[1] 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.

When a Can-Am race had to be canceled due to flood damage, the series organizers chose Road Atlanta to replace it.

Throughout the 1970s, more top-level series came to Road Atlanta, including Can-Am, Formula 5000, IMSA Camel GT, and Trans-Am.

Business executives Frank Drendel, Jim Kanely, Eddie Edwards, George Nuse, and Bill Waddell formed a partnership to purchase the track.

Panoz introduced the first major changes to the track, removing the Dip and creating a chicane at the end of the long back straight.

The race attracted worldwide attention, and included entries from the Le Mans-winning Porsche factory team.

The works also included moving the walls in the esses away from the track, with the intention of improved driver safety and better sight lines for spectators.

[5] In the late winter of 2007–2008, the circuit was again modified with the reconfiguration of turns 4 and 12, for the ostensible safety benefit of motorcycle racers (the racing line for cars remained essentially unchanged).

[8] In 2020, Michelin Raceway hosted the PNC Atlanta 10 Miler: Extreme Hill Edition and 4k Races because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[9] Road Atlanta is featured in the 1999 PC racing simulator Sports Car GT and the Xbox video game Forza Motorsport[10] and all its subsequent entries.