Fantasy NASCAR Similar Track Guide
Track
Track Type
Primary Similar Tracks
Secondary Similar Tracks
Notes
Atlanta
1.5 Mile Quasi Superspeedway
Daytona
Talladega, Las Vegas, Kansas and Charlotte
Throw away your old Atlanta notes because it’s a new track following the repave/reconfigure.
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
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
Indy RC
Sonoma, Watkins Glen, COTA and the Chicago Street Course
“Rovals” are generally unique tracks. I would focus on studying overall track history first and then overall recent road course racing prowess.
Chicago Street Course
2.1 Mile Street Course
Unique
Sonoma, Charlotte Roval, COTA, Indy RC 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)
Road Course
Sonoma and Watkins Glen
Charlotte Roval, Indy Road Course and Chicago Street Course
Make sure you study drivers overall road course racing prowess.
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
Superspeedway
Talladega
None
Daytona and Talladega are the two big superspeedways 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 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 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
Unique
Watkins Glen, Sonoma, Charlotte Roval, COTA and the Chicago Steet Course
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.”
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. 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 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, Gateway and Phoenix
North Wilkesboro and Martinsville
For fantasy preparation for New Hampshire, make sure you study how drivers performed at Richmond, Gateway and Phoenix.
North Wilkesboro
.625 Mile Short Track
Unique
Martinsville, New Hampshire and Richmond
I view North Wilkesboro as sort of a bigger Martinsville with slightly more banking. It has a unique uphill backstretch and downhill front stretch. The banking is 14 degrees in the turns and 3 degrees in the straightaways.
Phoenix
Shorter Flat Track
Richmond, Gateway and New Hampshire
Nashville and North Wilkesboro
Gateway, New Hampshire and Richmond are three shorter-flat tracks where the level of correlation should be high.
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, Gateway and Phoenix
Nashville and Gateway
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
Indy Road Course, Charlotte Roval and the Chicago Street Course
Sonoma is a very technical road course. Don’t neglect studying overall road course racing prowess.
Talladega
Superspeedway
Daytona
Atlanta
Daytona and Talladega are both superspeedways 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 and Sonoma
Charlotte Roval, Indy RC and the Chicago Street Course
I view Watkins Glen as largely a unique track. That said, study overall road course racing prowess.