2 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁at ▁Atlanta ▁International ▁Race way ▁in ▁Ham pton , ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁Background ▁Atlanta ▁International ▁Race way ▁( now ▁Atlanta ▁Motor ▁Speed way ) ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁ten ▁current ▁intermediate ▁tracks ▁to ▁hold ▁NAS C AR ▁races ; ▁the ▁others ▁are ▁Charlotte ▁Motor ▁Speed way , ▁Ch ic ag ol and ▁Speed way , ▁Dar ling ton ▁Race way , ▁Hom est ead ▁Miami ▁Speed way , ▁Kansas ▁Speed way , ▁Kentucky ▁Speed way , ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁Motor ▁Speed way , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Motor ▁Speed way , ▁and ▁Texas ▁Motor ▁Speed way . ▁However , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁only ▁Charlotte ▁and ▁Dar ling ton ▁were ▁built . ▁ ▁The ▁layout ▁at ▁Atlanta ▁International ▁Speed way ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁a ▁four - turn ▁traditional ▁o val ▁track ▁that ▁is ▁ ▁long . ▁The ▁track ' s ▁turns ▁are ▁bank ed ▁at ▁twenty - four ▁degrees , ▁while ▁the ▁front ▁stretch , ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁finish ▁line , ▁and ▁the ▁back ▁stretch ▁are ▁bank ed ▁at ▁five . ▁ ▁Race ▁report ▁It ▁took ▁three ▁hours ▁and ▁fifty ▁minutes ▁for ▁David ▁Pear son ▁to ▁defeat ▁C ale ▁Y ar borough ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁lap . ▁Pear son ▁would ▁take ▁home ▁$ 1 6 , 6 5 0 ▁in ▁prize ▁money ▁($ ▁when ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁infl ation ) ▁while ▁last - place ▁finish er ▁Charles ▁Bar rett ▁would ▁receive ▁$ 8 8 0 ▁($ ▁when ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁infl ation ). ▁