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The Great American Speedway | |
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Location | Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
Time Zone | UTC -6/-5 (DST) |
Capacity | 112,700 (grandstands) |
Opened | 1996 |
Major Events | World Stock Car Championship Round of Texas North American Stock Car Tour Race of Texas |
Oval | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Distance | 1.500 mi (2.414 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | Turns 1-2 : 20° Turns 1-2 : 24° |
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.41 km) and is 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.