"A 1.5-mile oval in Fort Worth, open since 1997, where a 2017 rebuild left the two ends of the track banked four degrees apart."
Location: Fort Worth, Texas Track Type: Paved oval Length: 1.5 miles Surface: Asphalt Banking: 20° (Turns 1 and 2) / 24° (Turns 3 and 4) / 5° (frontstretch and backstretch) Frontstretch: 2,250 feet · Backstretch: 1,330 feet Opened: 1997 (construction began in 1995) First NASCAR Cup Series Race: April 6, 1997 Property: About 1,500 acres, including an infield road course with four layouts
Quick Answers
How big is Texas Motor Speedway? The oval is 1.5 miles. Turns 1 and 2 are banked at 20 degrees, Turns 3 and 4 at 24 degrees, and both straightaways at 5 degrees.
Why are the two ends of the track different? Before the 2017 season the track was repaved and Turns 1 and 2 were reshaped, cutting their banking by four degrees, from 24 to 20. Turns 3 and 4 kept their 24 degrees.
Where is Texas Motor Speedway? In Fort Worth, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Who has won the most Cup races at Texas? Jimmie Johnson.
Who won at Texas in 2026? Carson Hocevar won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on May 1. Kyle Larson won the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on May 2. Chase Elliott won the NASCAR Cup Series race on May 3.
When does NASCAR race at Texas in 2027? One weekend, April 30 to May 2, with all three national series. Full dates are below.
Texas Motor Speedway Schedule: 2027 NASCAR Dates
| Date | Day | Series | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30 | Friday | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | SpeedyCash.com 250 |
| May 1 | Saturday | NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series | Andy's Frozen Custard 300 |
| May 2 | Sunday | NASCAR Cup Series | Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY |
Dates are from NASCAR's 2027 national series schedule; race names are the track's. The 2027 O'Reilly race carries a different name from the 2026 race. Start times have not been announced. Confirm at texasmotorspeedway.com before you travel.
Overview
Texas Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile asphalt oval in Fort Worth. It opened in 1997, when it held its first Cup Series and O'Reilly Series races on back-to-back days. The Cup Series raced there once a year from 1997 through 2004 and twice a year from 2005 through 2020. In 2021 and 2022 the track held the NASCAR All-Star Race, a non-points event, in place of its spring race, plus one points race. Since 2023 the Cup Series has raced at Texas once a season, and the May 2026 race was its 46th.
The track's defining feature is that its two ends do not match. Since a 2017 rebuild, Turns 1 and 2 have been banked at 20 degrees and Turns 3 and 4 at 24 degrees, a four-degree difference between the two corners a driver takes on every lap.
The property covers about 1,500 acres. Inside the oval is a road course that can be run in four layouts, the longest 2.324 miles.
History
Construction began in 1995 on the edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The first NASCAR national series race at the track was an O'Reilly Series race on April 5, 1997, won by Mark Martin. The next day Jeff Burton won the first Cup Series race at Texas.
The track was repaved for the first time between the 2001 and 2002 seasons. In 2005 Texas gained a second Cup date, and on November 6 of that year it held its first Cup postseason race (NASCAR's playoff, now called the Chase), won by Carl Edwards. The spring race moved from Sunday afternoon to Saturday night in 2011 and stayed there until 2017.
The track was repaved again before the 2017 season. Crews laid a new layer of asphalt, added a drainage system along the frontstretch and backstretch, and reduced the banking in Turns 1 and 2 from 24 degrees to 20, giving the track the mismatched corners it has today.
The track hosted the NASCAR All-Star Race in 2021 and 2022. Since 2023 it has held one Cup race a year.
Timeline
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Construction begins |
| 1997 | Mark Martin wins the first NASCAR national series race at the track April 5; Jeff Burton wins the first Cup race April 6 |
| 2001 | First repave, between the 2001 and 2002 seasons |
| 2005 | Second Cup date added; Carl Edwards wins the track's first Cup postseason race November 6 |
| 2011 | Spring Cup race moves to Saturday night |
| 2017 | Track repaved; banking in Turns 1 and 2 reduced from 24 to 20 degrees |
| 2021 | Texas hosts the NASCAR All-Star Race for the first of two straight years |
| 2023 | The Cup Series begins racing at Texas once a season |
| 2026 | Chase Elliott wins the 46th Cup race at the track, his second Texas win |
Key Drivers
Jimmie Johnson, the most Cup wins at Texas of any driver.
Kyle Busch, four Cup wins at Texas (2013, 2016, 2018 and 2020), second only to Johnson. Busch died in May 2026.
Chase Elliott, two Cup wins (2024 and 2026).
Jeff Burton, winner of the first Cup race at Texas, April 6, 1997.
Carson Hocevar, Cup pole winner in 2025 and 2026, and winner of the 2026 Truck Series race.
2026 at Texas Motor Speedway
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, SpeedyCash.com 250 (Friday, May 1): Carson Hocevar won in overtime, NASCAR's extra laps that let a race finish under green, beating Kyle Busch by 0.730 seconds in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. Busch died later that month.
NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, Andy's Frozen Custard 340 (Saturday, May 2): Kyle Larson won in the No. 88 Chevrolet, 0.293 seconds ahead of Justin Allgaier, for his 19th career O'Reilly Series win. Sam Mayer was third. Larson is a full-time Cup driver, and Cup regulars do not score points when they race in the O'Reilly Series.
NASCAR Cup Series, Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY (Sunday, May 3): Chase Elliott won in the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 0.407 seconds ahead of Denny Hamlin, for his second Texas win and his second win of the season. Elliott led 87 laps, the most of anyone. Carson Hocevar started first, on the pole, and finished seventh.