# How big is Darlington Raceway?

A lap of Darlington Raceway is 1.366 miles (2.198 km). The Goodyear 400 is 293 laps, 400.2 miles (644 km) in all.

- 1.366 miles a lap
- 2.198 km a lap
- 293 laps
- 400.2 miles race
- 4 turns
- 14,656 hamsters nose to tail

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/darlington-raceway/

## Drop the lap on your town

Move the track onto your own streets with the map above and see how far one lap would reach.

## The Track Too Tough To Tame

Its two ends are different shapes: the first two turns are wider than the last two. It also hosts the Southern 500 each September.

## How it compares

- 5.46× a lap of [Bowman Gray Stadium](https://how-big-is.com/bowman-gray-stadium/), the shortest
- 1.02× a lap of [Nashville Superspeedway](https://how-big-is.com/nashville-superspeedway/)
- 91% of a lap of [Las Vegas Motor Speedway](https://how-big-is.com/las-vegas-motor-speedway/)
- 51% of a lap of [Talladega Superspeedway](https://how-big-is.com/talladega-superspeedway/), the longest

## Questions people ask

**How long is a lap of Darlington Raceway?**
1.366 miles (2.198 km).

**How many laps is the Goodyear 400?**
293 laps, 400.2 miles (644 km).

**What kind of track is Darlington Raceway?**
An intermediate track, an oval between one and two miles long.

**How steep are the banks at Darlington Raceway?**
25 degrees in turns 1 and 2, 23 in turns 3 and 4.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 1.366 miles (NASCAR). Track: © OpenStreetMap contributors, licence: ODbL 1.0.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: © OpenStreetMap contributors.