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Race 1 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series: Date: February 19, 2023 () Location: Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida: Course: Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4 km) Distance: 212 laps, 530 mi (848 km) Scheduled Distance: 200 laps, 500 mi (800 km) Average speed: 145.283 miles per hour (233.810 km/h) Pole position; Driver
In August 1974, A. J. Foyt took the overall closed-circuit speed record from Mario Andretti, setting a speed of an average speed of 217.315 miles per hour (349.735 km/h). [97] Foyt's record was broken a year later by Mark Donohue, with Donohue setting an average speed of 221.160 mph (355.923 km/h). [98]
The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ... where the record average speed is 188.354 mph ...
The Jack Link's 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama.The race is usually held in April or May. The 1997 event stands as the fastest NASCAR race to date ever run with an average speed of 188.354 miles per hour (303.126 km/h) and was the first race at Talladega Superspeedway that was not interrupted by a caution period.
The Daytona 500 is a 500-mile-long (805 km) NASCAR Cup Series motor race held annually at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.It is the first of two Cup races held every year at Daytona, the second being the Coke Zero Sugar 400, and one of three held in Florida, with the annual fall showdown Straight Talk Wireless 400 being held at Homestead south of Miami.
The 2022 Daytona 500 was the first stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series and the 64th running of the event.The race was held on Sunday, February 20, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway.
Additionally, the race was the fastest-ran Coca-Cola 600 in history at an average speed of 160.655, clocking in at 3 hours, 44 minutes, and 5 seconds. 2017: First race to run in four stages rather than three. Austin Dillon, running on fumes, held off Kyle Busch to score his first career Cup win.
Race 1 of 2 exhibition races in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series: Date: February 6, 2022 () Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California: Course: Permanent racing facility 0.25 mi (0.40 km) Distance: 150 laps, 37.5 mi (60 km) Average speed: 29.029 miles per hour (46.718 km/h) Pole position; Driver