Texas World Speedway 2.9 Mile CW
Texas World Speedway (TWS) is a road course in College Station, a town that sits on a 1-1/2 hours drive away from Houston and two hours away from Austin, Texas. The project broke ground in 1969 as a 2-mile superspeedway for NASCAR racing, with several road courses enclosed, allowing multiple raceway configurations. The oval racetrack in TWS saw some glory days back in the seventies, as one of the select group of NASCAR 2+ miles speedways, together with motorsports temples like Indianapolis, Daytona, or Talladega, to name a few. On the other hand, the TWS road course configuration was home to several competitions by SCCA, BMW Car Club of America, Porsche Club of America, and several other organizations.
Years of neglect, under maintenance, and political problems between TWS owners and NASCAR caused the oval racetrack damage beyond repair. During the eighties, the road course configuration remained in operation and was popular among Texan racing clubs. Its 15 turns, 2.9-mile road course configuration had an average speed of 88 mph in both directions. Velocities as high as 150 mph were possible in the main straightaway leading to the final line. Texas World Speedway formally closed its doors in 2017, and a new housing project is under construction in its location.
The 2.9 Mile Clockwise configuration at Texas World Speedway delivers a specific distance variant running clockwise at this historic facility near College Station that operated 1969-2017 before closure. The 2.9-mile routing created a road course configuration utilizing portions of the 2-mile oval with infield sections, serving road racing events during TWS's operational decades. This variant represented one of several distance options at the facility combining oval and infield elements.
Operating the 2.9 Mile clockwise showcased Texas World Speedway's versatility beyond pure oval racing during the facility's years serving Texas motorsport. The clockwise direction through the 2.9-mile configuration created specific corner approach characteristics utilizing oval banking transitions combined with technical infield sections. Texas climate created year-round racing potential with extreme summer heat demanding careful session timing. The 2.9 Mile CW configuration served TWS's diverse programming before the facility's 2017 closure ended operations at this significant Texas motorsport venue that contributed substantially to the state's racing heritage.
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Texas World Speedway 2.9 Mile CW is 4.7 km, 15 turns, clockwise. Fastest recorded lap: 1:37.735 (Wolf Racing GB08 Tornado 1.6 Turbo 2013).