Located in Hampton, Georgia, some 20 miles south of Atlanta, the Atlanta Motor Speedway opened in 1960. First known as the Atlanta International Raceway, it was renamed the Atlanta Motor Speedway after Bruton Smith purchased it in October 1990. The Atlanta Motor Speedway was originally an oval track and was rebuilt into a quad-oval, making the official length 1.54 miles. This made Atlanta Motor Speedway one of the fastest NASCAR tracks. This speedway has a total seating capacity of 125,000. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter once worked as a ticket taker at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. He attended several races there as Georgia governor and as president.