Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of Fort Worth, Texas in Denton County. The reconfigured track measures 1.500 mi (2.414 km) with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° in turns 3 and 4. Texas Motor Speedway is a quad-oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway. The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc. Nicknamed “The Great American Speedway“ the racetrack facility is one of the largest motorsports venues in the world capable of hosting crowds in excess of 200,000 spectators.[2][3]
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
The first practice session was held on Thursday, November 5, at 2:00 PM CST, and would last for 1 hour 25 minutes.[4]Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.023, and an average speed of 179.862 mph (289.460 km/h).[5]
The final practice session was held on Thursday, November 5, at 4:30 PM CST, and would last for 55 minutes.[4]Cameron Hayley, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.140, and an average speed of 179.164 mph (288.337 km/h).[6]
Qualifying was held on Friday, November 6, at 3:40 PM CST.[4] The qualifying system used is a multi car, multi lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.[7]
Matt Crafton, driving for ThorSport Racing, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 29.769, and an average speed of 181.397 mph (291.930 km/h).[8]
