NASCAR returns to Texas Motor Speedway for the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500. This will be the first race of the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Playoffs. For Playoff drivers, win this race and secure your spot in the Championship 4 at Phoenix. The 1.5-mile track located in Fort Worth, Texas began hosting NASCAR races in 1997. Texas Motor Speedway is an asphalt oval with twenty degrees of banking in Turns 1 & 2, twenty-four degrees in Turns 3 & 4, five degrees in straightaways. Texas Motor Speedway also hosted the NASCAR All Star Race here back in the summer.
