#Event with oval circuit racer burnout 3 drivers
Drivers benefit from SLUSH festivals, as they are afforded extended time behind-the-wheel. Fans enjoy Drag & Roll Racing, Drifting, Circuit Racing, Car show, Burnout pit, and 2-step. Make a Splash: Enough Coca-Cola, Dasani water, coffee and hot chocolate are consumed each year at the races to fill the 34,000-gallon Texas-shaped pool at Lone Star Tower Clubhouse. Wheel-to-wheel racing is an event like no other. Patty Pillar: If all the hamburgers served in one year at the speedway were stacked, it would be taller than a 74-story building. Hot Diggity Dog: In one year, enough hot dogs are sold to go around the 1.5-mile oval six times, that’s nine miles! The aluminum used could produce 61 million Coca-Cola cans.ĭirty Work: During original construction, workers moved more than 4,000,000 cubic yards of dirt at the speedway. Recycling Riches: The front grandstand is constructed of 2 million pounds of aluminum and 15,000 tons of steel. A Cup race will also see 30,000 - 40,000 fans camping on the speedway grounds.īest Supporting Role: There is a total of 400 concrete columns and 600 concrete piers supporting the facility. Street racing is typically an unsanctioned and illegal form of auto racing that occurs on a public road.Racing in the streets is considered an ancient hazard, as horse racing occurred on streets for centuries, and street racing in automobiles is likely as old as the automobile itself. A standard household plug is 120 volts - the Speedway lights run on 480 volts each.īy the Numbers: Approximately 60,000 - 70,000 vehicles are parked on Speedway property for a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
How Enlightening: Texas Motor Speedway has enough permanent lighting to illuminate 11 NFL stadiums - an average of 2,000,000 watts for a nighttime event. Two separate panels on the scoring tower in different colored lights indicate how many laps are left in the race and also how many laps have been run in the event. Unique Lap Counter: Texas Motor Speedway is the first speedway ever to display the laps in the race counting down AND also counting up.
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