So much to be thankful for

This time of year usually means two things - an end to the NASCAR season and a time to give thanks...

And here at Atlanta Motor Speedway, we have a lot to be thankful for. During the past year, many of you have made coming to various events at AMS, big and small, part of your schedules. We thank each and everyone of you for making Atlanta Motor Speedway part of your lives this year!

This year, we've been blessed with a pair of NASCAR race weekends - and there was no shortage of exciting racing. Between Kyle Busch winning the Camping World Truck Series race and brother Kurt winning the Kobalt Tools 500 the next day - and doing his backwards victory lap - we got our first NASCAR weekend off to a start.

Then, during the summer, Thursday Thunder Legends racing on Thursday nights and Friday Night Drags took to the track, and neither disappointed. One of the highlights for our Web Staff was getting to see so many of you during that time and match names and faces.

It's also during this time when we launched our Facebook and Twitter pages. We've enjoyed getting to know many of you through these places and look forward to more of the same in 2010! 

And then, on Labor Day weekend, night racing came to Atlanta! Needless to say, it was a rousing success thanks to many of you fans! From night racing under the lights, the racing on Labor Day weekend and the Pre-Race Concert Presented by the Georgia Lottery - the entire weekend was a great success! We've received tremendous feedback from many of you on what you liked and disliked from the race weekend, and we thank all of you for that! It will help us make next year's race weekends even better!

Yes, we have been blessed greatly in 2009 and have so much to be thankful for. Hopefully, we'll see many of you next year in 2010 as we seek to make it the best year of racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway!

And remember, the best way to stay plugged in is to follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Fans of Tomorrow Special Great For Fans of All Ages

Sometimes we're asked how some of us at AMS got into racing. The truth is, a portion of us were bitten by the racing bug at a young age...

When we're young, some experiences can have a deep, life-long impact on us. At times, they can shape our future desires. For some of us here at Atlanta Motor Speedway, being exposed to racing as youngsters spurred us on toward a career in motorsports. 

It's the same for many fans we come across. One of the fun things about race weekend here at AMS is getting to visit with fans and learning a little bit about them - how long they've been coming to races in Atlanta, who their favorite drivers are and at times...who their least favorite drivers are. Like many of us working at the Speedway, many of you became race fans after getting bitten by the racing bug at a young age.

And that's what we love so much about the NASCAR Fans of Tomorrow ticket special for the Kobalt Tools race weekend, March 5-7, 2010. We had a great response to it this past September with the Nationwide Series Degree V12 300, and we're bringing it back for the Camping World Truck Series race, the Atlanta 200 in March 6. Kids 12 and under get in free with the purchase of an adult general admission ticket.

But not only are we bringing back the Fan of Tomorrow ticket special, we're expanding it! Kids 12 and under also get in free to Georgia Power Qualifying Night on March 5 with the purchase of an adult ticket! 

For information about our ticket specials, you can go here or call 877-9-AMS-TIX! 

Thanks to our NASCAR Fans of Tomorrow ticket special, you can introduce the youngsters in your family to racing. Or, if you've already got some budding race fans in your household, it's a great way to have a fun time as a family for an inexpensive price! 

As always, be sure to stay plugged in so you'll receive information about all things Atlanta Motor Speedway by keeping up with us on Facebook and Twitter!