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Daytona 500
Daytona 500 Video
Daytona 500 is the first points race of the Nascar season. It is one of the tracks and races that is known by most people. Location:
1801 W. International Speedway Blvd.
Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Track Details:
Completed : 1959
Distance : 2.5 miles
Shape : Tri-oval
Banking : 31 Degrees turns
3 Degrees straights
Frontstretch : 3,800 feet
Backstretch : 3,000 feet
Seating : 168,000 -
Food City 500, Bristol, TN
Video of Bristol Speedway
The races at Bristol Motor Speedway are some of the best to watch. It is such a small track, only a half mile long, that there tends to be many accidents. Location:
151 Speedway Blvd.
Bristol, TN 37620 Track Details:
Completed : 1961
Distance : .533 miles
Shape : Oval
Banking : 36 degrees on the turns
16 degrees on the straights
Front and Back Stretches: 650 Feet
Seating : 160,000 -
Pocono 500, Pocono, PA
Video of Pocono Raceway
Pocono is an interesting track because it is known as a tri-oval. Instead of having four turns like a regular oval, it only has three turns. Track Details:
Completed : 1968
Distance : 2.5 miles
Shape : Tri-oval
Banking : 14 Degrees Turn 1
8 Degrees Turn 2
6 Degrees Turn 3
2 Degrees Straights
Frontstretch : 3,740 feet
Backstretch : 3,055 feet
Shortstretch : 1,780
Seating : 76,812 -
Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma CA
Video of Infineon Raceway
Infineon Raceway is a road course which is unusual for NASCAR. This gives many drivers a greater challenge since there are hills and turns that also go right instead of left all the time. Location:
Highways 37 and 121
Sonoma, CA 95476 Track Details:
Completed : 1968
Distance : 1.99 miles
Shape : Road course
Turns : 12 -
Camping World RV 400, Kansas City, KS
Video of Kansas Speedway
The Kansas Speedway is one of the newer tracks added to the schedule. NASCAR has only been racing on it since 2001. That makes this track fun to watch because the drivers and crews are still trying to figure out what works for this track. Location:
400 Speedway Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66111 Track Details:
Completed : 2001
Distance : 1.5 miles
Shape : D-shaped oval
Banking : 15 turns
