WHEN: Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 3:30PM ET WHERE: On the USA Network live from the Texas Motor Speedway
Are your ready for the NASCAR playoffs?
The Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400, the fourth race in the NASCAR Cup Chase to ultimate victory, airs live on USA at 3:30PM ET on Sunday, September 24, 2023.
Every year, the green flag comes down at the Texas Motor Speedway where a wild finish is always expected during the last lap toward victory lane.
Overall, it's an outright battle to see who qualifies to compete in the Cup Series Championship. Big prize money and reputations are on the line.
The entire weekend, in fact, is devoted to qualifying contests with action-packed races scheduled until the final event on Sunday.
And, once the party is over there's the ultimate battle for position at season's end with the NASCAR Championship only weeks away!
Notable past winners of the Texas 500 include Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson (who has won it six times).
Who will take it this year? Stay tuned...
DID YOU KNOW? Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 trivia & fun facts
"The Fastest Town in the West"
• As part of a marketing campaign begun in 2014, the northern part of Fort Worth became known as No Limits, Texas - "Home to the Texas Motor Speedway, the fastest town in the West".
• The race winner receives a trophy in the shape of cowboy boots. The winning driver also wears a cowboy hat and fires a couple of six-shooters into the air (yee haw!) on victory lane.
• The race is featured in the 2006 Hollywood hit, "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby", but it was actually shot at Charlotte Motor Speedway with the wall painted to look like Texas.
• With the ability to seat over 190,000, Texas Motor Speedway has the largest capacity for any NASCAR track after Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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