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Weather

89°F Partly sunny. Hot.

Hi Temp

91°F

Lo Temp

68°F

Wind

13mph/SW

Humidity

43%

Precip %

28%

Track Information

Opened: 1946
Track Length: .750 mile oval
Banking in Corners: 14°
Banking on Front Straight: 8°
Banking on Back Straight: 2°
Length of Frontstretch: 1,290 feet

Length of Backstretch: 860 feet
Grandstand Seating: 91,000
Qualifying Record: NASCAR: Brian Vickers, 129.983 mph (20.772 sec.) - 5/14/04; IRL: Sam Hornish Jr., 176.244 mph - 06/24/05
Race Record: Dale Jarrett, 109.047 mph - 9/6/97; IRL: Dario Franchitti, 133.408 mph - 06/30/07
Laps: 400 laps=300 miles; 250 laps=187.5 miles

Track Schedules

Sprint Cup Schedule
Date	Event
Apr 28, 2012
Sep 8, 2012

Nationwide Schedule
Date	Event
Apr 27, 2012
Sep 7, 2012

Ticket Information
Phone: (804) 345-7223.

Past Winners

Sprint Cup

Year	Series	Winner	Car	Avg. Speed
2012	Sprint Cup(1)	Kyle Busch	Toyota	105.202 mph
2011	Sprint Cup(1)	Kyle Busch	Toyota	95.280 mph
2011	Sprint Cup(2)	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	89.910 mph
2010	Sprint Cup(1)	Kyle Busch	Toyota	99.567 mph
2010	Sprint Cup(2)	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	104.096 mph
2009	Sprint Cup(1)	Kyle Busch	Toyota	90.627 mph
2009	Sprint Cup(2)	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	96.601 mph
2008	Sprint Cup(1)	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	95.786 mph
2008	Sprint Cup(2)	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	92.680 mph
2007	Nextel Cup(1)	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	91.27 mph
2007	Nextel Cup(2)	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet	91.813 mph
2006	Nextel Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	97.061 mph
2006	Nextel Cup(2)	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	101.342 mph
2005	Nextel Cup(1)	Kasey Kahne	Dodge	100.316 mph
2005	Nextel Cup(2)	Kurt Busch	Ford	98.567 mph
2004	Nextel Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	98.253 mph
2004	Nextel Cup(2)	Jeremy Mayfield	Dodge	98.946 mph
2003	Winston Cup(1)	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	86.783 mph
2003	Winston Cup(2)	Ryan Newman	Dodge	94.945 mph
2002	Winston Cup(1)	Tony Stewart	Pontiac	86.824 mph
2002	Winston Cup(2)	Matt Kenseth	Ford	94.787 mph
2001	Winston Cup(1)	Tony Stewart	Pontiac	95.872 mph
2001	Winston Cup(2)	Ricky Rudd	Ford	95.146 mph
2000	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	99.374 mph
2000	Winston Cup(2)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	99.871 mph
1999	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Jarrett	Ford	100.102 mph
1999	Winston Cup(2)	Tony Stewart	Pontiac	104.006 mph
1998	Winston Cup(1)	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	97.044 mph
1998	Winston Cup(2)	Jeff Burton	Ford	91.985 mph
1997	Winston Cup(1)	Rusty Wallace	Ford	108.499 mph
1997	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Jarrett	Ford	109.047 mph
1996	Winston Cup(1)	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet	102.750 mph
1996	Winston Cup(2)	Ernie Irvan	Ford	105.469 mph
1995	Winston Cup(1)	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	106.425 mph
1995	Winston Cup(2)	Rusty Wallace	Ford	104.459 mph
1994	Winston Cup(1)	Ernie Irvan	Ford	98.334 mph
1994	Winston Cup(2)	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	104.156 mph
1993	Winston Cup(1)	Davey Allison	Ford	107.709 mph
1993	Winston Cup(2)	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	99.917 mph
1992	Winston Cup(1)	Bill Elliott	Ford	104.378 mph
1992	Winston Cup(2)	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	104.661 mph
1991	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	105.397 mph
1991	Winston Cup(2)	Harry Gant	Chevrolet	101.361 mph
1990	Winston Cup(1)	Mark Martin	Ford	92.158 mph
1990	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	95.567 mph
1989	Winston Cup(1)	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	89.619 mph
1989	Winston Cup(2)	Rusty Wallace	Pontiac	88.830 mph
1988	Winston Cup(1)	Neil Bonnett	Pontiac	66.401 mph
1988	Winston Cup(2)	Davey Allison	Ford	95.770 mph
1987	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	81.520 mph
1987	Winston Cup(2)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	67.074 mph
1986	Winston Cup(1)	Kyle Petty	Ford	71.078 mph
1986	Winston Cup(2)	Tim Richmond	Chevrolet	70.161 mph
1985	Winston Cup(1)	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	67.945 mph
1985	Winston Cup(2)	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	72.508 mph
1984	Winston Cup(1)	Ricky Rudd	Ford	76.736 mph
1984	Winston Cup(2)	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	74.780 mph
1983	Winston Cup(1)	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	79.584 mph
1983	Winston Cup(2)	Bobby Allison	Buick	79.381 mph
1982	Winston Cup(1)	Dave Marcis	Chevrolet	72.914 mph
1982	Winston Cup(2)	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	82.800 mph
1981	Winston Cup(1)	Darrell Waltri	Buick	76.570 mph
1981	Winston Cup(2)	Benny Parsons	Ford	69.998 mph
1980	Winston Cup(1)	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	67.703 mph
1980	Winston Cup(2)	Bobby Allison	Ford	79.722 mph
1979	Winston Cup(1)	Cale Yarborough	Oldsmobile	83.608 mph
1979	Winston Cup(2)	Bobby Allison	Oldsmobile	79.722 mph
1978	Winston Cup(1)	Benny Parsons	Chevrolet	80.304 mph
1978	Winston Cup(2)	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	79.568 mph
1977	Winston Cup(1)	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	73.084 mph
1977	Winston Cup(2)	Neil Bonnett	Dodge	80.644 mph
1976	Winston Cup(1)	Dave Marcis	Dodge	72.792 mph
1976	Winston Cup(2)	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet	77.993 mph
1975	Winston Cup(1)	Richard Petty	Dodge	74.913 mph
1975	Winston Cup(2)	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet	81.886 mph
1974	Winston Cup(1)	Bobby Allison	Chevrolet	80.095 mph
1974	Winston Cup(2)	Richard Petty	Dodge	64.430 mph
1973	Winston Cup(1)	Richard Petty	Dodge	74.764 mph
1973	Winston Cup(2)	Richard Petty	Dodge	63.215 mph
1972	Winston Cup(1)	Richard Petty	Plymouth	76.258 mph
1972	Winston Cup(2)	Richard Petty	Plymouth	75.899 mph
1971	Winston Cup(1)	Richard Petty	Plymouth	79.836 mph
1971	Winston Cup(2)	Richard Petty	Plymouth	80.025 mph
1970	Winston Cup(1)	James Hylton	Ford	82.044 mph
1970	Winston Cup(2)	Richard Petty	Playmouth	81.476 mph
1969	Winston Cup(1)	David Pearson	Ford	73.752 mph
1969	Winston Cup(2)	Bobby Allison	Dodge	76.388 mph
1968	Winston Cup(1)	David Pearson	Ford	65.217 mph
1968	Winston Cup(2)	Richard Petty	Plymouth	85.659 mph
1967	Winston Cup(1)	Richard Petty	Plymouth	65.982 mph
1967	Winston Cup(2)	Richard Petty	Plymouth	57.631 mph
1966	Winston Cup(1)	David Pearson	Dodge	66.539 mph
1966	Winston Cup(2)	David Pearson	Dodge	62.886 mph
1965	Winston Cup(1)	Junior Johnson	Ford	61.416 mph
1965	Winston Cup(2)	David Pearson	Dodge	60.983 mph
1964	Winston Cup(1)	David Pearson	Dodge	60.233 mph
1964	Winston Cup(2)	Cotton Owens	Dodge	61.955 mph
1963	Winston Cup(1)	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac	58.624 mph
1963	Winston Cup(2)	Ned Jarrett	Ford	66.339 mph
1962	Winston Cup(1)	Rex White	Chevrolet	51.363 mph
1962	Winston Cup(2)	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac	64.981 mph
1961	Winston Cup(1)	Richard Petty	Plymouth	62.456 mph
1961	Winston Cup(2)	Joe Weatherly	Pontiac	61.677 mph
1960	Winston Cup(1)	Lee Petty	Plymouth	62.251 mph
1960	Winston Cup(2)	Speedy Thompson	Ford	63.739 mph
1959	Winston Cup(1)	Tom Pistone	Thunderbird	56.881 mph
1959	Winston Cup(2)	Cotton Owens	Thunderbird	60.362 mph
1958	Winston Cup	Speedy Thompson	Chevrolet	57.878 mph
1957	Winston Cup	Paul Goldsmith	Ford	62.445 mph
1956	Winston Cup	Buck Baker	Dodge	56.232 mph
1955	Winston Cup	Tim Flock	Chrysler	54.298 mph
1953	Winston Cup	Lee Petty	Dodge	45.535 mph

IRL

Year	Series	Winner	Car	Avg. Speed
2009	IRL	Scott Dixon	Honda	124.952 mph
2008	IRL	Tony Kanaan	Honda	108.790 mph
2007	IRL	Dario Franchitti	Honda	133.408 mph
2006	IRL	Sam Hornish Jr.	Honda	129.572 mph
2005	IRL	Helio Castroneves	Toyota	114.153 mph
2004	IRL	Dan Wheldon	Honda	114.589 mph
2003	IRL	Scott Dixon	Toyota	106.798 mph
2002	IRL	Sam Hornish Jr.	Dallara/Chevrolet	99.124 mph
2001	IRL	Buddy Lazier	Dallara/Oldsmobile	97.435 mph

Nationwide Series

Year	Series	Winner	Car	Avg. Speed
2012	Nationwide(1)	Kurt Busch	Toyota	104.070 mph
2011	Nationwide(1)	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	108.415 mph
2011	Nationwide(2)	Kyle Busch	Toyota	90.909 mph
2010	Nationwide(1)	Brad Keselowski	Dodge	91.194 mph
2010	Nationwide(2)	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	98.039 mph
2009	Nationwide(1)	Kyle Busch	Toyota	86.672 mph
2009	Nationwide(2)	Carl Edwards	Ford	101.458 mph
2008	Nationwide(1)	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	96.238 mph
2008	Nationwide(2)	Carl Edwards	Ford	90.787 mph
2007	Busch(1)	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet	91.899 mph
2007	Busch(2)	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	93.913 mph
2006	Busch(1)	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	79.068 mph
2006	Busch(2)	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	85.627 mph
2005	Busch(1)	Carl Edwards	Ford	85.709 mph
2005	Busch(2)	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	88.634 mph
2004	Busch(1)	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	85.023 mph
2004	Busch(2)	Robby Gordon	Chevrolet	86.372 mph
2003	Busch(1)	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet	74.652 mph
2003	Busch(2)	Johnny Sauter	Chevrolet	99.543 mph
2002	Busch(1)	Jason Keller	Ford	80.138 mph
2002	Busch(2)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	78.089 mph
2001	Busch(1)	Jimmy Spencer	Chevrolet	84.028 mph
2001	Busch(2)	Jimmy Spencer	Chevrolet	90.156 mph
2000	Busch(1)	Jeff Green	Chevrolet	81.023 mph
2000	Busch(2)	Jeff Burton	Ford	89.203 mph
1999	Busch(1)	Mark Martin	Ford	90.060 mph
1999	Busch(2)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	87.754 mph
1998	Busch(1)	Jeff Burton	Ford	95.799 mph
1998	Busch(2)	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet	82.067 mph
1997	Busch(1)	Mark Martin	Ford	86.450 mph
1997	Busch(2)	Steve Park	Chevrolet	77.774 mph
1996	Busch(1)	Jeff Purvis	Chevrolet	98.168 mph
1996	Busch(2)	Kenny Wallace	Ford	100.987 mph
1995	Busch(1)	Kenny Wallace	Ford	96.291 mph
1995	Busch(2)	Dale Jarrett	Ford	104.928 mph
1994	Busch(1)	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	91.253 mph
1994	Busch(2)	Kenny Wallace	Ford	97.487 mph
1993	Busch(1)	Mark Martin	Ford	103.766 mph
1993	Busch(2)	Mark Martin	Ford	98.511 mph
1992	Busch(1)	Harry Gant	Buick	97.561 mph
1992	Busch(2)	Robert Pressley	Oldsmobile	95.373 mph
1991	Busch(1)	Harry Gant	Buick	92.156 mph
1991	Busch(2)	Harry Gant	Buick	86.719 mph
1990	Busch(1)	Michael Waltrip	Pontiac	88.091 mph
1990	Busch(2)	Rick Mast	Buick	99.759 mph
1989	Busch	Bobby Hamilton	Oldsmobile	92.071 mph
1988	Busch	Harry Gant	Buick	89.434 mph
1987	Busch	Mark Martin	Ford	66.180 mph
1986	Busch	Dale Earnhardt	Chevrolet	76.174 mph
1985	Busch	Tommy Ellis	Pontiac	80.539 mph
1984	Busch(1)	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile	75.084 mph
1984	Busch(2)	Tommy Ellis	Pontiac	65.199 mph
1983	Busch(1)	Sam Ard	Oldsmobile	73.639 mph
1983	Busch(2)	Morgan Shepherd	Oldsmobile	63.848 mph
1982	Busch(1)	Tommy Houston	Chevrolet	57.667 mph
1982	Busch(2)	Butch Lindley	Pontiac	59.894 mph
1982	Busch(3)	Butch Lindley	Pontiac	76.839 mph

Truck Series

Year	Series	Winner	Car	Avg. Speed
2005	Craftsman Trucks	Mike Skinner	Toyota	82.540 mph
2004	Craftsman Trucks	Ted Musgrave	Dodge	84.186 mph
2003	Craftsman Trucks	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	91.062 mph
2002	Craftsman Trucks	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet	91.340 mph
2001	Craftsman Trucks	Jack Sprague	Chevrolet	95.677 mph
2000	Craftsman Trucks	Rick Carelli	Ford	98.684 mph
1999	Craftsman Trucks	Greg Biffle	Ford	86.007 mph
1998	Craftsman Trucks	Jack Sprague	Chevrolet	85.878 mph
1997	Craftsman Trucks	Bob Keselowski	Dodge	104.227 mph
1996	Craftsman Trucks	Mike Skinner	Chevrolet	78.665 mph
1995	Craftsman Trucks	Terry Labonte	Chevrolet	78.595 mph

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