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Fantasy NASCAR Similar Track Guide

Track

Track Type

Primary Similar Tracks

Secondary Similar Tracks

Notes

Atlanta

1.5 Mile Superspeedway

Daytona

Talladega

Atlanta is a narrow superspeedway. It races a lot more like Daytona than it does Talladega. 

Bristol

Short Track

Unique

Dover

Study Bristol as a unique track.

Charlotte

1.5 Mile Intermediate Track

Kansas, Las Vegas and Texas

Homestead and Michigan.

Charlotte is a D-shaped oval with low to moderate wear. Put emphasis on studying low to moderate wear 1.5-mile tracks.

Charlotte Roval

2.28-Mile Road Course

Unique

Sonoma, Watkins Glen, COTA and the Chicago Street Course

Focus on studying Charlotte Roval track history first, and then overall recent road course racing prowess. 

Chicago Street Course

2.1 Mile Street Course

Unique

Sonoma, Charlotte Roval, COTA and Watkins Glen

To approach the Chicago Street Course, I would view it as a unique track but focus on overall road course racing prowess.

Circuit Of The Americas (COTA)

3.4 Mile Road Course

Sonoma and Watkins Glen

Charlotte Roval and Chicago Street Course

Make sure you study drivers overall road course racing prowess.

Darlington

High Tire Wear Skill Intermediate Track

Unique

Homestead and Dover

Study Darlington as a unique track

Daytona

Big Superspeedway

Atlanta and Talladega

None

Daytona and Talladega are the two big superspeedways but race differently. Daytona is much more narrow and Talladega is a lot wider.

Dover

Skill Intermediate Track

Unique

Darlington, Nashville and Bristol

Study Dover as a unique track. If you want to make a stretch, you can say it’s similar to Darlington and Bristol. Nashville is also a concrete intermediate track but it’s quite different. 

Gateway / World Wide Technology Raceway 

Shorter-Flat Track

New Hampshire, Richmond and Phoenix

None

Gateway was new for 2022. I view it as a “Big” shorter-flat track. It’s 1.25-miles and the other shorter-flat tracks are 1.0 miles or less. 

Homestead

1.5 Mile High Tire Wear Intermediate Track

Darlington 

Charlotte, Kansas, Texas and Las Vegas

Homestead is a high-tire wear 1.5-mile track. Some drivers know how to manage their tires, some don’t.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

2.5 Mile Big Flat Track

Pocono

Michigan (from a big horsepower perspective)

Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a big flat track returning to the schedule in 2024. Big horsepower and track position are king. In 2024, Pocono is one week before Indy, so make sure you pay attention that weekend. 

Iowa

.875 Mile Short Track

Unique

Richmond and Darlington

Iowa is new for 2024. It’s almost a mix of being a short track and an intermediate track.

Kansas

1.5 Mile Intermediate Track

Michigan and Las Vegas

Charlotte, Homestead and Texas

I view Kansas as sort of a “mini-Michigan.”

Los Angeles Coliseum 

.25 Mile Short Track

Unique

Martinsville

The Coliseum is a unique short track that is half the size of Martinsville with even less banking. 

Las Vegas

1.5 Mile Intermediate Track

Kansas

Michigan, Charlotte and Texas

Las Vegas is an intermediate track where historically tire-wear hasn’t proven to be a huge issue but its increasing. Track position is very important here.

Martinsville

Short Track

Unique

New Hampshire and North Wilkesboro

Study Martinsville as a unique track. It’s not comparable to any other track on the schedule. New Hampshire can be comparable, but only loosely.

Michigan

2.0 Mile Low Wear Intermediate Track

Kansas 

Las Vegas, Charlotte, Homestead and Texas

To prepare for Michigan study Kansas. It can be viewed as a “Mini-Michigan.”

Nashville

1.33 Mile Concrete Flat Intermediate

Unique

Dover and high-speed 1.5-mile tracks

Nashville is a unique track. It’s 1.33 miles and concrete. It’s almost a mix between Dover and high-speed 1.5-mile tracks. I’ll note though, it’s really neither and more of a hybrid. 

New Hampshire

Shorter Flat Track

Richmond, Gateway and Phoenix

North Wilkesboro and Martinsville

For fantasy preparation, make sure you study how drivers performed at Richmond, Gateway and Phoenix.

North Wilkesboro

.625 Mile Short Track

Unique

Phoenix, Richmond, Gateway and Martinsville

North Wilkesboro has a unique uphill backstretch and downhill front stretch. The banking is 14 degrees in the turns and 3 degrees in the straightaways. North Wilkesboro went from the oldest surface in the series, to the newest courtesy of repaving following the 2023 All-Star Race. 

Phoenix

Shorter Flat Track

Richmond, Gateway and New Hampshire

None

Gateway, New Hampshire and Richmond are three shorter-flat tracks where the level of correlation should be high.

Pocono

Big Flat Track

Indianapolis 

Michigan (from a big horsepower perspective)

Indy is back in 2024, but Pocono is week before. What happens at Pocono might have strong correlation to Indy though. 

Richmond

Shorter Flat Track / Short Track

New Hampshire, Gateway, Phoenix and Iowa

Martinsville

Tire wear is higher at Richmond than it is at other shorter-flat tracks. Make sure you study how drivers ran at Phoenix, New Hampshire and Gateway.

Sonoma

Road Course

Watkins Glen and COTA

Charlotte Roval and the Chicago Street Course

Sonoma is a very technical road course. Don’t neglect studying overall road course racing prowess. 

Talladega

Big Superspeedway

Daytona

Atlanta

Daytona and Talladega are both superspeedways but race differently. Daytona is much more narrow and Talladega is a lot wider.

Texas

1.5 Mile Low Wear Intermediate

Charlotte, Kansas and Las Vegas 

Michigan and Homestead

Texas was newly repaved for 2017. Prior races should no longer be considered relevant.

Watkins Glen

Road Course

COTA and Sonoma

Charlotte Roval and the Chicago Street Course

I view Watkins Glen as largely a unique track. That said, study overall road course racing prowess.