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It was the first time that the track had a dirt surface since 1952. [3] The state of New York spent $1.1 million in renovations to the speedway that year. [3] It received a new scoreboard and bleachers; the campgrounds got plumbing and electricity upgrades. [3] The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]
Darlington Raceway: NASCAR: 1.366-mile (2.198 km) Turns 1/2: 25° Turns 3/4: 23° Frontstretch: 3° Backstretch: 2° Paved Egg-Shaped Oval: Darlington, South Carolina: 47,000 Goodyear 400 Cook Out Southern 500: Crown Royal Purple Bag Project 200: Buckle Up South Carolina 200: Daytona International Speedway: NASCAR: 2.500-mile (4.023 km) Turns ...
The track surface again became a concern with drivers being covered in dirt, oil, and tar and with ruts and chuckholes beginning to form in the turns. Speedway workers oiled and rolled the track prior to the gates opening to the public. Fifteen to twenty thousand spectators showed up, paying at the most $1 for a ticket.
Pocono Raceway (formerly Pocono International Raceway), also known as The Tricky Triangle, is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It is the site of three NASCAR national series races and an ARCA Menards Series event in July: a NASCAR Cup Series race with support events by the NASCAR Xfinity Series and ...
It is one of three NASCAR tracks that features a concrete racing surface instead of the traditional asphalt; its sibling tracks in Dover, Delaware and Bristol, Tennessee, are the other two. Along with the main track, the track complex also features a 1.800 mi (2.897 km) road course layout that uses parts of the main track along with an infield ...
It is currently leased by the Sebring International Raceway, LLC, which acquired the facility from Andy Evans in 1997. [10] The track is often recognized for its famous, high-speed "Turn 17", [citation needed] a long, bumpy, fast right-hander that can make or break a car's speed down the front straight. The corner can fit up to three cars wide.
SplitFire Spark Plug 500 (1993–1994) MBNA 500 (1995–1996) MBNA 400 (1997) MBNA Gold 400 (1998–1999) MBNA.com 400 (2000) MBNA Cal Ripken Jr. 400 (2001) MBNA All-American Heroes 400 (2002) MBNA America 400 (2003–2004) MBNA NASCAR RacePoints 400 (2005) Dover 400 (2006) Dodge Dealers 400 (2007) Camping World RV 400 (2008) AAA 400 (2009 ...
The speedway in its current form is measured at 1.5 miles (2.4 km), with the track having a progressive banking system in the turns. Subsequently, the track has 17 degrees of banking at the track's bottom lane, and 20 degrees of banking at the track's top lane in the turns.