The first road race in NASCAR Busch Grand National Series history took place at Road Atlanta in 1986. The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) held their annual national championship, the SCCA Runoffs, at Road Atlanta from 1970 to 1993. Throughout the 1970s, more top-level series came to Road Atlanta, including Can-Am, Formula 5000, IMSA Camel GT, and Trans-Am. Vic Elford, in a Chaparral 2J, won pole and Tony Dean, in a Porsche 908/02, won the 300 km Can-Am event, with Stirling Moss as the Grand Marshal. The first race was held on September 13, 1970. The esses during practice for the 2006 Petit Le Mans. The track then began to take form quickly, taking only six months to excavate, grade, and pave the road course. When a Can-Am race had to be canceled due to flood damage, the series organizers chose Road Atlanta to replace it. In 1969, David Sloyer, Earl Walker, and Arthur Montgomery purchased a 750 acres (300 ha) plot of farmland in Braselton, Georgia, with the intent to build a world-class road racing facility. Michelin acquired naming rights to the facility in 2018. The track is owned by IMSA Holdings, LLC through its subsidiary Road Atlanta, LLC, and is the home to the Petit Le Mans, as well as AMA motorcycle racing, and smaller events throughout the year. The track has 12 turns, including the famous " esses" between turns three and five and Turn 12, a downhill, diving turn. The facility is utilized for a wide variety of events, including professional and amateur sports car and motorcycle races, racing and driving schools, corporate programs and testing for motorsports teams. Road Atlanta (known for sponsorship reasons as Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta) is a 2.540 mi (4.088 km) road course located just north of Braselton, Georgia, United States.
NASCAR via IMSA Holdings, LLC (2012–present)
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