Talladega Garage Experience Presented by Coolray Equipped with twenty-two large garage bays, four suites, several social and common areas, access to pit road, and Ruoff Mortgage Victory Lane. This area can be used in its entirety, or each area can be used individually for a specific event.

Talladega hosts many NASCAR events, including two Cup Series races, one Xfinity Series race, and one Truck Series race. The Cup Series races are the GEICO 500 and the YellaWood 500, which are both 188 laps each or 500.08 miles (804.80 km).

Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.281 km), compared to the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km). The peak capacity of Talladega is at around 175,000 spectators, with the main grandstand capacity currently being at about 80,000.

The track opened on September 13, 1969 as the Alabama International Motor Speedway (it changed its name to Talladega in 1989) with the Bama 400, a race for NASCAR's second tier Grand Touring division. Ken Rush entered the record books as the first race winner at Talledega.

Etymology. The name Talladega is derived from a Muscogee language, a Native American language of the Muscogee. It comes from the word Tvlvtēke, from Muscogee tvlwv, meaning "town", and vtēke, meaning "border", indicating its location on the border between Muscogee and Natchez.

The Racing Experience offers driving experiences for NASCAR style Stock Car racing, Dirt Car Racing, Dragster Racing, Formula Racing, Exotic Super Cars, as well as Ride Along Experiences at. over 150 tracks all over the United States.

Ricky's former assistant, Susan, persuades him to return to NASCAR. They quickly develop a romantic relationship when Ricky takes Susan's advice and races at Talladega Superspeedway. Before the race, Ricky meets with Girard, who admits he came to America hoping to lose to a superior driver so he can retire.

200mph How fast are the NASCAR cars? The average top speed of a NASCAR car is just over 321km/h, or 200mph. Compared to a Formula 1 car, this is quite a bit slower, as they hit speeds of 360km/h (223mph). Indycar – another major American racing series – is faster still, reaching speeds of 380km/h (236mph).

We wanted Talladega because we wanted to take the world's best racing to the people. That's why we built the world's greatest speedway where we did.” The result was a track that is a tri-oval layout at 2.66 miles in length and banked 33 degrees – both the biggest in NASCAR.

Ford Torino Talladega The Ford Torino Talladega is a muscle car that was produced by Ford only during the first few weeks of 1969. It was named for the Talladega Superspeedway, which opened the same year.

With the Ride-Along Experience, you will ride shotgun in a two-seat NASCAR race car driven by a professional instructor at top speeds up to 165 mph for three full-track laps! The more track time you buy, the faster you'll go.

3 days ago We put YOU in the drivers seat of a real NASCAR race car that's come straight from the NASCAR teams. You drive a real NASCAR race car by yourself at NASCAR Racing Experience. This NASCAR Experience will be the most authentic driving experience or racing school you've ever attend.