| Located just 25 miles south of the vibrant | | | | 1991 Mark Martin |
| city of Atlanta, Georgia, you will find one | | | | |
| of NASCAR's most sought-out | | | | 1990 Morgan Shepherd |
| destinations--Atlanta Motor Speedway. Some of | | | | |
| the greatest names in racing have won their | | | | 1989 Dale Earnhardt |
| Championship titles here; Alan Kulwicki, | | | | |
| Darrell Waltrip, and even Dale Earnhardt. | | | | 1988 Rusty Wallace |
| Built in 1960, and owned by Bruton Smith of | | | | |
| Speedway Motorsports Inc., this great NASCAR | | | | 1987 Bill Elliott |
| track features a 1.54 mile quad-oval layout | | | | |
| with amazing 24 degree banking in the turns | | | | 1986 Dale Earnhardt |
| and 5 degrees of banking on the straight. In | | | | |
| the grand opening race, Fireball Roberts | | | | 1985 Bill Elliott |
| became the first Atlanta Speedway Champion. | | | | |
| For many years, the final race of the Winston | | | | 1984 Dale Earnhardt |
| Cup Series was held and enjoyed at this fine | | | | |
| racetrack. Today with new grandstands, | | | | 1983 Neil Bonnett |
| private clubhouses, and luxury suites, the | | | | |
| Atlanta Motor Speedway is definitely the Home | | | | 1982 Bobby Allison |
| of NASCAR Racing Champions!The Bass Pro Shops | | | | |
| MBNA 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car | | | | 1981 Neil Bonnett |
| race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is a | | | | |
| 500 mile race, consisting of 325 laps.The | | | | 1980 Cale Yarborough |
| race has had many names over the years, | | | | |
| including:Dixie 300 (1960) | | | | 1979 Neil Bonnett |
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| Dixie 400 (1961-1966) | | | | 1978 Donnie Allison |
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| Dixie 500 (1967-1979) | | | | 1977 Darrell Waltrip (race shortened to 268 |
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| Atlanta Journal 500 (1980-1990) | | | | |
| | | | 1976 Dave Marcis |
| Hardee's 500 (1991) | | | | |
| | | | 1975 Buddy Baker |
| Hooters 500 (1992-1994) | | | | |
| | | | 1974 Richard Petty |
| NAPA 500 (1995-2002)The past winners of the | | | | |
| Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 are:2005 Carl Edwards | | | | 1973 David Pearson |
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| | | | 1972 Bobby Allison |
| 2004 Jimmie Johnson | | | | |
| | | | 1971 Richard Petty |
| 2003 Jeff Gordon | | | | |
| | | | 1970 Richard Petty |
| 2002 Kurt Busch (race shortened to 248 laps | | | | |
| due to rain) | | | | 1969 LeeRoy Yarbrough |
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| 2001 Bobby Labonte | | | | 1968 LeeRoy Yarbrough |
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| 2000 Jerry Nadeau (race postponed one day | | | | 1967 Dick Hutcherson |
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| | | | 1966 Richard Petty |
| 1999 Bobby Labonte | | | | |
| | | | 1965 Marvin Panch |
| 1998 Jeff Gordon (race shortened to 221 laps | | | | |
| due to rain) | | | | 1964 Ned Jarrett |
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| 1997 Bobby Labonte* | | | | 1963 Junior Johnson |
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| 1996 Bobby Labonte | | | | 1962 Rex White |
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| 1995 Dale Earnhardt | | | | 1961 David Pearson |
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| 1994 Mark Martin | | | | 1960 Fireball RobertsCurry Hayes is the |
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