{"id":2045,"date":"2022-02-05T02:44:20","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T02:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/motorracingsports.com\/?p=2045"},"modified":"2022-02-07T03:57:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T03:57:17","slug":"how-long-is-a-nascar-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/motorracingsports.com\/how-long-is-a-nascar-track\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Longest NASCAR Track?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you think of a NASCAR race track, what comes to mind? If it\u2019s an oval shape with cars going round and round, then you\u2019re not entirely wrong, but you\u2019re unfortunately missing the bigger picture.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NASCAR race on 39 Race tracks overall and usually around 26 used in a given season. These can be both road and Oval racetracks. The longest oval track in the NASCAR series is Talladega at 2.66 miles long, and the longest road track is the Road America course at 4.048 miles long. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Across the US and Canada there are 39 different NASCAR tracks<\/a> of different lengths, shapes and types. The current NASCAR Cup Series races on 26 of those tracks<\/strong>, with a few special ones thrown in like the Charlotte Roval, Charlotte Motor Speedway, and two different ones added on each year to make a total of 30 tracks used annually. Like for the 2022 Busch Light Clash at the The Los Angeles Coliseum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The variety of tracks brings a lot of special vocabulary into the mix, the most important of which we will try to cover in today\u2019s blog. Let\u2019s see if we can\u2019t get to the bottom<\/a> of just how long a NASCAR track really is.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Different NASCAR Track Types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>NASCAR Tracks: Type<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Broadly speaking, NASCAR tracks\"Opens<\/a> can be broken down into 3 types when discussing their length. Those tracks that are less than a mile are known as \u201cShort Tracks.\u201d If the track is more than 2 miles in length, then it\u2019s called a \u201cSuperspeedway.\u201d Those in between 1 and 2 miles are normally referred to as \u201cIntermediate Tracks.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another way that NASCAR tracks are classified is by their banking<\/a><\/strong>. This refers to the angle at which the track banks downward from outside to in. The 2 tracks with the steepest banking are Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, and Daytona International Speedway in Florida.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s a quick rundown of the Talladega Superspeedway Banking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n