Where to Watch NASCAR This Week at Texas

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Where To Watch NASCAR This Week:

Friday, May 2

NXS Practice & Kennametal Pole Qualifying (CW App at 5 p.m. ET)

NCTS Race: SpeedyCash.com 250 (FS1, NRN, SiriusXM at 8 p.m. ET)

Saturday, May 3

NCS Practice & Busch Light Pole Qualifying (Amazon Prime, PRN, SiriusXM at 11 a.m. ET)

NXS Race: Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 (CW, PRN, SiriusXM at 2 p.m. ET)

Sunday, May 4

NCS Race: Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY (FS1, PRN, SiriusXM at 3:30 p.m. ET)

Historical & Significant Events at Texas Motor Speedway:

·       Construction on Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) began in 1995 just outside the Dallas/Fort-Worth area of Texas.

·       The 1.5-mile track sits on approximately 1,500 acres.

·       The first NASCAR national series race at Texas Motor Speedway was a NASCAR Xfinity Series event on April 5, 1997. The race was won by NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin driving an RFK Racing Ford (122.993 mph).

·       The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway was on April 6, 1997, and the race was won by Jeff Burton in an RFK Racing Ford (125.111 mph).

·       In 1997, the speedway held a two-day country music festival titled Country Fest, attracting 260,000 people. A week later, the speedway held RockFest ’97, a rock music festival that attracted around 400,000 people.

·       A 10-story building named the Lone Star Tower overlooks the second turn and is used for condominiums and office space. The Lone Star Tower broke ground in 1996 and was completed in early 1998.

·       Texas Motor Speedway underwent its first repave between the 2001 and 2002 NASCAR Cup Series seasons.

·       The infield road course at Texas Motor Speedway has four length variations – 2.324 miles, 1.07 miles, 0.7 mile, 0.5 mile. 

·       Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race on November 6, 2005 – the postseason race won by RFK Racing driver Carl Edwards (151.055 mph).

·       In 2010, the track hosted FortyFest, a Christian rock music festival.

·       In 2011, the spring NASCAR Cup Series race was moved from Sunday to Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway. The 2017 season marked the first year it was moved back to a Sunday afternoon race.

·       In 2013, TMS announced the construction of Big Hoss TV, which when constructed, was set to become the biggest HD screen in the world. The video screen was completed in March 2014 and was officially certified by Guinness World Records as the largest HD television LED screen in the world.

·       Texas Motor Speedway underwent its second repave between the 2016 and 2017 NASCAR Cup Series seasons. The renovation added a new layer of asphalt over the existing pavement, an expansive French drainage system on the frontstretch and backstretch and reduced the banking in Turns 1 and 2 by four degrees (now 20 degrees).

·       The 2021 season marked the first time the track hosted the NASCAR All-Star Race instead of the points-paying spring event. Texas Motor Speedway hosted the NASCAR All-Star Race in 2021 and in 2022 instead of spring race.

·       Texas Motor Speedway has hosted one NASCAR Cup Series race from 1997 – 2004 and two races per year from 2005 – 2020.

·       In 2021 and 2022, the track hosted the NASCAR All-Star Race and one point-paying Playoff race.

·       In 2023, TMS hosted a second location of the HWY30 Music Fest, a country music festival that originated from Filer, Idaho.

·       Texas Motor Speedway has earned the nickname of “The Great American Speedway.”

·       Since 2023, the NASCAR Cup Series has only competed at Texas Motor Speedway once a season. In total, Texas Motor Speedway has hosted 44 NASCAR Cup Series races from 1997 – 2024.