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Texas Motor Speedway

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Texas Motor Speedway at a glanceChecked 2026-09-09

Length
1.5 mi2.414 km
Turns
4
Opened
1996
Capacity
75,000
Location
Fort Worth, Texas
Type
oval
Direction
counter-clockwise
Banking
20° turns 1-2, 24° turns 3-4, 5° frontstretch and backstretch
Surface
asphalt
Owner
Fort Worth Sports Authority (operated by Speedway Motorsports)
Address
3545 Lone Star Circle
Circuit mapTexas · United States
USA Texas Motor Speedway Race Track
Texas Motor Speedway track layout

Track map and layout

Texas Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile quad-oval with asymmetric banking: turns 1-2 sit at 20 degrees while turns 3-4 are steeper at 24 degrees, a quirk that has made the track notoriously tricky to set up a car for evenly across all four corners. A 2017 repave reduced turns 1-2 from 24 to 20 degrees specifically to open up multiple racing grooves and reduce the single-lane racing that had drawn driver criticism. The track's frontstretch carries 'Big Hoss TV,' a Guinness-certified world-record-sized HD video screen, and the property also includes a 2.324-mile infield road course used for driving schools and non-NASCAR events, plus a short paved oval and a dirt track for regional racing.

Named corners and sections

  1. Turns 1-2.

    Repaved and reduced to 20 degrees of banking in 2017 to widen the racing groove.

  2. Turns 3-4.

    Steeper at 24 degrees, the track's signature handling challenge for setup and late-race grip.

Configurations

  • Oval

    1.5 mi

    Used for all NASCAR national-series racing

  • Infield road course

    2.324 mi

    Used for driving schools and club events, not top-level NASCAR competition

Events and race weekends

Texas hosts one NASCAR Cup Series race a year, the Würth 400 in May; its fall playoff-round Cup date has been dropped. The track lost its IndyCar Series date after the 2023 season, ending a run stretching back to 1997. Support events on Cup weekends include the Xfinity and Truck Series, and the venue's large multi-track campus also hosts NHRA and short-track events across the season.

  • Würth 400

    NASCAR Cup

    Texas's only Cup Series race; the track previously also hosted a fall playoff race

    Annual event
    WhenMAY

  • NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race

    NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (formerly Xfinity)

    Support race on the Cup weekend

    Annual event
    WhenMAY

Getting there and parking

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is the closest major airport, roughly 20-25 minutes from the speedway outside of race-weekend traffic, making Texas one of the more airport-convenient tracks on the NASCAR schedule. Dallas Love Field is a secondary option further east across the metro area.

  • DFWDallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)about 25 mindrive
  • DALDallas Love Field (DAL)about 40 mindrive

Parking

General on-site parking is available for race weekends; heavy traffic builds on surrounding highways and access roads before green flag, so early arrival is recommended.

TipBecause DFW sits so close to the track, many fans fly in the morning of qualifying or race day rather than booking a hotel.

Hotels and camping near Texas Motor Speedway

Most visitors stay in the greater Fort Worth or Dallas metro area, from downtown Fort Worth to suburbs closer to the track such as Roanoke and Northlake, all within a 20-30 minute drive. Hotel rates and availability tighten significantly around the Cup Series race weekend given the size of the Dallas-Fort Worth market.

Where to look

Downtown Fort Worth, and suburbs such as Roanoke, Northlake and Denton nearer the track; the wider Dallas-Fort Worth metro for more hotel inventory.

Camping

Infield, VIP and outside reserved and unreserved camping areas are available for race weekends.

RV

RV camping is permitted in designated lots with rules against parking in fire lanes or within 15 feet of hydrants; ATVs and personal golf carts are not allowed.

Track days, driving experiences and lap records

The public cannot bring personal cars onto the NASCAR oval, but ride-along and driving experiences in real stock cars are offered on select dates through NASCAR Racing Experience, and the track's infield road course occasionally hosts club and driving-school events separate from top-level competition. There is no standing public HPDE program on the main oval.

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Lap records

CategoryTimeDriverCarYear
NASCAR Cup qualifying0:28.175Carson HocevarNASCAR Cup car2025

Drive Texas Motor Speedway in a sim

These racing games and simulators include Texas Motor Speedway as official content. Mods and community tracks are not listed.

  1. iRacing

    PC

    paid track

    Layouts—

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Checked against each publisher’s track list in October 2026 (read 19 Oct 2026).

Spectator guide

Texas's grandstands wrap the quad-oval's frontstretch and turns, with the giant Big Hoss TV screen visible from most seats for replays and leaderboard information. The track's size and Dallas-Fort Worth setting draw large race-day crowds, so navigating between grandstands and parking takes planning.

Seating

Frontstretch grandstands overlook the start/finish line, pit road and the Big Hoss video board; turn grandstands at both ends give closer views of the differently banked corners.

Best places to watch

Frontstretch seating for the biggest-picture view including the video screen; turn 3-4 seats for the steepest, most demanding section of track.

Bag policy

For NASCAR events, up to two bags per person no larger than 18 x 18 x 14 inches plus one soft-sided cooler up to 14 x 14 x 14 inches. Hard coolers, glass and umbrellas are prohibited. The dirt track bans coolers and outside food and drink.

Weather

  • Mar-Apr: Mild to warm spring weather, highs typically 70-80°F with a real chance of wind or storms
  • Sep-Nov: Warm to mild fall conditions, highs commonly 75-85°F depending on the exact race date

History of Texas Motor Speedway

Building a Texas superspeedway

Texas Motor Speedway broke ground in April 1995 and opened in 1997 as a joint venture between Speedway Motorsports and the city of Fort Worth, built at a cost of about $110 million to give NASCAR a flagship venue in the lucrative Dallas-Fort Worth market. The track's opening Cup weekend in 1997 was marred by traffic gridlock so severe that thousands of fans missed the start of the race, an early embarrassment that pushed the venue to invest heavily in access roads and infrastructure in the years that followed.

A demanding, asymmetric oval

Unlike a true oval, Texas was built with mismatched banking, 24 degrees in turns 3-4 against a shallower angle in turns 1-2, which drivers criticized for producing single-groove racing and handling imbalance for years. The track also became a fixture on the IndyCar calendar from 1997, hosting the series most seasons through 2023.

Repave and reconfiguration

A major 2017 repave reduced the banking in turns 1-2 to 20 degrees specifically to widen the racing groove and encourage more side-by-side competition, addressing years of driver feedback about the track's handling quirks. Around the same period, Texas added 'Big Hoss TV,' at the time the largest HD video screen in the world by Guinness World Records certification, towering over the frontstretch grandstands.

Present day

Texas lost its IndyCar Series date after the 2023 season as the series scaled back its oval schedule, leaving NASCAR's Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series as the track's headline tenants alongside NHRA drag racing and short-track events on its smaller companion ovals. The venue remains one of the largest and most heavily attended stops on the NASCAR calendar, anchored by its Dallas-Fort Worth market and the giant video screen that has become its signature landmark.

Frequently asked questions

How long is Texas Motor Speedway?

The oval is 1.5 miles per lap, with 20-degree banking in turns 1-2 and 24-degree banking in turns 3-4.

Why does Texas Motor Speedway have different banking in each set of turns?

It was built that way from the start; a 2017 repave reduced turns 1-2 from 24 to 20 degrees to widen the racing groove, but turns 3-4 remain steeper.

Does IndyCar still race at Texas Motor Speedway?

No, the IndyCar Series raced there most seasons from 1997 through 2023 but dropped the date after 2023 as it scaled back its oval schedule.

What is the nearest airport to Texas Motor Speedway?

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), about 20-25 minutes from the track.

What is the seating capacity of Texas Motor Speedway?

Grandstand capacity is roughly 75,000.

Can I drive on the Texas Motor Speedway oval myself?

There is no public HPDE program on the oval; ride-along experiences in real stock cars are available through NASCAR Racing Experience on select dates.

Which racing games and sims have Texas Motor Speedway?

Texas Motor Speedway is officially available in iRacing. Some of these include it in the base game and others sell it as paid content; the table above shows which.

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Facts checked against 7 sources including the official circuit website. Last reviewed 2026-09-09.