| Texas Motor Speedway | |
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| Race information | |
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| Circuit length | 2.371 km (1.482 miles) |
| Race length | 588.008 km (367.536 miles) |
| Laps | 248 |
| Last race (2001) | |
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The Firestone Firehawk 600 was a planned American open-wheel car race scheduled for April 29, 2001 at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The event was sanctioned by Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) and was the third round of the 2001 CART season. It was scheduled for 248 laps around the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) oval track. However, the race was postponed and ultimately canceled due to concerns about driver safety, as the high speeds the cars sustained through the circuit's long corners (which had 24° of banking) could potentially have led to drivers experiencing g-force induced loss of consciousness. It was the only race in CART history that was canceled outright for safety reasons.[1] Kenny Bräck was awarded one point for qualifying on pole position at an average speed of 233.344 miles per hour (375.531 km/h).[2][3]
- ^ Daniel McFadin (2016-04-29). "CART and the race that never was". NBC Sports.
- ^ "2001: Drivers' Championship". forix.autosport.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ "2001, Texas". forix.autosport.com. Retrieved 2023-06-02.