NASCAR Tracks

NASCAR Rolls into Charlotte Motor Speedway around the end of May each year and for the last two years that has not meant it’s time for the All Star open and All Star race as they have been held at Bristol and Texas for the last three years. However it is still a giant race

Every May NASCAR takes a little turn to the right and offers up a weekend of racing called the All Star race. Currently it is held in Texas in mid-May each year and takes place across the whole weekend. Previously it had spent a long time in Charlotte before moving to Bristol a couple of

NASCAR Rolls into Kansas Speedway around May each year and returns for the early stages of the play off races around September – October towards the end of the year. A lot happens between these races but Kansas is a great place for drivers to start their season proper or consolidate the wins they have

Editorial credit: Grindstone Media Group / Shutterstock.com Darlington might be the track too tough to tame, but Dover challenges that title every year. It is known fo rthe toll it takes out of both cars and drivers, and even though there have been modifications throughout the years its still a track that driver keep a

In the 2021 season, NASCAR Cup Series featured a total of 7 road courses, the most it has ever had, and a significant increase from just 2 or 3 in the most recent seasons. This has caused a lot of discussion and debate among NASCAR fans, as well as the drivers and NASCAR team members

In the late 1960s, NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. envisioned building a new race track in Alabama, and he sought a site that was centrally located in the Southeast. The Talladega Superspeedway was built on a 2,000-acre site near the city of Talladega, Alabama, and opened its gates to fans in 1969. The Talladega race

The last Great Coliseum, and the most popular Nascar race are both titles that the Bristol race claims for its self. Both The Roman Coliseum, and the race at Daytona may raise an eyebrow at such large claims, but Bristol Motor Speedway if not a 100% claim on either of those titles it certainly in

NASCAR races are super-loud. Ask any fan who has attended one recently. People love the sound of racing almost as much as the racing itself. Can the sound that’s produced by NASCAR racing cars damage our hearing? The CDC seems to think so. So, what’s the best ear protection for NASCAR races? The best ear

NASCAR is truly a unique sport, and one of the most interesting ways that it shows it is through the trophies. We have previously written about NASCAR trophies and whether or not the drivers get to keep them. In that piece, we highlighted a few of the trophies, and readers of that may remember that

Of all the tracks on the NASCAR tour, none is more historic than the famed Darlington Raceway. This egg-shaped oval is home to the Southern 500 – a Labor Day classic which is considered one of stock car racing’s crown jewel events. We have more track facts on other NASCAR Tracks below. Just click on

The Circuit of the Americas is often the first Road track in the NASCAR Cup Series and the first chance, in 2022, we get to see the Next Gen Car take on a road track rather than an oval track. It is a relatively new track , especially when compared to the likes of Daytona

Atlanta Motor Speedway is another track in the NASCAR season that is lucky enough to have not one but two cup series races in a season. There is a 500 mile race in March and a 400 mile race in July. It has jsut gone through a major redesign and has 28 degree banking added

There is a reason the races at Martinsville speedway are called the \”half mile of mayhem\” the short track the tight corners and the narrow straights with 40 big NASCAR stock cars racing round, banging barging and crashing into each other makes for quite a spectacle. This is the oldest track on the NASCAR schedule

Phoenix Raceway is currently most famous for its holding of the NASCAR Cup Championship final race of the season since 2020, and its holding of the Ruoff Mortgage 500 towards the beginning of the season. There is plenty we know about this twice visited NASCAR track, but here we will look at some of the

The Auto Club Speedway has been part of the Nascar tour since its inception in 1997, and although it doesn\’t, yet, have the hallowed history of Charlotte or Daytona is has held over 30 NASCAR cup series races in its relatively short existence. It is rumored to soon be reconfigured to a short track oval

The Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been part of the Nascar tour since its inception in 1996, when it began hosting the Truck Series. It has been part of the Cup Series schedule for over a quarter century, beginning in 1998 when Mark Martin drove his iconic no.6 Valvoline Ford into victory lane in the

Of all the speedways, raceways, dirt tracks, ovals road courses, football stadiums that NASCAR use, one stands up above all the others. The Daytona International Speedway in Florida has been welcoming fans for over 60 years and a its history is well know, however there are plenty of little know facts. We explore some of

NASCAR is the most-watched car racing in the US, and the speed, sound, and look of the race cars will excite every petrol head.  The race series has recently introduced more road tracks onto the race calendar, and even more road events are to take place this year.  So, what is all the anticipation about,

Sunday the 6th February sees Los Angeles Coliseum host its first NASCAR clash. The track has been purpose built to create the quarter mile circuit which will see the next gen nascars in competitive, if not point scoring, action for the first time. It also provides one of NASCAR\’s biggest markets a race of their

We have seen only a few of these breakdowns of touch NASCAR race tracks online and have decided to give our attempt a little more for the statistics minded among us. How tough a track is can depend on a few factors, driver preference, weather, length and speed, and perhaps most importantly cornering. We take

Motor junkies live for motorsport racing, and NASCAR is the type of sport that can make them crazy. The thrill of cars going around the track at speeds that can make your head spin kind of makes a person wonder: “How fast can a NASCAR go?” We’ll answer this question in this article. NASCAR cars

Seen from the outside by the uninitiated, NASCAR seems like nothing more than cars racing endlessly around an oval track with very little excitement. We know that nothing could be further from the truth. NASCAR events are wonderful family experiences when Dad, Mom, and the children can spend time together and watch trackside views of

It is no secret that despite improvements over the years that seats at sporting events are build for numbers not for comfort, you won’t find cushions on the seats. NASCAR tracks are no different. At some of the older tracks they may even be worse. NASCAR races can last upwards of 6 hours and even