HAMPTON — Atlanta Motor Speedway president and general manager Ed Clark began rolling off the names, then he had to pause for a second.
He almost forgot a few of the countries that will be represented on Saturday as the track hosts the Global Rallycross Atlanta race. Drivers from Norway, Turkey, Sweden, Canada and Russia will be among the participants competing as Global Rallycross racing makes it debut at AMS.
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