This 1.54 miles quad-oval is one of the fastest tracks on the circuit. It's 24 degree banking makes for fast speeds and features three-wide racing. The track is situated on 870 acres in Hampton, Ga., just 25 miles south of Atlanta.

The shortest track on the circuit at 0.533 miles. The turns are banked at 36 degrees creating high-speeds and dynamic action. The track is in the heart of the mountains in Bristol, Tennessee.

This is a relatively new track that saw its first Nextel Cup race in 1997. The 2 miles D-shaped oval features turns banked at 14 degrees and is located in Fontana, California.

A 1.5 miles D-shaped oval with 18 degree banking located outside of Chicago in Joliet, Illinois. Jimmie Johnson was the first NASCAR driver to visit Victory Lane at Chicagoland after winning a Busch Series race on July 14, 2001.

A 1.366 miles oval 25 degree banking. The first race ran on the concreted surface track was on Labor Day 1950. The track "Too Tough to Tame" is located in Darlington, SC.

One of the most popular tracks on the circuit and home of the legendary Daytona 500. The 2.5 miles tri-oval track with 31 degrees of banking opened in 1959. It's located in Daytona, Florida.

A 1 mile oval track with 24 degrees of banking located in Dover, Delaware that saw its first race in 1969. In 1995, the track's surface was switched to concrete, making it the first all-concrete superspeedway in the sport. The unique look of the white concrete surface still makes Dover's appearance unique among other tracks.

Miami Speedway - The 1.5 miles oval with 20 degrees of banking actually started as an idea to help Dade County recover after Hurricane Andrew in 1992. It's a relatively new track that opened in 1995 in Homestead, Florida.

The 2.5 miles oval with just 9 degrees of banking first opened in 1909 as a track built for formula cars. In 1993, Nextel Cup cars ran its inaugural Brickyard 400 which was won by Jeff Gordon. The famed track is located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

In 1968, the 2.52-mile road racing course was constructed in Sonoma, California. Nextel Cup action debuted at the track in 1989, with Ricky Rudd taking the inaugural victory. It's one of two road courses scheduled on the circuit.

A 1.5 miles D-shaped oval track with 15 degrees of banking located in Kansas City, Kansas. Construction on the relatively new track began in September 1999 and was completed in the spring of 2001. Jeff Gordon won the first two Nextel Cup events there, starting with the inaugural race on September 29, 2001.

A 1.5 miles D-shaped oval with 15 degrees of banking located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Just a few miles north of The Strip, Las Vegas Motor Speedway sits in the desert. In 1998, the Nextel Cup series made its first visit with Mark Martin picking up the victory.

A 1.5 miles quad-oval track with 24 degrees of banking making for fast speeds and good racing located in Concord, North Carolina north of Charlotte. Lowe's was the first modern superspeedway to host night racing. On June 19, 1960, the first race was run at the new facility.

One of the smallest tracks on the circuit at 0.526 miles. The oval with 15 degrees of banking is known for its sharp turns and long straight-aways, as its configuration is compared to a paperclip. Martinsville Speedway ran its first race on July 4, 1948. In 1949, Martinsville ran the sixth race that eventually became the Nextel Cup Series. The speedway is located three miles south of Martinsville, Virginia.

A 2 miles D-shaped oval located in Brooklyn, Michigan with 18 degrees of banking. Cale Yarborough won the first race at the speedway on June 15, 1969, in a thrilling duel with LeeRoy Yarbrough. It's considered one of the country's premier race tracks where three-wide racing is common.

A 1.058 miles oval track with 12 degrees of banking located in Loudon, New Hampshire. New Hampshire International Speedway is one of the most unusual tracks on the Nextel Cup circuit and has been described as "Martinsville on steroids." The Nextel Cup Series made its debut in July 1993, with Rusty Wallace getting the victory.

The 1 mile tri-oval track with 11 degrees of banking is located in Avondale, Arizona. In 1964, Phoenix International Raceway was carved out of the foothills of the Estrella Mountains. But it wasn't until 1988, when the Nextel Cup series invaded the desert. Alan Kulwicki took the checkers for the first time there.

A 2.5 miles tri-oval track with 14 degrees of banking located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The first Nextel Cup race held there was in 1974 and was won by Richard Petty. Pocono's unique configuration challenges drivers and features exciting high-speed races.

One of the several short tracks on the circuit at 0.75 miles. The D-shaped oval with 14 degrees of banking is located in Richmond, Virginia. The first race held at Richmond was in 1953. Lights were also added to the facility in 1991 and is the only track to hold all of its major events under the lights.

At 2.66 miles it's the largest track on the circuit located in Talladega, Alabama. The tri-oval with 33 degrees of banking makes for extremely high speeds. Since Alabama International Motor Speedway (as it was called until 1989) opened its gates in September 1969, races there have been among the most anticipated the schedule.

A 1.5 miles quad-oval track with 24 degrees of banking located in Fort Worth, Texas. Texas Motor Speedway's construction began in 1995. On April 5, 1997, Jeff Burton won the inaugural Nextel Cup Series race.

A 2.45 miles road course located in Watkins Glen International, New York. The Glen hosted its first professional race in 1954, a NASCAR Grand National stock car event won by Buck Baker over Fireball Roberts. It's one of two road courses ran on the circuit.