# How big is Daytona International Speedway?

A lap of Daytona International Speedway is 2.5 miles (4.023 km). The Daytona 500 is 200 laps, 500 miles (805 km) in all.

- 2.5 miles a lap
- 4.023 km a lap
- 200 laps
- 500 miles race
- 4 turns
- 26,823 hamsters nose to tail

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

## 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 home of the Daytona 500

Daytona calls itself the World Center of Racing. Its turns are banked at 31 degrees and its tri-oval at 18.

## How it compares

- 10.00× a lap of [Bowman Gray Stadium](https://how-big-is.com/bowman-gray-stadium/), the shortest
- ≈ 1× about the same length as a lap of [Indianapolis Motor Speedway](https://how-big-is.com/indianapolis-motor-speedway/)
- 94% of a lap of [Talladega Superspeedway](https://how-big-is.com/talladega-superspeedway/), the longest

## Questions people ask

**How long is a lap of Daytona International Speedway?**
2.5 miles (4.023 km).

**How many laps is the Daytona 500?**
200 laps, 500 miles (805 km).

**What kind of track is Daytona International Speedway?**
A superspeedway, an oval of two miles or more.

**How steep are the banks at Daytona International Speedway?**
31 degrees in the turns, 18 in the tri-oval and 3 on the back straight.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 2.5 miles (NASCAR). Track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5254137), licence: ODbL 1.0.

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