Texas Motor Speedway

Fort Worth, TX
Distance: 1.5 miles
External Website: www.texasmotorspeedway.com

Located between Fort Worth and Denton, Texas Motor Speedway returned NASCAR Cup racing to the Lone Star state after nearly a two-decade absence. The track has enough permanent lighting to illuminate 11 NFL stadiums. Eight Texas Stadiums will fit into its infield.

Fast Facts

• Year Opened: 1997

  Location Fort Worth, TX

  First Cup Race: Interstate Batteries 500; April 6, 1997

  Distance: 1.5 miles

  Frontstretch: 2,250 feet

  Backstretch: 1,330 feet

  Degree of banking:
  Turns 1-4: 24 degrees
  Dogleg: 5 degrees
  Backstretch: 5 degrees

  Race Distance: 501 miles

  No. of Laps: 334

  Seating Capacity: 159,585

  Tickets: (817) 215-8500

Races This Year

• Samsung 500

  Date: April 18
  Race Wrap

  Dickies 500

  Date: November 7
  

Jimmie Johnson's Track Record

• Starts: 11

  Poles: 0

  Wins: 1

  Top 5: 5

  Top 10: 8

  Laps Led: 77