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In addition to NASCAR and IMSA, the track also hosts races of ARCA, AMA Superbike, SCCA, and AMA Supercross. The track features multiple layouts including the primary 2.500 mi (4.023 km) high-speed tri-oval , a 3.560 mi (5.729 km) sports car course, a 2.950 mi (4.748 km) motorcycle course, and a 1,320 ft (400 m) karting and motorcycle flat-track.
Talladega Superspeedway (formerly named Alabama International Motor Speedway from 1969 to 1989) is a 2.66-mile (4.28 km) tri-oval superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama.The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1969; primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR.
NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 (1960–present) ... In 1966, the race distance was increased to 501 miles (806 km), a format that remained until 2018. [177]
A points system for rank in the race and another point system for points based on the length of the race and the distance covered by the driver. For Example: The winner of the Daytona 500 in 1972 received a total of 350 points, 100 points for first place and an additional 250 points (1.25 points per lap * 200 laps) for race distance completed.
As of 2024, the track hosts one annual NASCAR weekend: the Straight Talk Wireless 400. [122] First run in 1999, the race became the final event of the Cup Series season in 2002. [123] It stayed as the finale until 2019, when the season finale for all three series was moved to the NASCAR-owned Phoenix Raceway in 2020. [124]
North Wilkesboro Speedway is a 0.625 mi (1.006 km) paved oval short track in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.The track has hosted a variety of racing events since its inaugural season of racing in 1947; primarily races sanctioned by NASCAR.
The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile-long (805 km) NASCAR Cup Series motor race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.It is the first of two Cup races held every year at Daytona, the second being the Coke Zero Sugar 400, and one of three held in Florida, with the annual fall showdown Straight Talk Wireless 400 being held at Homestead south of Miami.
The 2021 Ally 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 20, 2021, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the 1.333-mile (2.145 km) superspeedway, it was the 17th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.