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Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a 2.5-mile tri-oval located with a capacity of 101,000. The track currently hosts four Cup races. Since opening in 1959, it has been home to the Daytona 500, which is the first race of the season. The track also hosts the Advance Auto Parts Clash, the Coke Zero 400 and Can-Am Duel (the prelim event to the Daytona 500). One of the biggest NASCAR tragedies happened here when Dale Earnhardt was killed during the final lap of the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18, 2001.
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54-mile quad-oval which is home to the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500. The track opened in 1960 and capacity is 125,000.
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile D-shaped oval. The track currently is home to the Quaker State 400. It hosts two races -- the Pennzoil 400 and the South Point 400. The track opened in 1972 as a drag strip, but was converted to an oval in 1985. Its capacity is 116,000 and is nicknamed The Diamond in the Desert.
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ISM Raceway
ISM Raceway was previously known as Phoenix International Raceway until 2017. It is a 1.5-mile tri-oval located in Avondale, Arizona. The track currently holds two races -- the Can Am 500 and the Camping World 500. It opened in 1964 and has a capacity of 67,000. Its nickname is The Jewel of the Desert.
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Auto Club Speedway
Auto Club Speedway is a two-mile D-shaped oval located in Fontana, Calif., and is home to the Auto Club 500. The track opened in 1997 and was previously called California Speedway. Capacity is 122,000.
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Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway is a 0.526-mile oval held in Ridgeway, Virginia. It hosts two races -- the STP 500 and the First Data 500, which has been run every season since 1949, making it the oldest NASCAR race. The track opened in 1947 and currently has a capacity of 55,000. It's nickname is the Paperclip for the way it looks overhead.
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Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile quad-oval in Fort Worth. It hosts two races -- the O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 and the AAA Texas 500. The track opened in 1995 and with a capacity of 181,655, it is one of the largest sports venues in the world.
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Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway is a 0.533-mile oval located in Bristol, Tenn., that currently holds two races -- the Food City 500 and the Bass Prop Shops NRA Night Race. It opened in 1961 and with a capacity of 162,000, it is the fourth-largest sports venue in America. Bristol and Martinsville are the two shortest tracks currently on the schedule.
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Richmond Raceway
Richmond Raceway is a 0.75-mile D-shaped oval held in Henrico County, Virginia. It hosts two races -- the Toyota Owners 400 and the Federated Auto Parts 400. The track opened in 1946 and has a capacity of 71,000. It is one of only a few tracks to host all of its events at night.
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Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega Superspeedway is a 2.66-mile tri-oval, which is the longest track on the NASCAR circut, just edging out Daytona International Speedway. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in Lincoln, Ala., and currently hosts two races -- the GEICO 500 and the Alabama 500. The track holds the record for the fastest time on a closed oval course at 216.309 mph held by Rusty Wallace in 2004. The track opened in 1969 and has a capacity of 80,000. The films "Stroker Ace" (1983) and "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" (2006) were both filmed here.
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Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway is a 1.0-mile oval located in Dover, Del., that hosts the AAA 400 Drive for Autism. It opened in 1969 and has a capacity of 95,500. The speedway's nickname is "The Monster Mile" and has a mascot named Miles.
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Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile D-shaped oval located in Kansas City. The track currently holds two races -- the GoBowling.com 400 and the Hollywood Casino 400. It opened in 2001 and has a capacity of 74,000.
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Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile quad oval and a 2.28-mile road course. The track currently holds two races on the quad oval -- the Coca-Cola 600 and the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race -- and one on the road course -- the Bank of America 500. It opened in 1960 and has a capacity of 94,000. The movie "Days of Thunder" with Tom Cruise was filmed here.
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Pocono Raceway
Pocono Raceway is a 2.5-mile tri-oval held in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. It hosts two races -- the Pocono 400 and the Gander Outdoors 400. The track opened in 1971 and currently has a capacity of 76,812.
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Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway is a 2.0-mile D-shaped oval held in Brooklyn, Michigan. It hosts two races -- the FireKeepers Casino 400 and the Pure Michigan 400. The track opened in 1968 and currently has a capacity of 72,000. With its long straightaways its considered the fastest track in NASCAR. Jeff Gordon holds the track record for the fastest lap with an average speed of 206.558 mph (2014).
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Sonoma Raceway
Sonoma Raceway is a 1.99-mile road course in Sonoma, California. It currently hosts the Toyota/Save Mart 350, which features 12 turns. The track opened in 1968 and has a capacity of 47,000. Its nickname is Sears Point for being near the southermost peak of the Sonoma Mountains and has nothing to do with Sears department stores.
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Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5-mile D-shaped oval located in Joliet, Illinois. Currently it hosts the Overton's 400. It opened in 2001 and has a capacity of 55,000.
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Kentucky Speedway
Kentucky Speedway is a 1.5-mile D-shaped oval located in Sparta, Kentucky. The track currently is home to the Quaker State 400. It opened in 2000 and has a capacity of 107,000. A weird piece of trivia is that Kentucky Speedway is the only current track where no Chevrolet car has ever won.
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New Hampshire Speedway
New Hampshire Motor Speedway International Speedway is a 1.058-mile oval held in Loudon and hosts the New Hampshire 301. The track opened in 1990 and currently has a capacity of 88,000.
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Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International is a 2.45-mile road course in New York. It currently hosts the Go Bowling at The Glen, which has 11 turns. The track opened in 1956 and has a capacity of 41,000.
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Darlington Raceway
The track Darlington Raceway is a 1.37-mile oval, located in Darlington, S.C., and is nicknamed "The Track Too Tough to Tame." The track currently hosts the Bojangles' Southern 500. It opened in 1950 and has a capacity of 58,000. In 1994, lights were in installed for night racing.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a 2.5-mile oval and with a capacity of 257,325, it is the largest sports venue in the world (with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000). Known for hosting the Indy 500 each Memorial Day weekend in open-wheel racing, it is home to the Brickyard 400, which is the second-largest NASCAR purse behind the Daytona 500. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.
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Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a 1.5-mile oval located near Miami. It hosts the Ford EcoBoost 400, which is the final race of the season. It is one of the newer tracks on the circut, opening in 1995 and has a capacity of 65,000.
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