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  2. Bristol Motor Speedway - Wikipedia

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    The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1961, including NASCAR races, NCAA FBS college football games, and sprint car races. The speedway has a capacity of 146,000 as of 2021. In addition to the main oval, the facility's complex also features a two-lane, 14 mile (0.40 km) long drag strip.

  3. Dragstrip - Wikipedia

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    Although a quarter mile (1320 feet, 402 m) is the best known measure for a drag track, many tracks are eighth mile (201 m) tracks, and the premiere classes will run 1,000 foot (304.8 m) races. The race is begun from a standing start which allows three factors to affect the outcome of the race: reaction time, power/weight ratio, and traction.

  4. Charlotte Motor Speedway - Wikipedia

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    Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS) in its current form is measured at 1.5 miles (2.4 km), with 24 degrees of banking in the turns and five degrees of banking on the track's frontstretch and backstretch. [1] Within the main track's frontstretch, there is a 14 mile (0.40 km) oval that was built in 1991 and is primarily used for legends car ...

  5. Atlanta Motor Speedway - Wikipedia

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    The track has a capacity of 71,000 as of 2015. It features numerous amenities, including a nine-story condominium complex, a 14 mile (0.40 km) oval on the track's frontstretch, and a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) roval road course layout upon 850 acres of land. Plans to expand to the facility throughout its lifespan, including original plans to ...

  6. List of auto racing tracks in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1/4 mile NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series: Green Mountain Raceway: Milton: Vermont: 1962-1972 Asphalt 1/4 Mile Green Valley Raceway: North Richland Hills: Texas: 1963-1984 Asphalt 1/4 Mile Kansas City International Raceway: Kansas City: Missouri: 1967-2011 Asphalt 1/4 Mile Memphis International Raceway: Millington: Tennessee: 1987 Concrete ...

  7. Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Wikipedia

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    Within the main track's frontstretch, there is a 14 mile (0.40 km) oval that was built in 2006. [4] Within the track's infield, there is a road course complex that was built as part of the track's construction in 1996. [5] The track has also used a "roval" layout during select races. [6]

  8. Drag racing - Wikipedia

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    Back half – the second half of a track, e.g. from the 1/8 mile to mark to the 1,000 foot or 1/4 mile mark for a standard track; Beam – electronic device (e.g. an optical beam) at the starting line to detect a car's staging position; Big tire – Car with a set of rear tires taller than 28.5 inches tall and or wider than 12.5 inches of tread.

  9. Milwaukee Mile - Wikipedia

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    Milwaukee Mile in 2024. The Milwaukee Mile is a 1.015 mi (1.633 km) oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee. Its grandstand and bleachers seats approximately 37,000 spectators. Opened in 1903 as a dirt track, it was paved in 1954.