]

I love the look of the track

[@LewisPearceYaussy]

So what was the point if they are slowing the cars down so much it will be slower than the old configuration? They could easily run 210+ on this track if they would just let them RACE. The cars are safe enough now for those speeds.

[@billtmarchi4320]

Let's go Brandon.F NASCAR AND JOE BIDEN

[@gallennorris782]

Not impressed at all. These cars looked and sounded slower then hell. Hope Nascar has some brains and puts the 670 package in for atlanta and dumps the restrictor plate.

[@markroberts9577]

Why are we seeing only one car on the track? I thought they were possibly as many as 40 cars in the race period when I see packs of cars racing on the track I might care then

[@nxprss8326]

"That's a race car driver" - Harry Hogg

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

How many laps before that fresh asphalt tears the tires apart?

[@fordaith]

That's kinda the whole point of this test, to figure that out and mitigate it

[@michaelrocker9000]

If things keep going the way they have been then this is a preview of what the stands will look like during race day. Major drop in attendance as well as the viewership on TV. Make me want to stay not chase me away.

[@joshuadodginsatgoogle4116]

How Come NASCAR didn't put this test Session on its KZbin channel

[@ChuckyLarms]

Because they care about the fans

[@icykhan32]

It's a private Goodyear test

[@bryonkidder6199]

They all running the same groove. Does the track not have progressive banking?

[@Nathanpirath20]

They’re breaking it in since it’s a new repave

[@RS-ig1mc]

So at best, we’ll get 2 2018 All Star Races. At worst, we’ll get 2 2020 Kansas fall races. Pick your poison. #BringBack900HP

[@bluduece420]

I hope that the seams in the corners get addressed

[@springtrap-ky7mt]

What's the horse power package for super speedways-

[@IGNITION82]

510 😐

[@TedCruz-ng6tl]

@@IGNITION82 no it’s 670

[@Thunderbolt2396]

@@TedCruz-ng6tl thats for all tracks but superspeedways Prob got wooooshed but idrc lol

[@TedCruz-ng6tl]

@@Thunderbolt2396 ok

[@jimbosc]

@@IGNITION82 Dega and Daytona is 510 ish - everything else is 670 with 4 inch spoiler. This test will determine what they run at Atlanta (only track they have not decided on)

[@thenascar6garage179]

I love it, looks great hoping for great racing

[@pummupenguin3644]

Ok cute cat

[@pummupenguin3644]

U cute cat

[@rong648]

The track (racing surface) seems to be very narrow.

[@rong648]

@NolanEP Do you think it will make the racing better?

[@chrisromano3507]

does anyone else feel like they should make the pit road entrance asphalt as well?

[@peterbrownless]

Yeah, looks like the builders couldn't be bothered to finish the job. Or the piggy bank is empty?

[@stinkydoggy98]

They have it that way because they use pit road for drag racing. That concrete section is the staging area for the races.

[@knobdikker]

Bring back the old oval it used to be for years.

[@JoshOutdoorsGR]

That banking looks crazy

[@RetroCarsForever]

The forward numbers are ACTUALLY starting to grow on me. I'm shocked.

[@ChuckyLarms]

Stop

[@bob_daniel]

Once they put it back in the middle, you will say “omg this looks so much better”

[@tannermattey]

It’s just his opinion y’all

[@neblolthecarnerd]

Same. They won't ever be as good as the centre ones but I'm starting to dislike it less the more I get used to it. Hopefully in the next few seasons sponsors and teams will actually use the extra space better since it may lead to more team funding and may make the liveries better than they currently are.

[@jonp5090]

So you are a grower not a shower?

[@timezup8637]

Is this the 760 package?

[@loveybarkley8293]

ITS FINALLY FINISHED!

[@jaykay3071]

Us fans don’t how slow these cars are

[@matthewthompson89]

Just keep the same package for Atlanta as you have for the all the other regular tracks

[@johnvandeventer8668]

New car on new track

[@mmtruthseeker5263]

Those seams are gonna be a problem. I expected it to look like The NCM road course, the latest in state of the art paving. Guess this is all they could afford.

[@freddyracer8030]

They sure don't sound like the cars years ago !

[@sachsgs2509]

Nissan is coming to Nascar!! 450Z V8

[@smokeybear5460]

I know it's for Quaker State but the green walls just don't seem to fit Atlanta

[@estonia1866]

why does it sound like a light aircraft lmao

[@lrees6412]

You know about 2 months ago I thought the same thing a small Beechcraft airplane LOL

[@miket2055]

Those seams look sketchy

[@Vaderfan-jv5md]

Let’s go Brandon!!!!!! Bring back LGBcoin!!!!

[@damonkatos4271]

What are Chevy guys gonna drive when they cancel the Camaro?

[@therealRustyShackleford]

The numbers being so far forward make the cars look disproportionate.

[@williambowen1771]

Paint the wall red and white stripes and it'll be perfect!

[@joelsittler6997]

Sure hope it works good

[@zzz6valvoline]

Looks so slow. I remember back when these guys went over 200mph here. The racing was great

[@2k_adriandagoat453]

Looks fast to me

[@jonp5090]

You can thank giggles logano for the slow speeds. He did a flip last year and now he is all scared like a little boy who listens to punk rock and he was completely fine.

[@track_g35]

When did they go 200mph at Atlanta?

[@Theel25]

@@jonp5090 What? No. NASCAR slowed them down because they didn't want to injure a driver prior to the next gen being launched. Also... we're going right back to that same 510 package at Superspeedways that Logano happened to flip over with. And also this is a tire test. They aren't going to go full speed on purpose.

[@2k_adriandagoat453]

@@jonp5090 yeah but when Newman flipped he wasn’t all whiny like Joey was Newman was just thankful to be alive

[@christianwitte9208]

As long as there’s no double yellow line rule, I’m good with it😅

[@MrJoe1129uscg]

Bring back the Dr gas X pipe!!

[@KRT049]

Exactly, these cars sound awful.

[@didyouknow5648]

It has a X pipe but u hear ya

[@hockeyguy9974]

Hope iRacing scans this soon!

[@Barthus89]

"It's under Rowdy's time" :)

[@tracybennett882]

Looks and sounds good. But once I found the dirt, I'll never look at asphalt the same !

[@hifisalty25]

Sure wish they showed the cars going around the whole track. Instead they showed them in turns

[@gregorycombs7304]

The car sounds awesome 👌

[@dannyarena5357]

Pretty close to Texas until they messed it up and lowered the banking in turns one and two a few years ago.

[@TheJosu145]

Finally without the bumps

[@Patmanx1]

single cars is boring. need to see cars hitting that very noticeable seam in the surface and multiple lines and aero changes multiple cars have on each other in the turn. Need to see how turbulent the aero is.

[@jonhathaway2537]

thats not the 4 inch spoiler and 670 hp package. guess when they announced that for the season it wasnt for the atlanta test. lame. lel

[@lrees6412]

I am ready

[@michaelhayes1340]

Looking good

[@CyanTheStrategist]

😎👌🏼

[@davidburris8230]

Love those next gen cars. Sound so good.

[@briansonnenfelt7125]

Geez I hate the new number placement.

[@elr2141979]

The track looks way too narrow why did they ruin Atlanta ☹️

[@supersevenn]

the cars look Freakin Bad Ass !

[@jonathonpoloski917]

I saw videos from an hour or 2 ago and they were just running the very low low line. This video they seem to be getting higher and higher up the track. They just getting rubber to the track, breaking it in one run at a time.

[@jellojoe00]

Imagine if F1 did one car at a time. No stupid traffic situations

[@sgtpepper6379]

The green walls are ugly tho. Put it back to red and white. That looked classic.