NASCAR SERIES
Texas Motor Speedway
3545 Lone Star Circle Fort Worth, TX 76177
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The reconfigured track measures 1.44 miles (2.32 km) with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° in turns 3 and 4. Texas Motor Speedway is a quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. , the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Source: Wikipedia
NOTE: Statistics below are for the Cup Series only.
Pole Winners
| Pole Winner | Poles |
|---|---|
| Kevin Harvick | 3 |
| Kurt Busch | 3 |
| Jeff Gordon | 3 |
| Kyle Larson | 3 |
| Tony Stewart | 2 |
| Martin Truex Jr | 2 |
| Tyler Reddick | 2 |
| Kyle Busch | 2 |
| Ryan Newman | 2 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 2 |
| Bobby Labonte | 2 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr | 2 |
| Brad Keselowski | 2 |
| Carl Edwards | 2 |
| Kasey Kahne | 1 |
| David Ragan | 1 |
| Terry Labonte | 1 |
| Dale Jarrett | 1 |
| David Reutimann | 1 |
| Bubba Wallace | 1 |
| Aric Almirola | 1 |
| Austin Dillon | 1 |
| Matt Kenseth | 1 |
| Kenny Irwin Jr | 1 |
| Elliott Sadler | 1 |
| Brian Vickers | 1 |
| Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| Greg Biffle | 1 |
| Bill Elliott | 1 |
| Jeremy Mayfield | 1 |
Race Winners
| Race Winner | Wins |
|---|---|
| Jimmie Johnson | 7 |
| Carl Edwards | 4 |
| Kyle Busch | 4 |
| Kevin Harvick | 3 |
| Denny Hamlin | 3 |
| Jeff Burton | 2 |
| Kyle Larson | 2 |
| Tony Stewart | 2 |
| Greg Biffle | 2 |
| Matt Kenseth | 2 |
| Kurt Busch | 1 |
| Tyler Reddick | 1 |
| Elliott Sadler | 1 |
| Dale Jarrett | 1 |
| Mark Martin | 1 |
| Jeff Gordon | 1 |
| Chase Elliott | 1 |
| Ryan Blaney | 1 |
| Aric Almirola | 1 |
| Joey Logano | 1 |
| Ryan Newman | 1 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr | 1 |
| Kasey Kahne | 1 |
| William Byron | 1 |
| Daniel Suarez | 1 |
| Austin Dillon | 1 |
| Terry Labonte | 1 |
Winning Manufacturers
| Winning Manufacturer | Wins |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet | 20 |
| Ford | 17 |
| Toyota | 8 |
| Dodge | 3 |
Cup Series Races at Texas Motor Speedway
| Date | Race | Winner | Start | Laps Led | Car # | Sponsor | Make | Car Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-14-2024 | Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 | Chase Elliott | 24 | 39 | 9 | Hooters | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 09-24-2023 | Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 | William Byron | 18 | 6 | 24 | Liberty University | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 09-25-2022 | AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 | Tyler Reddick | 4 | 70 | 8 | Lenovo/ThinkEdge | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| 05-22-2022 | NASCAR All-Star Race | Ryan Blaney | 2 | 84 | 12 | Menards\Wrangler | Ford | Team Penske |
| 05-22-2022 | NASCAR All-Star Open | Daniel Suarez | 2 | 10 | 99 | Freeway Insurance | Chevrolet | TrackHouse Racing |
| 10-17-2021 | Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 | Kyle Larson | 1 | 256 | 5 | HendrickCars.com | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 06-13-2021 | NASCAR All-Star Race | Kyle Larson | 1 | 17 | 5 | HendrickCars.com | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 06-13-2021 | NASCAR All-Star Open | Aric Almirola | 10 | 10 | 10 | Smithfield | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 10-25-2020 | Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 | Kyle Busch | 9 | 90 | 18 | Skittles Zombie | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 07-19-2020 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 | Austin Dillon | 21 | 22 | 3 | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Off-Road | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing |
| 11-03-2019 | AAA Texas 500 | Kevin Harvick | 1 | 119 | 4 | Busch Beer / Ducks Unlimited | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 03-31-2019 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 | Denny Hamlin | 6 | 45 | 11 | FedEx Office | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 11-04-2018 | AAA Texas 500 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 177 | 4 | Mobil 1 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 04-08-2018 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 116 | 18 | Interstate Batteries | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 11-05-2017 | AAA Texas 500 | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 38 | 4 | Mobil 1 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 04-09-2017 | O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 | Jimmie Johnson | 24 | 18 | 48 | Lowe's | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 11-06-2016 | AAA Texas 500 | Carl Edwards | 9 | 36 | 19 | SportClips | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 04-09-2016 | Duck Commander 500 | Kyle Busch | 15 | 34 | 18 | Interstate Batteries | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 11-08-2015 | AAA Texas 500 | Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 6 | 48 | Lowe's | Chevrolet | Jeff Gordon |
| 04-11-2015 | Duck Commander 500 | Jimmie Johnson | 5 | 128 | 48 | Lowes | Chevrolet | Jeff Gordon |
| 11-02-2014 | AAA Texas 500 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 191 | 48 | Lowe's Red Vest | Chevrolet | Jeff Gordon |
| 04-06-2014 | Duck Commander 500 | Joey Logano | 10 | 108 | 22 | Pennzoil/Hertz | Ford | Walter Czarnecki |
| 11-03-2013 | AAA Texas 500 | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 255 | 48 | Lowes | Chevrolet | Jeff Gordon |
| 04-13-2013 | NRA 500 | Kyle Busch | 1 | 171 | 18 | Interstate Batteries | Toyota | Joe Gibbs |
| 11-04-2012 | AAA Texas 500 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 168 | 48 | Lowe's | Chevrolet | Jeff Gordon |
| 04-14-2012 | Samsung Mobile 500 | Greg Biffle | 3 | 90 | 16 | Filtrete | Ford | Jack Roush |
| 11-06-2011 | AAA Texas 500 | Tony Stewart | 5 | 173 | 14 | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | Chevrolet | Margaret Haas |
| 04-09-2011 | Samsung Mobile 500 | Matt Kenseth | 4 | 169 | 17 | Crown Royal Black | Ford | John Henry |
| 11-07-2010 | AAA Texas 500 | Denny Hamlin | 30 | 31 | 11 | FedEx Office | Toyota | J D Gibbs |
| 04-19-2010 | Samsung Mobile 500 | Denny Hamlin | 29 | 12 | 11 | FedEx Ground | Toyota | J D Gibbs |
| 11-08-2009 | Dickies 500 | Kurt Busch | 3 | 89 | 2 | Miller Lite | Dodge | Walter Czarnecki |
| 04-05-2009 | Samsung 500 | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 105 | 24 | National Guard GED Plus / DuPont | Chevrolet | Rick Hendrick |
| 11-02-2008 | Dickies 500 | Carl Edwards | 16 | 212 | 99 | Office Depot | Ford | Jack Roush |
| 04-06-2008 | Samsung 500 | Carl Edwards | 2 | 123 | 99 | Aflac | Ford | Jack Roush |
| 11-04-2007 | Dickies 500 | Jimmie Johnson | 8 | 9 | 48 | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | Chevrolet | Jeff Gordon |
| 04-15-2007 | Samsung 500 | Jeff Burton | 2 | 1 | 31 | Prilosec OTC | Chevrolet | Richard Childress |
| 11-05-2006 | Dickies 500 | Tony Stewart | 8 | 278 | 20 | The Home Depot | Chevrolet | Joe Gibbs |
| 04-09-2006 | Samsung / Radio Shack 500 | Kasey Kahne | 1 | 63 | 9 | Dodge Dealers / UAW | Dodge | Ray Evernham |
| 11-06-2005 | Dickies 500 | Carl Edwards | 30 | 82 | 99 | Office Depot | Ford | Jack Roush |
| 04-17-2005 | Samsung / Radio Shack 500 | Greg Biffle | 5 | 219 | 16 | 3M Post-it / National Guard | Ford | Geoff Smith |
| 04-04-2004 | Samsung / Radio Shack 500 | Elliott Sadler | 19 | 48 | 38 | M&M's | Ford | Yates Racing |
| 03-30-2003 | Samsung / Radio Shack 500 | Ryan Newman | 3 | 77 | 12 | Alltel | Dodge | Roger Penske |
| 04-08-2002 | Samsung / RadioShack 500 | Matt Kenseth | 31 | 85 | 17 | DeWalt Power Tools | Ford | Jack Roush |
| 04-01-2001 | Harrah's 500 | Dale Jarrett | 3 | 122 | 88 | UPS | Ford | Yates Racing |
| 04-02-2000 | DirecTV 500 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 4 | 106 | 8 | Budweiser | Chevrolet | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. |
| 03-28-1999 | Primestar 500 | Terry Labonte | 4 | 124 | 5 | Kellogg's | Chevrolet | Rick Hendrick |
| 04-05-1998 | Texas 500 | Mark Martin | 7 | 37 | 6 | Valvoline / Cummins | Ford | Jack Roush |
| 04-06-1997 | Interstate Batteries 500 | Jeff Burton | 5 | 60 | 99 | Exide Batteries | Ford | Jack Roush |
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Track Location
Texas Motor Speedway3545 Lone Star Circle Fort Worth, TX 76177 Ph: 817-215-8500 Web: Texas Motor Speedway
Track Facts
- Seating Capacity: 112,500
- Length: 1.500 Miles
- Shape: Quad-oval
- Backstretch Banking: 5-degrees
- Backstretch Length: 1,330 feet
- Banking on Dogleg: 5-degrees
- Frontstretch Banking: 5-degrees
- Frontstretch Length: 2,250 feet
- Surface: Asphalt
- Turns 1 & 2 Banking: 20-degrees
- Turns 1 & 2 Radius: 750 feet
- Turns 1 & 2 Width: 80 feet
- Turns 3 & 4 Banking: 24-degrees
- Turns 3 & 4 Radius: 750 feet
- Turns 3 & 4 Width: 60 feet
- Common Type: Mile-and-a-half
- Fantasy Type: Large Oval
- First Race: Interstate Batteries 500 (April 6th, 1997)
- Last Race: Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (April 14th, 2024)
- Total Cup Races: 48
- Nickname: "The Great American Speedway"
Track Trivia
- Construction on Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) began in 1995.
- The first NASCAR national series race at Texas Motor Speedway was a NASCAR Xfinity Series event on April 5, 1997 – won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin.
- The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway was on April 6, 1997 – the race was won by Jeff Burton.
- In 2011, the spring NASCAR Cup Series race was moved from Sunday to Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway. 2017 marked the first season it was moved back to a Sunday afternoon race.
- Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race on November 6, 2005 – won by Roush Fenway Racing driver Carl Edwards.
- The track underwent a repave between the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
- The track underwent its second repave between the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The renovation added a new layer of asphalt over the existing pavement, an expansive French drainage system on the frontstretch and backstretch and reduced the banking in Turns 1 and 2 by four degrees (now 20 degrees).
- The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs began in 2004 and Texas Motor Speedway was added to the Playoffs in 2005, replacing Darlington Raceway.