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The start/finish line is
located at the end of the
tri-oval near turn one, a
unique position on
NASCAR tracks. NASCAR
founder Bill France said fans
in that area should get a
bonus since they are far
away from the pit action.
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New tower
added in
2005. It stands
148 feet tall.
More than 700 airplanes
land on race day.
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Grandstands
seating capacity
is 143,231.
A double-lane
tunnel goes
underneath the
track in turn four
allowing cars to
reach the infield.
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An estimated
40,000 people
camp at the track
on race weekend.
Bryant-Denny Stadium,
Jordan-Hare Stadium,
Legion Field and 29
more comparably sized
stadiums would fit
inside the Talladega
Superspeedway infield.
The infield is 212 acres.
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The track is built on the
site of a
decommissioned U.S.
Army training base. The
runways can still be seen
in the infield and outside
the track’s backstretch.
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Feb. 17
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Daytona International Speedway
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((1*'X%d%Æ Grandstands open
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practice
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run
*1',g%d%kf*1,,g%d%Æ Final Sprint
Cup practice
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Nationwide Series qualifying
Feb. 25
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Auto Club Speedway
Carl Edwards
March 2
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Carl Edwards
March 9
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
Kyle Busch
March 16
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Bristol Motor Speedway
Jeff Burton
March 30
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Martinsville Speedway
April 6
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Texas Motor Speedway
April 12
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Phoenix International Raceway
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Denny Hamlin
Carl Edwards
Jimmie Johnson
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,X%d%Æ Day parking lots open
/X%d%Æ Grandstands open.
('1(,X%d%Æ The Birmingham News
Sprint Cup qualifying
(1*'g%d%Æ Nationwide Series driver
introductions
)g%d%Æ Aaron’s 312 Nationwide Series
race (117 laps)
April 27
May 3
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Talladega Superspeedway
Richmond International Raceway
May 10
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Darlington Raceway
May 17
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May 25
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Lowe’s Motor Speedway
FOX/4 p.m.
June 1
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Dover International Speedway
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June 8
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Pocono Raceway
June 15
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Michigan International Speedway
TNT/11:30 a.m.
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()1*'g%d%Æ Driver introductions
(g%d%Æ Aaron’s 499 Sprint Cup race
(188 laps)
June 22
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Infineon Raceway
TNT/2:30 p.m.
June 29
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New Hampshire Motor Speedway
TNT/11:30 a.m.
July 5
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Daytona International Speedway
TNT/5:30 p.m.
July 12
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Chicagoland Speedway
TNT/5:30 p.m.
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July 27
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July 3
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Pocono Raceway
ESPN/Noon
Aug. 10
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Watkins Glen International
ESPN/Noon
Aug. 17
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Michigan International Speedway
Aug. 23
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Bristol Motor Speedway
ESPN/6 p.m.
Aug. 31
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Auto Club Speedway
ESPN/6 p.m.
Sept. 6
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Richmond International Raceway
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cell and can accept
fines on race day.
Tickets are available at the Talladega
Superspeedway ticket office. The
office is open through Friday from 8
a.m. to 7 p.m., on Saturday from 7 a.m.
to 6 p.m. and on Sunday from 7 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Tickets may also be ordered with a
credit card by calling 1-877-462-3342.
And they may be ordered online at
www.racetickets.com or
www.talladegasuperspeedway.com
Tickets ordered from
www.talladegasuperspeedway.com
come with a print-at-home option.
(Frequencies subject to change)
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This weekend
marks the debut of
the infield RV
overnight park. The
new park adds 180
reserved RV spots
in the infield.
Tickets are still available for Friday’s
Sprint Cup practice and Nationwide
Series qualifying, Saturday’s Aaron’s 312
Nationwide Series race and Sunday’s
Aaron’s 499 Sprint Cup race.
Two-day Talladega Tower seats offering a view of the start/finish line and
pit road are $135. Two-day tickets for
the Allison Grandstand seats located
on the backstretch are $60.
Seats for Friday are $15 for adults and
include admission to qualifying for the
NASCAR Nationwide Series and two
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practices.
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FOX/6 p.m.
FOX/12:30 p.m.
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ESPN/Noon
ESPN/Noon
ABC/6 p.m.
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Sept. 14
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New Hampshire Motor Speedway
ABC/Noon
Sept. 21
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Dover International Speedway
ABC/Noon
Sept. 28
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Kansas Speedway
ABC/Noon
Oct. 5
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Talladega Superspeedway
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Oct. 11
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Lowe’s Motor Speedway
ABC/6 p.m.
Oct. 19
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Oct. 26
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
Nov. 2
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Texas Motor Speedway
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Nov. 9
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Phoenix International Raceway
ABC/2 p.m.
Nov. 16
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Homestead-Miami Speedway
ABC/2 p.m.
ABC/Noon
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Saturday at 8 a.m., traffic coming onto Speedway Boulevard from
the west will be routed one-way toward the track entrance. Sunday at 7 a.m., all lanes coming onto Speedway Boulevard from the
east and west will be routed one-way to the track entrance.
Saturday, Speedway Boulevard traffic west of the track will be oneway, heading away from the track’s main entrance, and traffic east
of the track will flow in both directions. Any traffic approaching the
superspeedway at this time will have to do so from the east. Sunday,
traffic on the boulevard will be one-way outbound.
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(1*'g%d%ÆSprint Cup practice.
(SPEED)
)1*'g%d%ÆNASCAR Live! (SPEED)
*g%d%ÆSprint Cup final practice.
(SPEED)
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-1*'g%d%ÆTrackside Live! (SPEED)
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('X%d%ÆSprint Cup qualifying.
(SPEED)
(1*'g%d%1Aaron’s 312 Nationwide
Series race. (ABC)
01*'g%d%ÆNASCAR Performance.
(SPEED)
('g%d1Tradin’ Paint. (SPEED) Sunday
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('X%d%ÆNASCAR in a Hurry. (SPEED)
('1*'X%d%ÆNASCAR Race Day.
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(g%d%ÆAaron’s 499. (FOX)
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Grandstand gates and
day parking lots are
closed to the public.
Infield opens at 6 a.m.
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Exit
168
Exit 173
Speedway Blvd.
Exit
168
Exit 173
Speedway Blvd.
Talladega
Superspeedway
Traffic on Speedway
Boulevard will flow
in the normal direction. Grandstand gates
open at 11:30 a.m. Day
parking lots behind the
frontstretch grandstands open at 7 a.m.
After Nationwide Series
qualifying, traffic will be
routed out of the track’s
main entrance and Old
Jackson Trace Road.
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Day parking lots open
at 5 a.m.* Grandstand
gates open at 8 a.m.
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Day parking lot 11W and
North day parking lots.
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Day parking lots open at
5 a.m. Grandstand gates
open at 9 a.m.