# How big is World Wide Technology Raceway?

A lap of World Wide Technology Raceway is 1.25 miles (2.012 km). The Enjoy Illinois 300 is 240 laps, 300 miles (483 km) in all.

- 1.25 miles a lap
- 2.012 km a lap
- 240 laps
- 300 miles race
- 4 turns
- 13,411 hamsters nose to tail

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

## Two different ends

Just east of St. Louis, close to the Gateway Arch. Turns 1 and 2 are tighter than turns 3 and 4.

## How it compares

- 5.00× a lap of [Bowman Gray Stadium](https://how-big-is.com/bowman-gray-stadium/), the shortest
- 1.18× a lap of [New Hampshire Motor Speedway](https://how-big-is.com/new-hampshire-motor-speedway/)
- 94% of a lap of [Nashville Superspeedway](https://how-big-is.com/nashville-superspeedway/)
- 47% of a lap of [Talladega Superspeedway](https://how-big-is.com/talladega-superspeedway/), the longest

## Questions people ask

**How long is a lap of World Wide Technology Raceway?**
1.25 miles (2.012 km).

**How many laps is the Enjoy Illinois 300?**
240 laps, 300 miles (483 km).

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

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

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 1.25 miles (NASCAR). Track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/20448916), licence: ODbL 1.0.

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