Friday 02/13 56 | 37 °F
Partly cloudy. High 56F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph.
A clear sky. Low 37F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
Sunny. High 62F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Clear. Low near 45F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Sunny. High 56F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph.
A few clouds. Low 44F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.
Track Specifications:
Track/Race Length: 2.5 mile oval, 75 laps, 187.5 miles
Tri-oval with 31-degree banking in the turns
18-degree banking in the tri-oval and 6-degree banking on the straightaways
Date track opened: 1959
Banking in turns 1-4: 31 degrees
Banking in tri-oval: 18 degrees
Banking on backstretch: 3 degrees
Banking on the straightaway: 6 degrees
Length of frontstretch: 3,800 feet
Length of backstretch: 3,400 feet
Grandstand Seating: 147,000.
Pit Road Speed: 55 mph
Pace Car Speed: 70 mph
Pit Road Length: 1,600 feet
Pit Road Width: 50 feet
Opened: 1959
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: TBA
Command to start engines: TBA
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: TBA
Honor Guard: TBA
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: TBA
Flyover: TBD