Beginning Thursday, Atlanta Motor Speedway will open its campgrounds for evacuees of Hurricane Irma needing a temporary place to stay.

The track announced that it would open its grounds free of charge, as well as the Rinnai Shower Station camper bath house, to allow evacuees free access to hot showers and restroom facilities.

For NASCAR weekends, the grounds can handle thousands of campers and the track is opening up RV as well as tent sites.

According to the track's website, to enter the facility, go to Entrance "E" off GA Highway 19/41. The Unreserved Campgrounds will be on the left. From I-75 and GA Highway 20, campers should see signs to AMS and follow Lower Woolsey road to Entrance "H" and the Speedway Credential Building. Make a right into Speedway property and then another immediate right onto Richard Petty Boulevard. Follow Richard Petty Boulevard and turn left into Entrance "G". The campgrounds will be on the right.

For more information, contact Atlanta Motor Speedway at (770) 946-4211 or www.atlantamotorspeedway.com.

HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY EVENT POSTPONED: The "Fast Lane Friday" event scheduled for Sept. 8 has officially been canceled, the track announced on its official Twitter site Tuesday afternoon.

The "Fast Lane Friday" events were created by the track as a legal and safe alternative to dangerous street racing that had been wreaking havoc on South Florida roads. Drivers would have the opportunity to race their vehicles against other street-legal cars on the drag strip at the speedway as many times as they would like throughout the night.

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