# How big is Phoenix Raceway?

A lap of Phoenix Raceway is 1.0 miles (1.609 km). The Freeway Insurance 500 is 312 laps, 312 miles (502 km) in all.

- 1.0 miles a lap
- 1.609 km a lap
- 312 laps
- 312 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/phoenix-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.

## A mile with a dogleg

NASCAR measures it at exactly one mile. The back straight bends in a dogleg, and the turns are banked at 9 and 11 degrees.

## 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 [Dover Motor Speedway](https://how-big-is.com/dover-motor-speedway/)
- 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 Phoenix Raceway?**
1.0 miles (1.609 km).

**How many laps is the Freeway Insurance 500?**
312 laps, 312 miles (502 km).

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

**How steep are the banks at Phoenix Raceway?**
9 degrees in turns 1 and 2, 11 in turns 3 and 4.

## 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.