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Mailing Address:

Talladega Superspeedway
PO Box 777
Talladega, AL 35161

Location:

Talladega Superspeedway is located 40 miles east of Birmingham (AL) and 95 miles west of Atlanta (GA). The track sits adjacent to I-20 between Exits 168 and 173. Talladega is also home to the Talladega/Texaco Walk of Fame inside the Davey Allison Memorial Park.

Phone Numbers:

Ticket Office: (256) 362-RACE (7223)
Public Relations: (256) 362-2261
Public Relations Ticket Office: (256) 362-2261
Public Relations Fax: (256) 761-4717


Website:

www.talladegasuperspeedway.com


Track Map


TRACK SPECS

Superspeedway:
2.66-mile tri-oval
48 feet wide (12-foot apron)


Turns:
Banking: 33 degrees
Length: 3,750 feet
Radius: 1,100 feet


Tri-oval:
Banking: 18 degrees


Frontstretch:
Chute length: 2,150 feet (from turn to middle of trioval)
Total length: 4,300 feet
Banking: Minimal for drainage only


Backstretch:
Length: 4,000 feet
Banking: Minimal for drainage only


Pit Road:
Length: 3,000 feet
Width: 48 feet


Garage Area:
2 garage areas (spaces for 108 cars)


Speedway Facility:
Total acreage: Approximately 2000 acres

TRACK HISTORY

Courtesy of www.talladegasuperspeedway.com

Talladega Superspeedway was built to be the biggest, fastest and most competitive speedway in the world.

It was molded out of a soybean field located next to a couple of abandoned World War II airport runways. NASCAR and International Speedway Corporation founder William H.B. (Bill) France and Anniston (AL) insurance executive Bill Ward found the site. The track was opened in September of 1969 and has played host to two NASCAR Winston Cup Series events each year since.

Today, Talladega Superspeedway is noted for being the most competitive track on the NASCAR Winston Cup Series circuit. Six of the Top 10 most competitive Winston Cup events were held at Talladega Superspeedway. The track also holds the fastest qualifying mark in NASCAR history with Bill Elliott's 212.809 mph in April of 1987 and the fastest 500 mile race in Winston Cup history when Mark Martin won the DieHard 500 in 2 hours, 39 minutes, 18 seconds in May of 1997.



SPRINT CUP TALLADEGA WINNERS 1972-2009

Date   Race Name Pole Winner Race Winner Starting Pos. Make
11/01/09 Amp Energy 500Rained OutJamie McMurray22Ford
04/26/09 Aaron's 499Juan Pablo MontoytaBrad Keselowski9Chevrolet
10/05/08 Amp Energy 500Travis KvapilTony Stewart34Toyota
04/27/08 Aaron's 499Joe NemechekKyle Busch5Toyota
10/07/07 UAW-Ford 500Michael WaltripJeff Gordon34Chevrolet
04/29/07 Aaron's 499Jeff GordonJeff Gordon1Chevrolet
10/08/06 UAW-Ford 500David GillilandBrian Vickers2Chevrolet
04/30/06 Aaron's 499Elliott SadlerJimmie Johnson16Chevrolet
10/02/05 UAW-Ford 500Elliott SadlerDale Jarrett2Ford
05/01/05 Aaron's 499Kevin HarvickJeff Gordon2Chevrolet
10/03/04 EA Sports 500Joe NemechekDale Earnhardt Jr.11Chevrolet
04/25/04 Aaron's 499Ricky RuddJeff Gordon11Chevrolet
09/28/03 EA SPORTS 500Elliott SadlerMichael Waltrip18Chevrolet
04/06/03 Aaron's 499Jeremy MayfieldDale Earnhardt Jr.13Chevrolet
10/06/02 EA SPORTS 500Rained OutDale Earnhardt Jr.13Chevrolet
04/21/02 Aaron's 499Jimmie JohnsonDale Earnhardt Jr.4Chevrolet
10/21/01 EA Sports 500Stacy ComptonDale Earnhardt Jr.6Chevrolet
04/22/01 Talladega 500Stacy ComptonBobby Hamilton14Chevrolet
10/15/00 Winston 500Joe NemechekDale Earnhardt20Chevrolet
04/16/00 DieHard 500Jeremy MayfieldJeff Gordon36Chevrolet
10/17/99 Winston 500Joe NemechekDale Earnhardt27Chevrolet
04/25/99 DieHard 500Ken SchraderDale Earnhardt17Chevrolet
10/11/98 Winston 500Ken SchraderDale Jarrett3Ford
04/26/98 DieHard 500Bobby LabonteBobby Labonte1Pontiac
10/12/97 DieHard 500Ernie IrvanTerry Labonte6Chevrolet
05/10/97 Winston 500John AndrettiMark Martin18Ford
07/28/96 DieHard 500Jeremy MayfieldJeff Gordon2Chevrolet
04/28/96 Winston Select 500Ernie IrvanSterling Marlin4Chevrolet
07/23/95 DieHard 500Sterling MarlinSterling Marlin1Chevrolet
04/30/95 Winston Select 500Terry LabonteMark Martin3Ford
07/24/94 DieHard 500Dale EarnhardtJimmy Spencer2Ford
05/01/94 Winston Select 500Ernie IrvanDale Earnhardt4Chevrolet
07/25/93 DieHard 500Bill ElliottDale Earnhardt11Chevrolet
05/02/93 Winston 500Dale EarnhardtErnie Irvan16Chevrolet
07/26/92 DieHard 500Sterling MarlinErnie Irvan7Chevrolet
05/03/92 Winston 500Ernie IrvanDavey Allison2Ford
07/28/91 DieHard 500Sterling MarlinDale Earnhardt4Chevrolet
05/06/91 Winston 500Ernie IrvanHarry Gant2Oldsmobile
07/29/90 DieHard 500Dale EarnhardtDale Earnhardt1Chevrolet
05/06/90 Winston 500Bill ElliottDale Earnhardt5Chevrolet
07/30/89 DieHard 500Mark MartinTerry Labonte5Ford
05/07/89 Winston 500Mark MartinDavey Allison2Ford
08/11/74 Talladega 500David PearsonRichard Petty3Dodge
05/05/74 Winston 500David PearsonDavid Pearson1Mercury
08/12/73 Talladega 500Bobby AllisonDick Brooks24Plymouth
05/06/73 Winston 500Buddy BakerDavid Pearson2Mercury
08/06/72 Talladega 500Bobby IsaacJames Hylton22Mercury
05/07/72 Winston 500Bobby IsaacDavid Pearson2Mercury

TRACK RECORDS

Sprint Cup Race Record
Mark Martin 188.354 05|10|97

Nationwide Race Record
Mark Martin 168.937 04|26|97



Sprint Cup Qualifying Record
Bill Elliott 212.809 1987

Nationwide Qualifying Record
Joe Nemechek 193.517 1997


2009 Aarons 499 Winner
Brad Keselowski		 2009 Amp Energy 500 Winner
Jamie McMurray

17 Feb 2004
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