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Texas Motor Speedway
The Great American Speedway
Location 3545 Lone Star Circle, Justin, Texas 76177
Capacity 212,585 (NASCAR & IndyCar)
Owner Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Operator Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Justin is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 1891 at the 2005 census The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series.
Broke ground April 11, 1995
Opened February 29, 1996
Construction Cost $250 million USD
Former Names Texas International Raceway (1996)
Major Events NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Samsung 500
Dickies 500

NASCAR Nationwide Series
O'Reilly 300
O'Reilly Challenge

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Sam's Town 400
Silverado 350K

Indy Racing League
Bombardier Learjet 550

CORR (temporary circuit)
Quad-oval
Surface Asphalt
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Turns 4
Banking Turns: 24°
Lap Record 0:23. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 136 (Kenny Bräck, Rahal Letterman Racing, 2001, Cart FedEx Championship Series)

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History

The speedway has been managed since its inception by legendary racing promoter Eddie Gossage. His creative, colorful, fan-friendly approach to managing the track has become the standard by which all other tracks have been measured. He was the first to introduce Personal Seat Licenses to the sport, as well as Season Tickets. His stance on allowing fans to bring their own coolers, even in the face of restrictive Texas laws that at one time prohibited the speedway from selling alcohol as a result, has made him a favorite of the fans.

Based on qualifying speeds in 2004, 2005, and 2006 (with Brian Vickers shattering the qualifying record at Texas with a speed of 196. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 235 mph in the 2006 Dickies 500 qualifying), the Texas Motor Speedway was once considered the fastest non-restrictor plate track on the NASCAR circuit, with qualifying speeds in excess of 192 mph and corner entry speeds over 200 mph. A Restrictor plate or air restrictor is a device installed at the intake of an engine to limit its power The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of Stock cars in the United States. However, as the tracks' respective racing surfaces continue to wear, qualifying speeds at Atlanta have become consistently faster than at Texas (2005 and 2006). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Vickers holds the qualifying record at TMS. Brian Lee Vickers (born October 24 1983 in Thomasville North Carolina) is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver In 2006, he posted a 196. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 235 mph speed. Elliott Sadler beat the record before Brian, qualifying in the 49/50th spot. Elliott William Barnes Sadler (born April 30, 1975 in Emporia Virginia) is a race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Being the last person out on the track, Brian nipped Elliott Sadler's qualifying time. Elliott William Barnes Sadler (born April 30, 1975 in Emporia Virginia) is a race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series [1]

Two racetracks formerly on the Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup Series) schedule were closed to make room for Texas Motor Speedway's two race dates, with the North Wilkesboro Speedway being bought by TMS owner Bruton Smith and New Hampshire International Speedway owner Bob Bahre. North Wilkesboro Speedway is a Short track that held races in NASCAR's top three series from NASCAR's inception in 1949 until its closure in 1996 Ollen Bruton Smith (born 1927 in Oakboro North Carolina) is a promoter and owner/ CEO of NASCAR track owner Speedway Motorsports Inc New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a oval speedway located in Loudon New Hampshire which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s as The track was closed with one of the track's two dates going to both new owners. The North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina was also sold to Smith as a result of the Ferko lawsuit with the track's one remaining date also being handed over to Texas. This article is about the Rockingham North Carolina Track for the track located in Northamptonshire, United Kingdom see Rockingham Motor Rockingham is a city in Richmond County, North Carolina, United States named after the Marquis of Rockingham. The Ferko lawsuit is a common nickname for an American lawsuit that was challenged between plaintiff Francis Ferko a shareholder of Speedway Motorsports Inc

Texas Motor Speedway is home to two NASCAR Nextel Cup races: the Samsung 500 and the Dickies 500, as well as two Busch Series Races, the O'Reilly 300 and the O'Reilly Challenge and the Indy Racing League IndyCar series race, the Bombardier Learjet 550. The Samsung 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas USA The Dickies 500 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup stock car race held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, USA The NASCAR Nationwide Series is a Stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. The O'Reilly 300 is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place each spring at Texas Motor Speedway, and was first held in 1997. The O'Reilly Challenge is a NASCAR Nationwide Series race that takes place at Texas Motor Speedway. The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. The Bombardier Learjet 550 is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway near Fort Worth Texas.

For a short time during construction in September 1996, the track's name was changed to Texas International Raceway. SMI's customary track naming convention had planned to have the "Motor Speedway" as part of the name. However, in August 1996, a small quarter-mile dirt raceway in Alvin, Texas (now known as Texas Thunder Speedway) had filed suit to use the name. Alvin is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. On December 2, 1996, a settlement between the two tracks saw the "Texas Motor Speedway" name reinstated to the 1. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire 5 mile oval, and the small number of Texas International Raceway merchandise instantly became collectible. The following is a map of Texas Motor Speedway:

Texas Motor Speedway made an unsuccessful overture to move the annual Oklahoma-Texas rivalry football game from the Cotton Bowl to the infield of the modern racing facility in 2004. The Cotton Bowl is a Stadium which opened in 1932 and became known as "The House that Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker [2]

Firestone Firehawk 600

See also: Firestone Firehawk 600

TMS was supposed to host the Firestone Firehawk 600, a CART race, on April 29, 2001. The Firestone Firehawk 600 was a CART series race scheduled for April 29, 2001 at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth Texas. Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. It was to be the first CART race on a high-banked track specifically designed for NASCAR racing. CART had never scheduled a race on a track with banking greater than 18 degrees. However, the rival Indy Racing League has run a race there since 1997 (currently known as the Bombardier Learjet 550). The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based Open-wheel racing series. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Bombardier Learjet 550 is an Indy Racing League IndyCar Series race held at Texas Motor Speedway near Fort Worth Texas.

However, 21 of the 25 drivers who qualified for the race [3] complained of dizziness and disorientation during two days of practice. They had expected speeds well above 220 mph, and in fact the lowest qualifying speed was 219 mph. During Saturday practice, several drivers complained of lightheadedness and dizziness. Drivers experienced G forces as high as 5. g-force (also G-force, g-load) is a measurement of an object's Acceleration expressed in g s 5; a G-load in the 3's is considered the maximum that a driver can endure in a typical race.

With the possibility of drivers blacking out on the track, CART postponed the race two hours before the scheduled start. TMS sued, claiming that CART should have known about the risks posed by the speeds. The two parties settled later in the year. CART (now absorbed into the IndyCar Series) never returned to the track. The IndyCar Series is the premier series of the Indy Racing League.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stats

The pace car leading the field at the 2007 fall race
The pace car leading the field at the 2007 fall race

NASCAR Records

As of 04/06/08

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Winners

Season Date Winning Driver Car # Sponsor Make Distance Avg Speed Margin of Victory
1997 April 6 Jeff Burton 99 Exide Batteries Ford Thunderbird 501 mi 125. Jimmie Kenneth Johnson The 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 9 and ended on Sunday November 16. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Jeffrey Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston Virginia) also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Exide Technologies is the world's second-largest producer of automotive lead acid batteries for automotive and industrial applications The Thunderbird is an automobile manufactured by Ford in the United States from 1955 through 2005 &mdash through thirteen generations and various 111 mph (201. 347 km/h) 4. 067 sec
1998 April 5 Mark Martin 6 Valvoline Ford Taurus 501 mi 136. 1998 in NASCAR can refer to any of the following NASCAR national series 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series - The top racing series in NASCAR Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Mark Martin may refer to Mark Martin (racecar driver (b 1959 American racecar driver Mark Martin (cartoonist, American cartoonist Ashland Inc (or simply Ashland) is a Fortune 500 company which operates in more than 100 countries throughout the world The Ford Taurus is an Automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. 771 mph (220. 112 km/h) 0. 573 sec
1999 March 28 Terry Labonte 5 Kellogg's Chevrolet Monte Carlo 501 mi 144. The 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Terrance Lee Labonte (born November 16, 1956, in Corpus Christi Texas) is a NASCAR driver who now races part-time in the Sprint Cup Series Kellogg Company (often referred to as simply Kellogg or Kellogg's, or even more formally Kellogg's of Battle Creek) is an American multinational The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year (as competition with the Ford Thunderbird 276 mph (232. 190 km/h) UC
2000 April 2 Dale Earnhardt Jr 8 Budweiser Chevrolet Monte Carlo 501 mi 131. The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 13 and ended on Sunday November 20. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Ralph Dale Budweiser is an American-style lager and is one of the most popular beers in the United States. The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year (as competition with the Ford Thunderbird 152 mph (211. 069 km/h) 5. 920 sec
2001 April 1 Dale Jarrett 88 UPS Ford Taurus 501 mi 141. The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup season began on February 11 and ended on November 23. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Dale Arnold Jarrett (born November 26, 1956 in Newton North Carolina) is a former American race car driver United Parcel Service Inc ( commonly referred to as UPS, is one of the world's largest Package delivery companies The Ford Taurus is an Automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. 804 mph (228. 211 km/h) 0. 73 sec
2002 April 8 Matt Kenseth 17 DeWalt Ford Taurus 501 mi 142. The 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 10, and ended on Sunday November 17. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Matthew Roy Kenseth (born March 10 1972 in Cambridge Wisconsin) is a stock car driver DeWalt is a world-wide brand of Power tools for the Construction and Woodworking industries The Ford Taurus is an Automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. 453 mph (229. 256 km/h) 0. 888 sec
2003 March 30 Ryan Newman 12 Alltell Dodge Intrepid 501 mi 134. The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 16. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Alltel Corporation is the fifth largest Wireless Telecommunications company in the United States with 13 The Dodge Intrepid was a large four-door Full-size, Front-wheel drive sedan. 517 mph (216. 484 km/h) 3. 405 sec
2004 April 4 Elliott Sadler 38 M&Ms Ford Taurus 501 mi 145. The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday February 7 and ended on Sunday November 21. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Elliott William Barnes Sadler (born April 30, 1975 in Emporia Virginia) is a race car driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series M&M's Chocolate Candies are Candy -coated pieces of Chocolate with the letter "m" inscribed on them produced by Mars Incorporated. The Ford Taurus is an Automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. 358 mph (233. 931 km/h) 0. 028 sec
2005 April 17 Greg Biffle 16 Post-it/National Guard Ford Taurus 501 mi 130. The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series began on Saturday February 12. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Gregory Jack Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver Washington) is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #16 3M The Post-it note, invented by 3M 's Art Fry using an adhesive developed by a colleague Spencer Silver, is a piece of Stationery with a re-adherable For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard. The Ford Taurus is an Automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. 055 mph (209. 303 km/h) 3. 244 sec
2005 November 6 Carl Edwards 99 Office Depot Ford Taurus 501 mi 151. The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series began on Saturday February 12. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Carl Michael Edwards II (born August 15, 1979) is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Office Depot ( is a supplier of office products and services The Company's selection of brand name office supplies includes business machines computers computer software and office The Ford Taurus is an Automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. 055 mph (243. 099 km/h) 0. 584 sec
2006 April 9 Kasey Kahne 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge Charger 501 mi 137. The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday February 12 with the Bud Shootout and ended on Sunday November Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Kasey Kenneth Kahne (born April 10, 1980 in Enumclaw Washington) is a race car driver in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series. Dodge is a United States -based brand of Automobiles Sport utility vehicles and Trucks manufactured and marketed by Chrysler LLC The Dodge Charger is an American Automobile manufactured by Chrysler, under the Dodge brand name 943 mph (221. 998 km/h) 5. 229 sec
2006 November 5 Tony Stewart 20 Home Depot Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 508. The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday February 12 with the Bud Shootout and ended on Sunday November Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971 in Columbus Indiana) is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur in NASCAR 's The Home Depot ( is an American Retailer of Home improvement and construction products and services The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year (as competition with the Ford Thunderbird 5* mi 134. 891 mph (217. 086 km/h) 0. 272 sec
2007 April 15 Jeff Burton 31 Prilosec OTC Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 501 mi 143. 2007 in NASCAR can refer to any of the following NASCAR national series 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series - The top racing series in NASCAR Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Jeffrey Brian Burton (born June 29, 1967 in South Boston Virginia) also sometimes referred to as "JB" is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Omeprazole ( INN) (oʊˈmɛprəzoʊl is a Proton pump inhibitor used in the treatment of Dyspepsia, peptic ulcer disease (PUD Gastroesophageal The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year (as competition with the Ford Thunderbird 359 mph (230. 714 km/h) 0. 410 sec
2007 November 4 Jimmie Johnson 48 Lowes/Kobalt Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 501 mi 131. 2007 in NASCAR can refer to any of the following NASCAR national series 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series - The top racing series in NASCAR Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Jimmie Kenneth Johnson Lowe's Companies Inc ( is a US -based chain of Retail Home improvement and appliance stores Kobalt is a Fictional Superhero who starred in his own self titled series that was published by Milestone Comics and released by The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year (as competition with the Ford Thunderbird 219 mph (211. 177 km/h) 0. 944 sec
2008 April 6 Carl Edwards 99 Aflac Ford Fusion 508. 2008 in NASCAR can refer to any of the following NASCAR national series 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - The top racing series in NASCAR Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Carl Michael Edwards II (born August 15, 1979) is an American NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Nationwide Series driver for Aflac () sells supplemental health and life insurance in the United States and Japan 5* mi 144. 814 mph (233. 056 km/h) 0. 399 sec

Current Races Hosted

Victory Lane at the April 2007 NEXTEL Cup race
Victory Lane at the April 2007 NEXTEL Cup race
Turn 4
Turn 4

See also

External links

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