Fantasy NASCAR Similar Track Guide
Track
Track Type
Primary Similar Tracks
Secondary Similar Tracks
Notes
Atlanta
1.5 Mile Low Wear Intermediate Track / Quasi Superspeedway
Daytona
Talladega, Las Vegas, Kansas and Charlotte
Throw away your old Atlanta notes because it’s essentially a new track. For 2022, Atlanta’s been repaved and reconfigured.
Auto Club
2.0 Mile High Tire Wear Intermediate Track
Darlington, Homestead and Michigan
Charlotte, Texas, Kansas and Las Vegas
Auto Club is a two-mile oval like Michigan, but the track surface is very different. Tire-wear is a big factor at this venue.
Bristol
Short Track
Unique
Dover
Study Bristol as a unique track.
Bristol Dirt
Short Track
Unique
Bristol (Not Dirt)
Study “Bristol Dirt” as a unique track. The dirt surface is a game changer.
Charlotte
1.5 Mile Low Wear Intermediate Track
Kansas, Texas and Las Vegas
Auto Club, Homestead, and Michigan.
Charlotte is a D-shaped oval, but it’s starting to become more of a unique track with others reconfiguring over the years. Put emphasis on studying low-wear 1.5 mile tracks.
Charlotte Roval
Road Course
Daytona Road Course
Sonoma, Watkins Glen, COTA and Road America
Among the road courses, focus on studying “Rovals” for fantasy preparation but don’t neglect overall road course racing prowess.
Circuit Of The Americas (COTA)
Road Course
Road America, Indy Road Course, Sonoma and Watkins Glen
Charlotte Roval and Daytona Road Course
Make sure you study drivers overall road course racing prowess. I would lean on that more then what happened in 2021 in the rain.
Darlington
High Tire Wear Skill Intermediate Track
Unique
Homestead, Auto Club and Dover
Study Darlington as a unique track, but also study how driver have performed at high-tire wear tracks.
Daytona
Plate Track
Talladega
None
Daytona and Talladega are plate tracks but they race differently. Daytona is much more narrow and Talladega is a lot wider.
Dover
Skill Intermediate Track
Unique
Darlington 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.
Gateway
Shorter-Flat Track
New Hampshire, Richmond and Phoenix
None
Gateway is new for 2022. I’m going to 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 and Auto Club
Charlotte, Kansas, Texas and Las Vegas
Homestead is the most symmetrical 1.5 mile track on the schedule. Tire wear is extreme at this south Florida track.
Indy Road Course
Road Course
Watkins Glen, Sonoma, COTA and Road America
Daytona Road Course and the Charlotte Roval
The Indy Road Course was new for NASCAR’s top series in 2021. Although it is “Roval” like, I think traditional road courses have higher correlation.
Kansas
1.5 Mile Low Wear Intermediate Track
Michigan and Las Vegas
Auto Club, Charlotte, Homestead and Texas
I view Kansas as sort of a “mini-Michigan.”
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. Track position is very important here.
Martinsville
Short Track
Unique
None
Study Martinsville as a unique track. It’s not comparable to any other track on the schedule.
Michigan
2.0 Mile Low Wear Intermediate Track
Kansas and Auto Club
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, Richmond and Phoenix
Nashville is a unique track. It’s 1.33 miles and concrete. It’s almost a mix between Dover and some shorter-flat tracks.
New Hampshire
Shorter Flat Track
Richmond and Phoenix
Gateway
For fantasy preparation for New Hampshire, make sure you study how drivers performed at Richmond and Phoenix.
Phoenix
Shorter Flat Track
Richmond and New Hampshire
Gateway and Nashville
New Hampshire and Richmond are two shorter-flat tracks where the level of correlation should be high. I view Phoenix as sort of a reverse Richmond.
Pocono
Big Flat Track
Indianapolis (RIP)
Michigan and Auto Club
I include Auto Club and Michigan as secondary similar tracks because big horse power (making speed down straightaways) is key here.
Richmond
Shorter Flat Track / Short Track
New Hampshire and Phoenix
Nashville and Gateway
New Hampshire and Phoenix are the two shorter-flat tracks where the level of correlation should be high. I view Richmond as sort of a reverse Phoenix.
Road America
Road Course
COTA, Sonoma and Watkins Glen
Indy Road Course, Charlotte Roval and Daytona Road Course.
Road America was new for NASCAR’s premiere series in 2021. I would focus on studying non-rovals, but don’t neglect overall road course racing prowess.
Sonoma
Road Course
Road America and COTA
Watkins Glen, Indy Road Course, Charlotte Roval and Daytona Road Course.
Sonoma is a very technical road course. Don’t neglect studying overall road course racing prowess.
Talladega
Plate Track
Daytona
Atlanta
Daytona and Talladega are plate tracks but they 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, Auto Club and Homestead
Texas was newly repaved for 2017. Prior races should no longer be considered relevant.
Watkins Glen
Road Course
COTA, Road America, Indy Road Course and Sonoma
Charlotte Roval and Daytona Road Course.
I view Watkins Glen as largely a unique track. That said, study overall road course racing prowess.