Talladega Superspeedway
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Talladega Superspeedway is a famed high-banked NASCAR racetrack known for its extreme speeds and dramatic pack racing.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Talladega Superspeedway canonical | 25 |
| Alabama International Motor Speedway | 1 |
| Talladega Boulevard | 1 |
| Talladega Superspeedway (real racetrack) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASCAR oval track
ⓘ
motorsport race track ⓘ |
| backstretchBanking | approximately 2 degrees ⓘ |
| builtOn | former Anniston Air Force Base land ⓘ |
| cityServed | Talladega ⓘ |
| comparableTo | Daytona International Speedway ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1960s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| flagshipEvent |
GEICO 500
ⓘ
YellaWood 500 ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
Talladega Superspeedway
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Alabama International Motor Speedway
|
| frontstretchBanking | approximately 16.5 degrees ⓘ |
| hasGarageArea |
Cup Series garage
ⓘ
Truck Series garage ⓘ Xfinity Series garage ⓘ |
| hasGrandstandsOn | frontstretch ⓘ |
| hasTriOvalGrassLogo | yes ⓘ |
| hostsSeries |
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
ⓘ
NASCAR Cup Series ⓘ NASCAR Xfinity Series ⓘ |
| infieldFeature |
Talladega Superspeedway
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Talladega Boulevard
|
| knownFor |
large multi-car crashes
ⓘ
pack racing ⓘ restrictor-plate racing ⓘ very high speeds ⓘ |
| length |
2.66 miles
ⓘ
4.28 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
Talladega County, Alabama ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Birmingham, Alabama
|
| notableCharacteristic | start/finish line located past the tri-oval midpoint ⓘ |
| opened |
1969
ⓘ
September 1969 ⓘ |
| operator | NASCAR ⓘ |
| owner | NASCAR ⓘ |
| partOf | NASCAR superspeedway circuit ⓘ |
| primaryUse | stock car racing ⓘ |
| recordedTopSpeeds | over 212 mph in qualifying before restrictor plates ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures |
SAFER barriers
ⓘ
catch fencing ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures |
restrictor plates (historically)
ⓘ
tapered spacers ⓘ |
| sanctioningBody | NASCAR ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | over 80,000 ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| trackLayout | tri-oval ⓘ |
| turnBanking | approximately 33 degrees ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alabama International Motor Speedway
this entity surface form:
Talladega Boulevard
this entity surface form:
Talladega Superspeedway (real racetrack)