Labor Day weekend night race big hit for Atlanta

Atlanta Motor Speedway President Ed Clark reported that the attendance for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pep Boys Auto 500 at the track to be between 110,000-116,000 AJC.com.

That figure is nearly double the 60,000 fans who attended the Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 500 at the track in March. Clark: "It’s a buzz like we haven't seen around here for a long time" SI.com