UNB! NETWORK STAFF REPORT
Track Specifications:
Track/Race Length: 1.5-mile quad oval
Track Size: 1.5 miles
Race: 334 laps, 501 miles
Width: 58 feet (minimum)
Turns: 750-foot radius
Degree of Banking: Turns: 24 degrees
Straightaways/dogleg: Banking: 5 degrees;
Straights: Front Straight - 2250 feet; Back Stretch - 1330 feet
Front Straightaway Grandstand: 66 rows, 112,522. Includes: PSL seats (36,000 w/armrests); and Handicapped Seating (1,595 - Row 28 at portal entrances)
Back Straightaway Grandstand: 12 rows, 9,855
Luxury Suites: 144 with seating for 9,992
Victory Lane Club Suites: 50 with seating for 3,152
Condominium Seating: 2,571
Infield Capacity: Approx. 53,000
Grandstand Seating: 122,377
Total Permanent Seating: 138,122
Total Estimated Capacity: 191,122 Pit Road: 45 pit stalls for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pit Road Speed: 45 MPH
Pace Car Speed: 55 MPH
Opened: 1997
XFINITY Driver Standings Following Kansas (Top-10):
1.) Chris Buescher, 1093
2.) Chase Elliott, 1066, -27
3.) Regan Smith, 1060, -33
4.) Ty Dillon, 1057, -36
5.) Darrell Wallace Jr., 976, -117
6.) Elliott Sadler, 974, -119
7.) Daniel Suarez, 962, -131
8.) Brendan Gaughan, 927, -166
9.) Brian Scott, 922, -171
10.) Ryan Reed, 825, -268
Tire Notes & Facts:
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Set limits:
Sprint Cup: 5 sets for practice/qualifying and 12 sets for the race;
Xfinity: 8 sets for the event;
Camping World Truck: 6 sets for the event
Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4392; Right-side -- D-4618
Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.32 in. (2,218 mm);
Right-side -- 88.58 in. (2,250 mm)
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 23 psi; Left Rear -- 21 psi;
Right Front -- 53 psi; Right Rear -- 49 psi
Notes: Teams in all three NASCAR series in action at Texas this week will run the same tire set-up. This is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that these teams have run at Texas since the beginning of 2014. Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck teams have also run this tire combination at Chicagoland earlier this season, and will do so again at Homestead in two weeks. This right-side tire code (D-4618) employs Goodyear's multi-zone tread technology, which combines two distinct tread compounds on the same tire -- the outside 10 inches of the tread features a compound that is designed for grip, while the inside two inches of the tread is toughened to enhance durability on the part of the tire sees the most heat and takes the most abuse. As on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Texas. Air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
Texas Track Notes & History:
· Construction on Texas Motor Speedway began in 1995.
· The first NASCAR national series race at TMS was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997 - won by Mark Martin.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was on April 6, 1997 - won by Jeff Burton.
· The track underwent a repave between the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
· In 2011, the spring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was moved from Sunday to Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway.
· Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on November 6, 2005 - won by Carl Edwards.
Track/Race Length: 1.5-mile quad oval
Track Size: 1.5 miles
Race: 334 laps, 501 miles
Width: 58 feet (minimum)
Turns: 750-foot radius
Degree of Banking: Turns: 24 degrees
Straightaways/dogleg: Banking: 5 degrees;
Straights: Front Straight - 2250 feet; Back Stretch - 1330 feet
Front Straightaway Grandstand: 66 rows, 112,522. Includes: PSL seats (36,000 w/armrests); and Handicapped Seating (1,595 - Row 28 at portal entrances)
Back Straightaway Grandstand: 12 rows, 9,855
Luxury Suites: 144 with seating for 9,992
Victory Lane Club Suites: 50 with seating for 3,152
Condominium Seating: 2,571
Infield Capacity: Approx. 53,000
Grandstand Seating: 122,377
Total Permanent Seating: 138,122
Total Estimated Capacity: 191,122 Pit Road: 45 pit stalls for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pit Road Speed: 45 MPH
Pace Car Speed: 55 MPH
Opened: 1997
XFINITY Driver Standings Following Kansas (Top-10):
1.) Chris Buescher, 1093
2.) Chase Elliott, 1066, -27
3.) Regan Smith, 1060, -33
4.) Ty Dillon, 1057, -36
5.) Darrell Wallace Jr., 976, -117
6.) Elliott Sadler, 974, -119
7.) Daniel Suarez, 962, -131
8.) Brendan Gaughan, 927, -166
9.) Brian Scott, 922, -171
10.) Ryan Reed, 825, -268
Tire Notes & Facts:
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials
Set limits:
Sprint Cup: 5 sets for practice/qualifying and 12 sets for the race;
Xfinity: 8 sets for the event;
Camping World Truck: 6 sets for the event
Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4392; Right-side -- D-4618
Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.32 in. (2,218 mm);
Right-side -- 88.58 in. (2,250 mm)
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 23 psi; Left Rear -- 21 psi;
Right Front -- 53 psi; Right Rear -- 49 psi
Notes: Teams in all three NASCAR series in action at Texas this week will run the same tire set-up. This is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that these teams have run at Texas since the beginning of 2014. Sprint Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck teams have also run this tire combination at Chicagoland earlier this season, and will do so again at Homestead in two weeks. This right-side tire code (D-4618) employs Goodyear's multi-zone tread technology, which combines two distinct tread compounds on the same tire -- the outside 10 inches of the tread features a compound that is designed for grip, while the inside two inches of the tread is toughened to enhance durability on the part of the tire sees the most heat and takes the most abuse. As on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Texas. Air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
Texas Track Notes & History:
· Construction on Texas Motor Speedway began in 1995.
· The first NASCAR national series race at TMS was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997 - won by Mark Martin.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was on April 6, 1997 - won by Jeff Burton.
· The track underwent a repave between the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
· In 2011, the spring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was moved from Sunday to Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway.
· Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on November 6, 2005 - won by Carl Edwards.
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