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Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Brings ‘Pit Party’ to Marietta

By Rick Limpert @RickRoswell · On February 2, 2020

Less than two months until NASACR returns to Atlanta! The good folks at Atlanta Motor Speedway, QuikTrip and Coca-Cola brought out a festival of games, prize wheels, and racing simulators to the QuikTrip on Sandy Plains in Marietta on Saturday. Also, Coca-Cola Racing Family drivers Bubba Wallace and Kyle Petty stopped by to meet hundreds of people who came to see them.

“Pulling into the parking lot and seeing the line wrapped around the gas pumps was a lot of fun,” said Wallace. “All in all this is a great event hosted by QuikTrip and Coca-Cola.”

With just 43 days until this year’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Wallace and Petty said they’re looking forward to the weekend of racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

“Atlanta’s fun. It’s rough, it’s wore out, and it’s one of those driver’s tracks,” said Wallace. “(Fans) get to see racing through the corners from the bottom lane to the top. Once tires get wore out you kinda move up and find where the grip is. So that provides a lot of lanes for us to choose and try to pass cars.”

Fans lined up for autographs and pictures with the racers, even in a light drizzle.

Petty had a hard time holding back his enthusiasm for the NASCAR season and the Atlanta race.

Coming to Atlanta early on for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 is a huge statement to see how the year will go when we go to mile-and-a-half racetracks,” added Petty. “I love that racetrack. You can run high, you can run low – they get to the corner and boom they’re five-wide in the corner.”

Tickets and camping locations for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway are available now by calling 877-9-AMS-TIX or visiting www.atlantamotorspeedway.com.

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Rick Limpert

Rick Limpert is an Atlanta-based freelance writer that covers events, sports and technology on a regional and national basis. He writes a daily tech column for Examiner.com, weekly pieces for CBS Atlanta and monthly for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has contributed to Yahoo News and Sports, Sports Illustrated, NBA.com and others. He co-authored the best selling tennis book, "The Invaluable Experience" with pro tennis player, Danielle Lao. Rick's "Wireless Wednesday" tech segment on SportsRadio 92.9 The Game is something Rick looks forward to each week. Follow Rick on Twitter @RickRoswell.

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