Texas Motor Speedway's construction began in 1995. The original configuration called for an unusual dual banking system that had 24 degrees of banking for stock cars and 8 degrees for open-wheel cars.
On April 5, 1997, Mark Martin won the first NASCAR event at TMS, a Nationwide Series event. Jeff Burton won the inaugural Cup Series race in front of a sellout crowd on the next afternoon.
In 1998, Turn 4 at Texas Motor Speedway was reshaped to ease the transition from the turns to the front straightaway. That April, Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s career got a boost after his first Nationwide Series victory.
But after that race, a second renovation started and was completed in less than two months. The project eliminated the dual banking and gave the track its current configuration.
In 2005, TMS was awarded a fall Cup date to go with its April date.
