‘ Construction on Texas Motor Speedway began in 1995.
‘ The first NASCAR national series race at TMS was a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on April 5, 1997 – won by Mark Martin.
‘ The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was on April 6, 1997 – won by Jeff Burton.
‘ The track underwent a repave between the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
‘ In 2011, the spring NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was moved from Sunday to Saturday night under the lights at Texas Motor Speedway.
‘ Texas Motor Speedway hosted its first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on November 6, 2005 – won by Carl Edwards.
(NASCAR)(10-30-2014)
