By Cody Dinsmore
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Planned in 1958 by Walker Jackson, Lloyd Smith, Garland Bagley, Ralph Sceiano and Ike Supporter, the Atlanta International Speedway just south of Atlanta was to become the 7th Super Speedway of the time in Nascar. Before construction of the proposed superspeedway had been completed, insufficient funds forced four of the founders to abandon the project. Dr. Warren Gremmel, Bill Boyd, Jack Black and Art Lester joined Bagley in the venture and spent $1.8 million to get the facility ready.
