| Indy Racing League | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Atlanta Motor Speedway |
| First race | 1965 |
| First ICS race | 1998 |
| Last race | 2001 |
| Distance | 500 kilometers (312 mi) |
| Laps | 208 |
| Most wins (driver) | Rick Mears (5) |
| Most wins (team) | Penske Racing (5) |
The Atlanta 500 Classic was an Indy Racing League event held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway from 1998 until 2001.
Previous USAC and CART races had been held at the track dating to 1965. The first National Championship races in Atlanta were held at Atlanta Motordrome, a 2-mile (3.2 km) dirt oval, in 1910. Later AAA and USAC races were held at Lakewood Speedway, a dirt oval in Atlanta.
At Atlanta Motordrome
| Year | Date | Winner | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Automobile Association | |||
| 1910 | May 5 | Ray Harroun | Marmon |
| May 6 | Bill Endicott | Cole | |
| May 6 | Herbert Lytle | American | |
| May 7 | Tom Kincaid/Johnny AitkenA | National | |
| Year | Date | Race name | Winner | Chassis | Engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Automobile Association | |||||
| 1946 | March 31 | Mike Benton Sweepstakes (non-points) | Jimmy Wilburn | Offy | |
| June 2 | Lakewood Race 1 | Ted Horn | Offy | ||
| July 4 | Lakewood Race 2 | Ted Horn | Wetteroth | Offy | |
| July 7 | Lakewood Race 3 | Ted Horn | Offy | ||
| September 2 | Atlanta 100 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft | Offy | |
| September 28 | Lakewood Race 5 | Ted Horn | Offy | ||
| October 5 | Lakewood Race 6 | Bill Holland | Offy | ||
| 1947 | July 4 | Atlanta 100 | Walt Ader | Adams | Offy |
| 1948 | September 6 | Atlanta 100 | Mel Hansen | Wetteroth | Offy |
| 1949–1951: Not held | |||||
| NASCAR Speedway Division | |||||
| 1952 | June 8 | Atlanta 100 | Al Keller | ? | Cadillac |
| 1953–1955: Not held | |||||
| USAC Championship Car | |||||
| 1956 | July 14 | Atlanta 100 | Eddie Sachs | Hillegass | Offy |
| 1957 | July 4 | Atlanta 100 | George Amick | Lesovsky | Offy |
| 1958 | July 4 | Atlanta 100 | Jud Larson | Watson | Offy |
^A Shared drive