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NASCAR track facts

Oldest: Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C. First Cup race, Southern 500, Sept. 4, 1950.

Newest: Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kan. First Cup race, Sept. 30, 2001.

Longest: Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Ala., 2.66-mile oval.

Shortest: Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va., .526-mile oval.

Longest frontstretch: Talladega, 4,300 feet.

Shortest frontstretch: Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn., 650 feet.

Most banking: Bristol, 36 degrees.

Longest race distance: Lowe's Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C., 600 miles (Coca-Cola 600).

Shortest race distance: Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Calif., 218.9 miles (Dodge/Save Mart 350).
 
Fastest oval qualifying: Talladega, 212.809 mph (Bill Elliott, April 30, 1987).

Slowest top oval qualifying: Martinsville, 95.371 mph (Tony Stewart, Sept. 30, 2000).

Fastest race, average speed: Talladega, 188.354 mph (Mark Martin, May 10, 1997).

Slowest top race average speed: Martinsville, 82.223 mph (Jeff Gordon, Sept. 9, 1996).

Source: NASCAR.