Texas Motor Speedway
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Location | Fort Worth, Texas |
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Opened | February 29, 1996 |
Other Names | n/a |
Tenants | NASCAR |
Texas Motor Speedway is a racing venue located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas.
The reconfigured track measures 1.500 mi (2.414 km) with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° in turns 3 and 4. Texas Motor Speedway is a quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway
The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Nicknamed "The Great American Speedway," the racetrack facility is one of the largest motorsports venues in the world. It is capable of hosting crowds in excess of 200,000 spectators.
List of credited publications
Series | Date | Race | Type |
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NASCAR | April 6, 1997 | Interstate Batteries 500 | Program |
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