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Thanks for the comprehension.
Currently Atlanta Motor speedway is the fastest track (no restricter plate used), at nearly 195 average. Top speed on this track is over 200. The COT being slightly slower than the older cars (track record is 197 mph)
The trucks are slower.. Qualifying speeds at Atlanta are in the mid 170's
For reference. The current closed course speed record is held by Gil de Ferran in a CART spec indy car at an AVERAGE of 241 mph.. hitting straightway speeds in excess of 250. This was in 2000.
1. Texas Motor Speedway - 196.235 MPH
Texas Motor Speedway was repaved during the 2006 season providing an entirely different racing surface for the drivers when they returned during The Chase for the Cup. Brian Vickers took advantage of the smooth surface and posted a 196.235 MPH lap to take the pole. This vaulted Texas into first place as the fastest race track on the modern NEXTEL Cup schedule.
2. Atlanta Motor Speedway - 194.690 MPH
Until 2006 Atlanta Motor Speedway had held the title of NASCAR's fastest speedway since it was reconfigured during the 1997 season. However it must now settle for second on the list since the quickest qualifying lap posted here since 2000 is Ryan Newman's 194.690 MPH lap. Newman has held this track record since 2005.
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