NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Tracks
Within the Nextel Cup Series of NASCAR racing 22 tracks are used during the season. Each one of them is unique by shape, length, surface, location, or time of day/night being used.
Short tracks are considered to be less than one mile in length. Race cars at short tracks will travel at lower rates of speed (118mph/avg) and will engage in alot of bumping and banging to gain positions within and during races.
Intermediate tracks are between 1 and 2 miles in length while superspeedways are longer than 2 miles in length. At superspeedways race cars' speeds often approach 200 mph.
Out of the 22 tracks used within NASCAR Nextel cup racing there are 2 road courses , Infineon and Watkins Glen, which are long tracks that include many different turns around each course.
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Hampton, Georgia, oval 1.54 mile course
Opened in 1960, seating capacity 118,000
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tennessee, oval .533 mile course
Opened 1961, seating capacity 160,000
California Speedway
Fontana, California, D-shaped oval 2 mile course
Opened 1997, seating capacity 92,000
Chicagoland Speedway
Joliet, Illinois, D-shaped oval 1.5 mile course
Opened 2001, seating capacity 77,000
Darlington Raceway
Darlington, South Carolina, 1.366 mile course
Opened 1950, seating capacity 60,000
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida, 2.5 mile course
Opened 1959, seating capacity 165,000
Dover International Speedway
Dover, Delaware, 1 mile concrete oval course
Opened 1969, seating capacity 140,000
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, Florida, 1.5 mile oval course
Opened 1995, seating capacity 73,000
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis, Indiana, 2.5 mile 4-cornered oval course
Opened 1909, seating capacity 257,325
Infineon Raceway
Sonoma, California, 1.99 mile road course
Opened 1968, seating capacity 35,000
Kansas Speedway
Kansas City, Kansas, 1.5 mile D-shaped oval course
Opened 2001, seating capacity 82,000
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Nevada, 1.5 mile D-shaped oval course
Opened 1996, seating capacity 148,000
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Concord, North Carolina, 1.5 mile quad-oval course
Opened 1960, seating capacity 171,000
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, Virginia, .526 mile oval course
Opened 1947, seating capacity 63,000
Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, Michigan, 2 mile D-shaped oval course
Opened 1968, seating capacity 137,243
New Hampshire International Speedway
Loudon, New Hampshire, 1.058 oval course
Opened 1990, seating capacity 91,000
Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, Arizona, 1 mile D-shaped oval course
Opened 1964, seating capacity 78,000
Pocono Raceway
Long Island, Pennsylvania, 2.5 mile triangle course
Opened 1968, seating capacity 70,000
Richmond International Raceway
Richmond, Virginia, .750 mile D-shaped oval course
Opened 1946, seating capacity 107,097
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama, 2.66 mile Tri-oval course
Opened 1969, seating capacity 140,000
Texas Motor Speedway
Fort Worth, Texas, 1.5 mile Quad-oval course
Opened 1997, seating capacity 154,861
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen, New York, 2.45 mile road course
Opened 1948, seating capacity 41,000