Talladega Superspeedway
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Talladega Superspeedway is a famed high-banked NASCAR racetrack known for its extreme speeds and dramatic pack racing.
Aliases (2)
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"
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| flagshipEvent |
GEICO 500
→
YellaWood 500 → |
| formerlyKnownAs |
Talladega Superspeedway
→
surface form: "Alabama International Motor Speedway"
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| 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
→
surface form: "Talladega Boulevard"
|
| knownFor |
large multi-car crashes
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pack racing → restrictor-plate racing → very high speeds → |
| length |
2.66 miles
→
4.28 kilometers → |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
→
Southeastern United States NERFINISHED → Talladega County, Alabama → |
| nearestMajorCity |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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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
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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 (7)
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"