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As of 2013, the track had a capacity of 112,662, down from its peak of over 200,000 in the early 2000s. The track features numerous amenities, including the world's largest HD video screen, almost 200 suites, a Speedway Club overlooking the first turn, and 10-story building dedicated for office space and [[Condominium|condominiums]]. The Texas Motor Speedway complex also features two adjacent tracks, including a {{Convert|1/5|mi|km}} paved short track and a {{Convert|2/5|mi|km}} dirt track.
Following the decline of the [[Texas World Speedway]] that began in the 1980s, the state of Texas found itself without a major racetrack and races for more than a decade. In the early 1990s, the newly incorporated [[Speedway Motorsports]] and its founder, [[Bruton Smith]], saw itself with a major rise in profits that correlated with a rise of popularity in stock car racing. Using the new profits he had made, he set out to build a major racetrack west of the [[Mississippi River]], deciding on the [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]] in 1994 with eventual longtime track general manager [[Eddie Gossage]]. Construction began in 1995 and completed in 1996, with the track holding its first [[NASCAR]] and [[IndyCar]] races in 1997.
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