1997 As NASCAR heads to the 1.5-mile oval at Texas Motor Speedway, let's take a look at some of the more memorable moments at the Fort Worth, Texas, track over the years. April 6, 1997: The start of the first NASCAR Cup Series race at the 1.5-mile track didn't even make it half a lap before a 13-car wreck commenced.

Texas Motor Speedway is a high-banked superspeedway built by Bruton Smith's Speedway Motorsports, Inc. to serve the Dallas-Fort Worth market in Texas. It has garnered a reputation as one of the fastest circuits in the country and hosts two NASCAR races and a popular round of the IndyCar Series.

History. Originally opened as Texas International Speedway, TWS was an almost exact copy of Michigan International Speedway and was part of Larry LoPatin's American Raceways Inc. and operated a part of Riverside International Raceway, Trenton Speedway, and Atlanta International Raceway and in 1971 ARI went bankrupt.

Speedway is popular in Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of track racing, speedway is administered internationally by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).

Before the concept of speedway racing emerged, motorcycle races were held on dirt or cinder ovals or tracks, which were often called motordromes. The term “speedway” was first used in the 1920s to refer to these oval tracks specifically designed for high-speed motorcycle racing.

Speedway racing for motorcycles began much later, originating in Australia in the 1920s. It also became popular in Europe by the 1930s and remained so. The racing is done on small, flat, oval tracks with lightweight motorcycles that have small fuel tanks and no brakes.

History. Speedway Motorsports didn't officially incorporate until 1994. Bruton Smith began building SMI in the 1950s when he worked as a race promoter and eventually built Charlotte Motor Speedway in 1959. Smith left the racing business in the early 1960s to pursue other business ventures.

The sport's popularity was cemented in the early 00s when the Ekstraliga was founded. It is now considered the most popular league in the world, and was attended by a staggering 700,000 fans during the 2019 season.

Speedway World Cup

: a racecourse for automobiles or motorcycles. 3. : a sprint race for motorcycles.

Speedway is popular in Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of track racing, speedway is administered internationally by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).

CARL G. FISHER CARL G. FISHER (Jan 12, 1874-July 15, 1939) was an energetic impresario who overcame poor eyesight and a meager upbringing to spearhead the building of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1909.