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Atlanta Dragway was a drag racing facility located in Banks County, Georgia, just north of Commerce, Georgia. From 1981 until its closure after the 2021 season, it hosted the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, Southern Nationals.
13011 - Banks County; 13013 - Barrow County; 13015 - Bartow County; 13017 - Ben Hill County; 13019 - Berrien County; 13021 - Bibb County; 13023 - Bleckley County; 13025 - Brantley County; 13027 - Brooks County; 13029 - Bryan County; 13031 - Bulloch County; 13033 - Burke County; 13035 - Butts County; 13037 - Calhoun County; 13039 - Camden County ...
NHRA Sanctioned Racing Facility Atlanta Dragway: Commerce: Georgia: 1975-2021 Concrete 1/4 mile NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series: Green Mountain Raceway: Milton: Vermont: 1962-1972 Asphalt 1/4 Mile Green Valley Raceway: North Richland Hills: Texas: 1963-1984 Asphalt 1/4 Mile Kansas City International Raceway: Kansas City: Missouri: 1967 ...
In 1947, Georgia was a single numbering plan area (NPA) with area code 404. In 1954, 912 was assigned to its southern and central areas. The state operated with two area codes until May 3, 1992, when area code 706 was created for the two separate areas outside of the metro Atlanta area.
Deliverance (1972) is set in a north Georgia county marked on the sheriff's car as Aintry. Diggstown (1992) takes place in the fictional Olivair County, Georgia. Gator (1976) takes place in the fictional Dunston County, Georgia. Ghost Fever (1987) takes place in the fictional Greendale County, Georgia.
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a governing body which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada. With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorsport sanctioning body in the world.
Gainesville Raceway, which has a capacity of 30,000, opened in 1969 and held its first Gatornationals event in 1970. Long considered one of the fastest tracks on the NHRA circuit, [citation needed] it was from this launch point that drivers clocked the first 260-, 270- and 300-mph Top Fuel runs.
SR 63 begins at an intersection with SR 59, northeast of Commerce. The route travels north-northeastward toward Toccoa. About 1,000 feet (300 m) after its southern terminus, SR 63 has an interchange with Interstate 85 (I-85) in rural Banks County. This interchange is south-southeast of Arp. SR 63 continues to the north-northeast.