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70°F Sunny. Mild.

Hi Temp

93°F

Lo Temp

62°F

Wind

8mph

Humidity

71%

Precip %

3%

Track Information

Opened: 1997

Track Length: 2 mile tri-oval

Banking in Corners: Turns 1-4: 14°; Tri-oval 11°

Banking on Straights: 3°

Length of Frontstretch: 2,500 feet

Length of Backstretch: 3,100 feet

Grandstand Seating: 92,000

Qualifying Record: NASCAR: Kyle Busch, 188.245 mph - 2/23/05; IRL: Helio Castroneves, 226.757 mph - 9/20/03

Race Record: NASCAR: Jeff Gordon, 155.012 mph - 6/22/97 IRL: Sam Hornish Jr., 207.151 mph - 9/21/03

Laps: 100 laps=200 miles; 150 laps=300 miles; 250 laps=500 miles

Track Schedules

Sprint Cup Schedule
Date	Event
Feb 24, 2008
Aug 31, 2008

Nationwide Schedule
Date	Event
Feb 23, 2008
Aug 30, 2008

Trucks Schedule
Date	Event
Feb 23, 2008

Ticket Information
Phone: 800-944-RACE.

Past Winners

Sprint Cup

Year	Series	Winner	Car	Avg. Speed
2008	Sprint Cup(1)	Carl Edwards	Ford	132.704 mph
2007	Nextel Cup(1)	Matt Kenseth	Ford	138.451 mph
2007	Nextel Cup(2)	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	131.502 mph
2006	Nextel Cup(1)	Matt Kenseth	Ford	147.852 mph
2006	Nextel Cup(2)	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	144.462 mph
2005	Nextel Cup(1)	Greg Biffle	Ford	139.697 mph
2005	Nextel Cup(2)	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	136.356 mph
2004	Nextel Cup(1)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	137.268 mph
2004	Nextel Cup(2)	Elliott Sadler	Ford	128.324 mph
2003	Winston Cup	Kurt Busch	Ford	140.111 mph
2002	Winston Cup	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	150.088 mph
2001	Winston Cup	Rusty Wallace	Ford	143.118 mph
2000	Winston Cup	Jeremy Mayfield	Ford	149.378 mph
1999	Winston Cup	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	150.276 mph
1998	Winston Cup	Mark Martin	Ford	140.220 mph
1997	Winston Cup	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	155.012 mph

IRL

Year	Series	Winner	Car	Avg. Speed
2005	IRL	Dario Franchitti	Honda	168.567 mph
2004	IRL	Adrian Fernandez	Honda	178.826 mph
2003	IRL	Sam Hornish Jr.	Chevrolet	207.151 mph
2002	IRL	Sam Hornish Jr.	Chevrolet	179.345 mph

Nationwide Series

Year	Series	Winner	Car	Avg. Speed
2008	Nationwide(1)	Tony Stewart	Toyota	141.769 mph
2007	Busch(1)	Matt Kenseth	Ford	127.871 mph
2007	Busch(2)	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet	127.629 mph
2006	Busch(1)	Greg Biffle	Ford	147.501 mph
2006	Busch(2)	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	135.917 mph
2005	Busch(1)	Mark Martin	Ford	117.251 mph
2005	Busch(2)	Carl Edwards	Ford	139.104 mph
2004	Busch(1)	Greg Biffle	Ford	138.978 mph
2004	Busch(2)	Greg Biffle	Ford	147.844 mph
2003	Busch	Matt Kenseth	Ford	129.419 mph
2002	Busch	Scott Riggs	Ford	131.403 mph
2001	Busch	Hank Parker Jr.	Chevrolet	155.957 mph
2000	Busch	Matt Kenseth	Chevrolet	126.375 mph
1999	Busch	Matt Kenseth	Chevrolet	119.960 mph
1998	Busch	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	148.576 mph
1997	Busch	Todd Bodine	Pontiac	145.083 mph

Craftsman Truck

Year	Series	Winner	Car	Avg. Speed
2008	Craftsman Trucks	Kyle Busch	Toyota	146.341 mph
2007	Craftsman Trucks	Mike Skinner	Toyota	130.933 mph
2006	Craftsman Trucks	Mark Martin	Ford	121.529 mph
2005	Craftsman Trucks	Steve Park	Dodge	128.000 mph
2004	Craftsman Trucks	Todd Bodine	Toyota	127.141 mph
2003	Craftsman Trucks	Ted Musgrave	Dodge	145.926 mph
2002	Craftsman Trucks	Ted Musgrave	Dodge	140.296 mph
2001	Craftsman Trucks	Ted Musgrave	Dodge	113.297 mph
2000	Craftsman Trucks	Kurt Busch	Ford	144.260 mph
1999	Craftsman Trucks	Jack Sprague	Chevrolet	128.091 mph
1998	Craftsman Trucks	Jack Sprague	Chevrolet	141.844 mph
1997	Craftsman Trucks	Mike Bliss	Ford	137.195 mph

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