# How big is Dover Motor Speedway?

A lap of Dover Motor Speedway is 1.0 miles (1.609 km). The NASCAR All-Star Race is 350 laps, 350 miles (563 km) in all.

- 1.0 miles a lap
- 1.609 km a lap
- 350 laps
- 350 miles race
- 4 turns
- 10,729 hamsters nose to tail

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/dover-motor-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 Monster Mile

A one-mile concrete oval banked at 24 degrees. It held the All-Star Race in 2026, and a points race returns on 16 May 2027.

## How it compares

- 4.00× 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 [Phoenix Raceway](https://how-big-is.com/phoenix-raceway/)
- 95% of a lap of [New Hampshire Motor Speedway](https://how-big-is.com/new-hampshire-motor-speedway/)
- 38% of a lap of [Talladega Superspeedway](https://how-big-is.com/talladega-superspeedway/), the longest

## Questions people ask

**How long is a lap of Dover Motor Speedway?**
1.0 miles (1.609 km).

**How many laps is the NASCAR All-Star Race?**
350 laps, 350 miles (563 km).

**What kind of track is Dover Motor Speedway?**
An intermediate track, an oval between one and two miles long.

**How steep are the banks at Dover Motor Speedway?**
24 degrees in the turns.

## Where the numbers come from

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

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