Lesson 3: NASCAR's Racetracks
This lesson covers the racetracks that are used for competition in NASCAR's top three divisions. You’ll find that different tracks are used in different series. Some of the tracks are used all three of NASCAR’s top series, and some are used just two of the series, while there are tracks that are only used in one series.
Nextel Cup Series Tracks
Atlanta Motor Speedway --- 1.54 mile quad-oval at Hampton, Georgia
Bristol Motor Speedway --- .533 mile oval at Bristol, tennessee
California Speedway --- 2 mile tri-oval at Fontana, California
Chicagoland Speedway --- 1.5 mile tri-oval at Joliet, Illinois
Darlington Raceway --- 1.366 mile egg shaped oval at Darlington, South Carolina
Daytona International Speedway --- 2.5 mile tri-oval at Daytona Beach, Florida
Dover International Speedway --- 1 mile oval at Dover, Delaware
Homestead/Miami Speedway --- 1.5 mile oval at Homestead, Florida
Indianapolis Motor Speedway --- 2.5 mile quad-oval at Indianapolis, Indiana
Infineon Raceway --- 1.95 mile 11 turn road course at Sonoma, California (formerly Sears Point Raceway)
Kansas Speedway --- 1.5 mile tri-oval at Kansas City, Kansas
Las Vegas Motor Speedway --- 1.5 mile tri-oval at Las Vegas, Nevada
Lowe's Motor Speedway --- 1.5 mile tri-oval at Concord, North Carolina (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway)
Martinsville Speedway --- .526 mile paperclip shaped oval at Martinsville, Virginia
Michigan International Speedway --- 2 mile D-shaped oval at Brooklyn, Michigan
New Hampshire International Speedway --- 1.058 mile paperclip shaped oval at Loudon, New Hampshire
North Carolina Speedway --- 1.017 mile D-shaped oval at Rockingham, North Carolina
Phoenix International Raceway --- 1 mile D-shaped oval at Phoenix, Arizona
Pocono Raceway --- 2.5 mile traingle at Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Richmond International Raceway --- .750 mile D-shaped oval at Richmond, Virginia
Talladega Superspeedway --- 2.66 mile tri-oval at Talladega, Alabama
Texas Motor Speedway --- 1.5 mile quad-oval at Fort Worth, Texas
Watkins Glen International --- 2.5 mile 11 turn road course at Watkins Glen, New York
