Nascar Cup - Texas
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3 - 4 May
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Texas Motor Speedway
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Track Info
Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth, Texas, USA
High-speed quad-oval with asymmetric corners after the 2017 reprofile - clockwise - 1.500 mi / 2.414 km oval with 4 turns - infield road course options from 0.5 to 2.324 mi
When was the track built?
Texas Motor Speedway opened in 1997 as a modern 1.5-mile quad-oval. A full repave and reprofile ahead of 2017 reduced the banking in Turns 1–2 from 24° to 20° and widened that end of the track to ~80 ft while keeping Turns 3–4 at 24°, creating the asymmetric character teams manage today. Straights are 5° banked.
When was its first race?
The venue’s first race weekend ran on April 5–6, 1997: Mark Martin won the Busch (Xfinity) Coca-Cola 300 on Saturday and Jeff Burton won the inaugural Cup race on Sunday. (IndyCar debuted that June.)
What's the circuit like?
- Two ends, two attitudes: The flatter, wider Turns 1–2 reward early rotation and throttle commitment; the tighter, steeper Turns 3–4 put a premium on entry stability and rear-tyre security.
- High-speed momentum: Long straights and big corner speed keep lap averages high; clean air matters, but timing runs in traffic is an art.
- IndyCar vs. stock cars: IndyCar poles have cleared 222 mph here, while modern Cup qualifying sits ~185–190 mph depending on weather and package.
- Benchmark pace: Kevin Harvick’s 27.617 s stands as the official Cup race-lap mark; Terry Labonte’s 192.137 mph remains the Cup qualifying record.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series and layout)
- IndyCar - race lap (1.5 mi oval): 0:22.972 - Tony Stewart, 1998.
- IndyCar - qualifying record: 222.556 mph (2-lap avg) - Charlie Kimball, 2017.
- NASCAR Cup - race lap: 0:27.617 - Kevin Harvick, 2018.
- NASCAR Cup - qualifying record: 192.137 mph - Terry Labonte, 2000.
- Infield road course - outright reference: 1:12.912 - Allan McNish, Audi R8 (LMP900), 2000, 2.324-mi layout.
Records are tracked by era and layout due to repaves and the 2017 reprofile.
Why go?
Texas is a speed amphitheatre. You get high-commitment entries into 1–2, divebombs into 3–4, and long green-flag stretches that turn strategy into a chess match. The infield adds road-course variety, while the broader campus (including a dirt track and karting) keeps the place buzzing on non-Cup weekends.
Where's the best place to watch?
- Frontstretch grandstands: Starts, restarts, and full-throttle launches into the wide Turn 1 funnel with pit road in clear view.
- Turn 1–2 upper rows: Best angle on the different lines and who can keep it pinned across the expanded 80-ft width.
- Turn 3 entry: See passes get set up as drivers trade short-run grip for long-run drive.
- Infield road course spectator berms (event-dependent): Close-up braking and change-of-direction shots on the 2.324-mi layout.
Not just one series - headline events at Texas
NASCAR Cup, Xfinity & Trucks: The speedway’s anchor weekends deliver 1.5-mile pack chess and late-race drama.
IndyCar legacy: A cornerstone of the IRL/IndyCar oval era with 220+ mph poles and photo-finish lore.
Sports cars & club racing: The infield course’s 2.324-mi configuration has hosted top-line prototypes and today supports testing and regional series.
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Texas
3 - 4 May
Completed
Texas Motor Speedway
Track Info
Texas Motor Speedway - Fort Worth, Texas, USA
High-speed quad-oval with asymmetric corners after the 2017 reprofile - clockwise - 1.500 mi / 2.414 km oval with 4 turns - infield road course options from 0.5 to 2.324 mi
When was the track built?
Texas Motor Speedway opened in 1997 as a modern 1.5-mile quad-oval. A full repave and reprofile ahead of 2017 reduced the banking in Turns 1–2 from 24° to 20° and widened that end of the track to ~80 ft while keeping Turns 3–4 at 24°, creating the asymmetric character teams manage today. Straights are 5° banked.
When was its first race?
The venue’s first race weekend ran on April 5–6, 1997: Mark Martin won the Busch (Xfinity) Coca-Cola 300 on Saturday and Jeff Burton won the inaugural Cup race on Sunday. (IndyCar debuted that June.)
What's the circuit like?
- Two ends, two attitudes: The flatter, wider Turns 1–2 reward early rotation and throttle commitment; the tighter, steeper Turns 3–4 put a premium on entry stability and rear-tyre security.
- High-speed momentum: Long straights and big corner speed keep lap averages high; clean air matters, but timing runs in traffic is an art.
- IndyCar vs. stock cars: IndyCar poles have cleared 222 mph here, while modern Cup qualifying sits ~185–190 mph depending on weather and package.
- Benchmark pace: Kevin Harvick’s 27.617 s stands as the official Cup race-lap mark; Terry Labonte’s 192.137 mph remains the Cup qualifying record.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series and layout)
- IndyCar - race lap (1.5 mi oval): 0:22.972 - Tony Stewart, 1998.
- IndyCar - qualifying record: 222.556 mph (2-lap avg) - Charlie Kimball, 2017.
- NASCAR Cup - race lap: 0:27.617 - Kevin Harvick, 2018.
- NASCAR Cup - qualifying record: 192.137 mph - Terry Labonte, 2000.
- Infield road course - outright reference: 1:12.912 - Allan McNish, Audi R8 (LMP900), 2000, 2.324-mi layout.
Records are tracked by era and layout due to repaves and the 2017 reprofile.
Why go?
Texas is a speed amphitheatre. You get high-commitment entries into 1–2, divebombs into 3–4, and long green-flag stretches that turn strategy into a chess match. The infield adds road-course variety, while the broader campus (including a dirt track and karting) keeps the place buzzing on non-Cup weekends.
Where's the best place to watch?
- Frontstretch grandstands: Starts, restarts, and full-throttle launches into the wide Turn 1 funnel with pit road in clear view.
- Turn 1–2 upper rows: Best angle on the different lines and who can keep it pinned across the expanded 80-ft width.
- Turn 3 entry: See passes get set up as drivers trade short-run grip for long-run drive.
- Infield road course spectator berms (event-dependent): Close-up braking and change-of-direction shots on the 2.324-mi layout.
Not just one series - headline events at Texas
NASCAR Cup, Xfinity & Trucks: The speedway’s anchor weekends deliver 1.5-mile pack chess and late-race drama.
IndyCar legacy: A cornerstone of the IRL/IndyCar oval era with 220+ mph poles and photo-finish lore.
Sports cars & club racing: The infield course’s 2.324-mi configuration has hosted top-line prototypes and today supports testing and regional series.
