TRACK/RACE NEWS
Texas Motor Speedway
Total Estimated Capacity: 191,122
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1997
Track/Race Length: 1.5-mile quad oval, 334 laps, 501 miles
Track Size: 1.5 miles
Race: 334 laps, 501 miles
Width: 58 feet (minimum)
Turns: 750-foot radius
Degree of Banking: Turns: 24 degrees
Kyle Busch wins Texas pole: #18-Kyle Busch won the pole for the NRA 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway with speed of 196.299mph, a new track record, for his 2nd pole of 2013 and 12th of his career.
April 2012 Race Winner: #16-Greg Biffle, started 3rd
November 2012 Race Winner: #48-Jimmie Johnson, started 1st
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