NASCAR began racing at Phoenix International Raceway in 1978. The name was reverted to Phoenix International Raceway in August 1976 when USAC team owner Bob Fletcher bought the speedway. and renamed FasTrack International Speedway. In 1973, the track was purchased by FasTrack International, Inc. In 1977, the first Copper World Classic was held, a marque event for USAC midget and Silver Crown cars.
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Sports cars and USAC began racing at the track in 1964, and the track quickly became a favorite of drivers and soon replaced the old track at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. Phoenix International Raceway was built with the goal of being the western home of open wheel racing. Long before Phoenix Raceway existed, this spot was the original land survey point for all of what later became the state of Arizona. At the top of this hill lies a USGS bench marker known as Gila and Salt River Meridian, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. "Monument Hill", located alongside turns 3 and 4 (now turns 1 and 2 due to the tracks 2018 reconfiguration), is a favorite among race fans because of the unique view and lower ticket prices. The hillsides adjacent to the track also offer a unique vantage point to watch races from. The original roadcourse was 2 miles (3.2 km) in length and ran both inside and outside of the main oval track.
Because of the terrain and the incorporation of a road course and drag strip, designers had to build a "dogleg" into the backstretch. Phoenix International Raceway was built in 1964 around the Estrella Mountains on the outskirts of Avondale. The track will also hold the championship for the 2021 NASCAR Cup season. NASCAR announced that its championship weekend events would be run at Phoenix for 2020, marking the first time since NASCAR inaugurated the weekend that Homestead-Miami Speedway would not be the host track.
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The now- NASCAR Camping World Truck Series was added in 1995 and the now- NASCAR Xfinity Series began running there in 1999. It first joined the NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 1988 as a late season event, and in 2005 the track was given a spring date. Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART, Ind圜ar Series, USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix.
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