Texas Motor Speedway
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| The Great American Speedway |
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| Location
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3545 Lone Star Circle, Fort Worth, Texas 76177
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| Capacity
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191,122 (NASCAR & IndyCar)
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| Owner
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Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
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| Operator
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Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
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| Broke ground
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April 11, 1995
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| Opened
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February 29, 1996
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| Construction Cost
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$250 million USD
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| Former Names
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Texas International Raceway (1996)
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| Major Events
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NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
AAA Texas 500
NASCAR Nationwide Series
My Bariatric 300
O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
PPG 400
JAG Metals 350
IZOD IndyCar Series
DXC Technology 600
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| Quad-oval |
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| Surface
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Asphalt
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| Circuit Length
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1.5 mi (2.4 km)
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| Turns
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4
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| Banking
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Turns: 24°
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| Lap Record
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0:22.542 (Paul Tracy, Team Green, 2001, Cart FedEx Championship Series)
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Texas Motor Speedway is a racetrack in Fort Worth, Texas. It hosts two races a year in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It first opened in 1996. Its layout is similar to the track layout of Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (which used to be known as Lowe's Motor Speedway).
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Statistics
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Records
(As of 11/7/10)
* from minimum 10 starts.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Winners
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