Atlanta 500
| Venue: | Atlanta Motor Speedway |
| Main sponsor: | Lowe's |
| First race: | 1961 |
| Distance: | 500 miles (805.9 km) |
| Number of laps: | 325 |
| Former names: |
Atlanta 500 (1960-1980)
Coca-Cola 500 (1981–1985) Motorcraft 500 (1986) Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 (1987-1993) Purolator 500 (1994-1996) Primestar 500 (1997-1998) Cracker Barrel 500 (1999) Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 500 (2000-2001) MBNA America 500 (2002) Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (2003) Golden Corral 500 (2004-2006) Kobalt Tools 500 (2007-2010) |
The Atlanta 500 was a race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup , which is held annually at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton , Georgia , around 20 miles south of Atlanta . The race was first held in 1960, at that time on the old Speedway in Atlanta.
winner
- 1960: Bobby Johns
- 1961: Bob Burdick
- 1962: Fred Lorenzen
- 1963: Fred Lorenzen
- 1964: Fred Lorenzen
- 1965: Marvin Panch
- 1966: Jim Hurtubise
- 1967: Cale Yarborough
- 1968: Cale Yarborough
- 1969: Cale Yarborough
- 1970: Bobby Allison
- 1971: AJ Foyt
- 1972: Bobby Allison
- 1973: David Pearson
- 1974: Cale Yarborough
- 1975: Richard Petty
- 1976: David Pearson
- 1977: Richard Petty
- 1978: Bobby Allison
- 1979: Buddy Baker
- 1980: Dale Earnhardt
- 1981: Cale Yarborough
- 1982: Darrell Waltrip
- 1983: Cale Yarborough
- 1984: Benny Parsons
- 1985: Bill Elliott
- 1986: Morgan Shepherd
- 1987: Ricky Rudd
- 1988: Dale Earnhardt
- 1989: Darrell Waltrip
- 1990: Dale Earnhardt
- 1991: Ken Schrader
- 1992: Bill Elliott
- 1993: Morgan Shepherd
- 1994: Ernie Irvan
- 1995: Jeff Gordon
- 1996: Dale Earnhardt
- 1997: Dale Jarrett
- 1998: Bobby Labonte
- 1999: Jeff Gordon
- 2000: Dale Earnhardt
- 2001: Kevin Harvick
- 2002: Tony Stewart
- 2003: Bobby Labonte
- 2004: Dale Earnhardt junior
- 2005: Carl Edwards
- 2006: Kasey Kahne
- 2007: Jimmie Johnson
- 2008: Kyle Busch
- 2009: Kurt Busch
- 2010: Kurt Busch