Texas Motor Speedway, Oval

Texas Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile, high-banked superspeedway in Fort Worth, Texas, built by Bruton Smith's Speedway Motorsports to serve the Dallas-Fort Worth market. Smith announced the project in November 1994, broke ground in April 1995 and opened the quad-oval in April 1997 at a cost of around $250 million. The original turns used a dual-banking arrangement to suit both stock cars and open-wheel cars, but persistent drainage problems and driver complaints led Smith to spend several million dollars reconstructing all four corners to a uniform 24 degrees of banking by 1998. Its sweeping banking and lengthy front-stretch dogleg make it one of the fastest ovals in the United States, a reputation underlined in 2001 when Champ Cars cancelled their race after drivers suffered dizziness under sustained 5G loadings at speeds approaching 240 mph. The venue briefly experimented with a 2.83-mile infield road course for the ALMS in 2000 and 2001, but the road events drew poor crowds and were not repeated. NASCAR's premier divisions, the Xfinity and Truck series, and an IndyCar round have anchored the schedule, and a second NASCAR Cup date arrived in 2005 following litigation against the sanctioning body. The track is also notable for its giant 'Big Hoss' video screen, one of the largest in the world when it debuted in 2014. Today the circuit hosts NASCAR All-Star, Xfinity and Truck races plus a Cup playoff weekend and the IndyCar XPEL 375.

Operated by: NASCAR (Speedway Motorsports LLC)