Texas World Speedway

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Texas World Speedway was built in 1969 and was one of only seven superspeedways of two miles or greater in the United States, the others being Indianapolis, Daytona, Pocono, Talladega, California, and Michigan. TWS is located on approximately 600 acres (2.4 km²) on State Highway 6 in College Station, Texas. There is a 2 mile oval, and several road course configurations. The last major race occurred at the track in 1981.

During the 1980s the track fell into a state of disrepair, and both NASCAR and the Indycar series chose to drop it from the schedule. It continued to operate in a limited role for amateur racing. In 1993, the track reopened after a repaving and moderate refurbishment. It hosted a race for the ARCA series but due to the lack of modern facilities and amenities, it has since served as a circuit for amateur and club racing, along with private testing, and also hosts NASCAR teams' testing for Michigan International Speedway and California Speedway because of NASCAR conducting new 2006 restrictions prohibiting both tracks from being used for tests.

Contents 1 Race History 1.1 USAC winners 1.2 NASCAR race winners 1.3 SCCA CanAm winners 1.4 IMSA World SportsCar Championship winners 2 External links

[edit] Race History

[edit] USAC winners

Season	Winning Driver	Chassis	Engine
1973	Al Unser	Parnelli	Offy
1973	Gary Bettenhausen	McLaren	Offy
1976	A.J. Foyt	Coyote	Foyt
1976	Johnny Rutherford	McLaren	Offy
1977	Tom Sneva	McLaren	Cosworth
1977	Johnny Rutherford	McLaren	Cosworth
1978	Danny Ongais	Parnelli	Cosworth
1978	A.J. Foyt	Coyote	Foyt
1979	A.J. Foyt	Coyote	Foyt
1979	A.J. Foyt	Parnelli	Cosworth

[edit] NASCAR race winners

Season	Winning Driver	Manufacturer
1969	Bobby Isaac	Dodge
1971	Richard Petty	Plymouth
1972	Richard Petty	Plymouth
1972	Buddy Baker	Dodge
1973	Richard Petty	Dodge
1979	Darrell Waltrip	Chevrolet
1980	Cale Yarborough	Chevrolet
1981	Benny Parsons	Ford

[edit] SCCA CanAm winners

Season	Winning Driver	Chassis	Engine
1969	Bruce McLaren	McLaren M8B	Chevrolet

[edit] IMSA World SportsCar Championship winners

Season	Winning Driver	Chassis	Engine
1995	Wayne Taylor	Ferrari 333SP	Ferrari
1996	Wayne Taylor , Jim Pace	Riley & Scott Mk III	Ford

Tracks of the USAC Championship Series

Former Tracks (1956-1981) Arizona Fairgrounds • Atlanta • Darlington • Dayton • Daytona • Detroit • Dover • DuQuion • Hanford • Indianapolis • Lakewood • Langhorne • Michigan • Milwaukee • Nazareth • Ontario • Phoenix • Pocono • Sacramento • Sedalia • Springfield • Syracuse • Texas World • Trenton • Williams Grove Road Courses Brainerd • Castle Rock • IRP • Las Vegas • Mont-Tremblant • Mosport • Pikes Peak • Riverside • Sears Point • Seattle International Brands Hatch • Fuji • Monza • Rafaela • Silverstone

[edit] External links

• Trackpedia guide to driving the Texas Motor Speedway
• Texas World Speedway - Homepage
• City of College Station - Homepage
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 30.53762° -96.22058°
  • Street map from Google Maps or MapQuest
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, or WikiMapia
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

Tracks of the Champ Car World Series

Current Tracks (2007) Assen • Cleveland • Edmonton • Houston • Las Vegas • Long Beach • Mexico City • Mont-Tremblant • Phoenix • Portland • Road America • San Jose • Surfers Paradise • Toronto • Zhuhai • Zolder Former Tracks (Ovals) Atlanta • California • Chicago • Gateway • Homestead • Indianapolis • Las Vegas • Loudon • Michigan • Milwaukee • Nazareth • Ontario • Phoenix • Pocono • Sanair • Texas • Texas World • Trenton Former Tracks (Road Courses) Belle Isle • Denver • Detroit • Laguna Seca • Las Vegas • Meadowlands • Mid-Ohio • Montreal • Riverside • St. Pete • Tamiami Park • Vancouver • Watkins Glen Former Tracks (International) Brands Hatch • EuroSpeedway • Monterrey • Motegi • Rio • Rockingham