TEST_LEAGUE2
created: March 22, 2001
| Track Location | Lap Length (mi) | Race Length (mi) | Banking (degrees) | What to Remember |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | 1.50 | 500 (Spring Race) 500 (Fall Race) | 24° turns 5° straights | Atlanta is one of the standard 1.5 mile tracks on the stock car circuit. Power and handling are important. Reliability is important for the 500-mile races. |
| Bristol, TN | 0.533 | 267 (Spring Race) 267 (Fall Race) | 36° turns 16° straights | Welcome to the bullring known as Bristol. This short track will test the drivers' patience. Expect lots of wrecks. |
| Charlotte, NC | 1.50 | 600 (Spring Race) 500 (Fall Race) | 24° turns 5° straights | Charlotte is another one of the standard 1.50 mile tracks. Reliability is important for the 600 mile race, but less important for the 500 mile race. |
| Chicago, IL | 1.50 | 400 | 18° turns 11° & 5° straights | Chicago is another 1.500 mile race track, but the turns are flatter than Charlotte, Texas, and some of the other 1.50 mile tracks. |
| Darlington, SC | 1.366 | 500 | 25° (Turns 1&2) 23° (Turns 3&4) 2° & 3° straights | Darlington is a tough test of both driver and car. Power is important, and reliability is important for the 500-mile race. |
| Daytona, FL | 2.50 | 500 (Spring Race) 500 (Fall Race) | 31° turns 3° straights | Aerodynamics is key here at Daytona. Power is also very important. The 500 mile race tests the reliability but is less important for the 400 mile race. |
| Dover, DE | 1.00 | 400 (Spring Race) 400 (Fall Race) | 24° turns 9° straights | Power and short track handling are important this this 1-mile concrete track. The 400-mile distance also tests the reliability. |
| Fontana, CA | 2.00 | 500 (Spring Race) 500 (Fall Race) | 14° turns 11° straights | California is a 2-mile superspeedway. Like most of the other superspeedways, aerodynamics and power are important. The 500 mile race tests the reliability. |
| Homestead, FL | 1.50 | 400 | 19° turns 4° straights | Homestead may be a 1.5-mile track, but it is unlike the other standard 1.5-mile tracks. Power and aerodynamics are important, but you must also have a steady-handling car. |
| Indianapolis, IN | 2.50 | 400 | 9° turns 0° straights | the corners are flat here at Indianapolis, and you have to have power to accelerate after the fairly sharp corners. The race is only 400 miles, so reliablity is less of a concern than at other tracks. |
| Indianapolis, IN (Short Track) | 0.686 | 400 | 7.5° turns 2° straights | These corners are flat at this short track, and you have to have power to accelerate after the fairly sharp corners. Reliablity is less a concern due to the short race length. |
| Kansas City, KS | 1.50 | 400 | 15° turns 10.4° frontstretch 5° backstretch | Kansas is a pretty standard 1.5-mile track. Power and handling are important. |
| Kentucky | 1.50 | 400 | 14° turns 8° front stretch 4° backstretch | This D-shaped oval is similar to other standard-sized tracks on the circuit. The turns are flatter than you would find at Atlanta or Texas, so flat track handling is more important than at other 1.50-mile tracks. Power & aerodynamics are important. Reliability is not important due to the shorter race lengths. |
| Las Vegas, NV | 1.50 | 400 | 20° turns 9° straights | Similar to Texas, Las Vegas is a standard 1.5-mile trioval. Power and handling are important at Las Vegas. The race is only 400 miles, so reliability but is less important than at other tracks. |
| Madison, IL | 1.25 | 400 (Spring Race) 400 (Fall Race) | 12° Turns 1-2 9° Turns 3-4 3° straights | This egg-shaped track has two distinct sets of corners. Both sets of corners are fairly flat, so short track handling is important. Reliability is not important due to the short race length. |
| Mansfield, OH | 0.50 | 400 (Spring Race) 400 (Fall Race) | 12° & 16° turns 6° straights | Only the truck series runs at Mansfield, which is a typical short track. Short track handling is important, but reliability is not important due to the short race length. |
| Martinsville, VA | 0.526 | 263 (Spring Race) 263 (Fall Race) | 12° turns 0° straights | this paper clip-shaped track has tight, flat corners with short straightaways. Power is incredibly important here, but you also have to get around the flat corners. Aerodynamics is a non-factor. Expect lots of wrecks and cautions. |
| Memphis, TN | 0.75 | 400 | 11° turns 4° straights | Memphis has fairly flat straights for this intermediate-length track. Flat track handling is important. Reliability is not important due to the shorter race lengths. |
| Mexico City | 2.518 | 221 | Road Course 8 Turns | Mexico City is not run by the top series nor the truck series. Road handling is critical here. |
| Brooklyn, MI | 2.00 | 400 (Spring Race) 400 (Fall Race) | 18° turns 12° frontstretch 5° backstretch | Michigan is very similar to California, but with a little more banking. Power is important along with aerodynamics. |
| Milwaukee, WI | 1.00 | 400 | 9.25° turns 2.5° straights | Built in 1903, Milwaukee is the oldest track on the major stock car circuit. The turns are fairly flat, so flat track handling is important. Reliability is not important due to the shorter race lengths. |
| Montreal | 2.71 | 221 | Road Course 15 Turns | Montreal is not run by the top series nor the truck series. Road handling is critical here. |
| Nashville, TN | 1.333 | 400 (Spring Race) 400 (Fall Race) | 14° turns 9° frontstretch 6° backstretch | Although Nashville is a little shorter than the standard 1.5-mile track, it has similar characteristics. Power is important along with aerodynamics. Reliability is not important due to the short race lengths. |
| Loudon, NH | 1.058 | 318 (Spring Race) 317 (Fall Race) | 12° turns 2° straights | New Hampshire is one of the flattest tracks on the stock car circuit. A car must be able to handle around the flat curves in order to do well here. Power is also important in order to accelerate down the straightaways. |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1.00 | 312 (Spring Race) 312 (Fall Race) | 11° (Turns 1&2) 9° (Turns 3&4) 3° frontstretch 9° backstretch | Phoenix has characteristics of a flat track and a short track. Cars must be able to handle the flat turns to do well. |
| Pocono, PA | 2.50 | 500 (Spring Race) 500 (Fall Race) | 14° Turn 1 8° Turn 2 6° Turn 3 2° straights | Pocono, shaped like a triangle, has three unique turns. Several factors are important, including horsepower, aerodynamics, and the ability to handle through the fairly-flat turns. The 500-mile races make reliability key. |
| Richmond, VA | 0.75 | 300 (Spring Race) 300 (Fall Race) | 14° turns 8° frontstretch 2° backstretch | Richmond is the only 0.75-mile track on the circuit. Short track handling is important, and power plays its usual important role. As with other short tracks, expect an above average number of cautions. |
| Sonoma, CA | 1.99 | 219 | Road Course (12 turns) | Sonoma is one of two road courses on the circuit. Road course handling is critical. |
| Talladega, AL | 2.66 | 499 (Spring Race) 500 (Fall Race) | 33° turns 16.5° frontstretch 2° backstretch | Talladega is one of two tracks (Daytona) on the circuit that require restrictor plates. Aerodynamics, power, and reliablity play big roles in determining the winner. |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1.50 | 500 (Spring Race) 500 (Fall Race) | 24° turns 5° straights | Texas is very similar to the other standard 1.5-mile tracks like Atlanta. Power, reliability (for the 500-mile races), and handling are all important. |
| Watkins Glen, NY | 2.45 | 221 | Road Course 11 Turns | Watkins Glen, along with Sonoma, are the only two road courses on the circuit. Road handling is critical here. |
