Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It was constructed in the 1960s in place of abandoned airport runways by International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by NASCAR's founding France family along with Daytona International Speedway and several other racetracks. At 2.66 miles long, Talladega is the largest track in the Sprint Cup Series and has seating provisions for over 175,000 patrons. The start/finish line is placed after the pit exit; the unusual placement has affected the outcome of several races (the start/finish line is normally placed across from the center of pit road). The track is adjacent to and visible from Interstate 20 (a major east-west highway across the Southern United States) between Birmingham, Alabama, and A