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Sonoma Raceway is currently undergoing its first full repave since the early 2000s. With the repave of Sonoma, it got us thinking about how long it has been since every other NASCAR Cup Series track has been repaved. Here is a list of every NASCAR track’s last repave.
Last Full Repave: 2022
Atlanta Motor Speedway had its first full repave in 25 years before the 2022 season. This reconfigured the track into the modern drafting-style superspeedway we know today.
Last Full Repave: 2007
Last Partial Repve: 2012
Bristol Motor Speedway underwent a major reconfiguration in 2007 to put in progressive banking at the facility. In 2012, Bristol reconfigured again by shaving the extra banking off the top of the track to make the track like it once was.
Last Repave: 2006
Charlotte Motor Speedway underwent a repave in 2006 after two caution-fests in 2005. Since then, the track has held up well, and it has become a popular race track on the Cup Series calendar.
Last Partial Repave: 2023
The City of Chicago repaved certain parts of the Street Course before the 2023 race. This is commonplace for many street races.
Last Partial Repave: 2022 and 2024
Circuit of the Americas received some complaints following the Formula One United States Grand Prix in 2021 and 2023. As a result, COTA resurfaced partially in 2021, and it was reported that the track was looking at another repave after the 2023 season.
Last Full Repave: 2008
Last Partial Repave: 2021
Darlington Raceway resurfaced its old race track in 2008. The track has aged significantly since then, but, turn two was resurfaced before the 2021 season began. As a result, a darker strip of asphalt is on the track in turn two.
Last Full Repace: 2011
Last Partial Repave: 2012
After the 2010 Daytona 500 was halted for a pothole, the track was repaved before the 2011 season. The 2012 Daytona 500 saw the infamous jet dryer fire burn up the surface in turn three. As a result, that strip was repaved before the 2012 season, and the track has not had any issues since.
Last Full Repave: 1995
Dover Motor Speedway reconfigured from asphalt to concrete before the 1995 season. One of the benefits of concrete is its’ durability, and the track has not been repaved since that 1995 season.
Last Full Repave: 2003
Homestead-Miami Speedway was reconfigured three times within its first decade. The most recent reconfiguration in 2003 is the surface the track still has. The track now has progressive banking from 18-20 degrees.
Last Full Repave: 2004
Indianapolis Motor Speedway last fully resurfaced in 2004, and track president Doug Boles teased at a soon repave in 2018. However, the track has held off on repaving for now.
Last Full Repave: Never, built in 2006
Iowa Speedway is one of two tracks on the circuit to have its’ original surface. The 2024 race on an old surface should prove to be an interesting show for the NASCAR Cup Series.
Last Full Repave: 2012
After just over a decade on the old surface, Kansas Speedway was reconfigured in 2012. It added progressive banking similar to Homestead-Miami Speedway, and the track hosted two of the best races of the 2023 season.
Last Full Repave: 2007
Originally a relatively flat race track, Las Vegas was revamped in 2007 to put in 24-degree banks. The surface has stayed the same since.
Last Full Repave: 2004
Martinsville Speedway was repaved in 2004 after Jeff Gordon’s car was damaged by a chunk of concrete in turn three during the spring race. The track is the only permanent one on the circuit to have two separate surfaces, asphalt on the straightaways and concrete in the turns.
Last Full Repave: 2012
Michigan International Speedway repaved its’ pit road in 2011, followed be the entire track in 2012. The track was once known for its’ wide-racing groove and 5-wide restarts, but the groove narrowed up after the repave.
Last Full Repave: Never, Built in 2001
Nashville joins Iowa as the only track on the circuit with the original surface. Nashville is a concrete surface, so, the track should stay the same for a long time to come. Dover has lasted for almost three decades, and Nashville has lasted since 2001.
Last Full Repave: 2005
New Hampshire Motor Speedway was last repaved in 2005. Since it opened, there have been no major changes to the layout, so, it is basically the same track as it was when it opened in 1990.
Last Full Repave: 2024
North Wilkesboro Speedway had the oldest track surface on the circuit in 2023, and many of the patchwork on the surface played a role in the lackluster All-Star Race in 2023. The track has been fully repaved for 2024, so, can that improve the show?
Last Full Repave: 2011
Phoenix Raceway was repaved in 2011 for the first time in its then nearly four-decade history. The repave added in progressive banking in both turns and the asphalt underneath the dogleg. This caused the crazy restarts we now see at Phoenix.
Last Full Repave: 2012
Pocono Raceway was repaved in 2012, but, no major changes were made to the actual racing surface. Some safety enhancements were made, however, with grass down the two back straightaways removed.
Last Full Repave: 2004
Richmond Raceway was known for its’ shiny black sealer in the early 2000s. In 2004, the track was fully resurfaced, and that surface remains on the track to this day. The track has become known for heavy tire wear.
Last Full Repave: 2024
Sonoma Raceway is going through its’ first full resurfacing in two decades. No major reconfigurations are planned.
Last Full Repave: 2006
Talladega Superspeedway repaved its’ aging track surface in 2006. The old surface was bumpy, and the new surface is starting to show its’ age as well we time goes on.
Last Full Repave: 2017
Texas Motor Speedway has perhaps the most controversial repave on this list. In 2017, banking in turns one and two was reduced and the track was widened. The result was a one-groove surface that has yet to fully widen out.
Last Full Repave: 2016
Watkins Glen International underwent a full resurfacing in 2016. The track was not reconfigured in any major way.
Last Full Repave: 2017
World Wide Technology Raceway was repaved in 2017 before the IndyCar race weekend at the track. This was the first repave in the track’s history.
