- Second-largest sports facility in the country.
- Grandstand along front straightaway holds 120,000 spectators and is almost 2/3-mile long.
- Ground broken April 11, 1995.
- Lone Star Tower at Turn 2 houses 76 condominium units and corporate office space.
- Infield is large enough to hold eight Texas Stadiums, home of the Dallas Cowboys.
- Facility features 1/4-mile and 1/5-mile paved ovals.
- Track hosts night racing using innovative Musco Lighting system that incorporates mirrors to simulate daylight and reduce glare.
- naugural event Coca-Cola 300 NASCAR Busch series event April 5, 1997, followed by the Interstate Batteries 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race April 6.
- Capacity: 154,861 permanent seats, 194 luxury suites.
- Promoter: Speedway Motorsports, owner and operator of Lowes Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Sears Point Raceway.
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