Austin 400

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United States Austin 400
Austin 400 logo.jpg
Race Information
Venue Circuit of the Americas
Number of times held 1
First held 2013
Last held 2013
Race Format
Race 1
Laps 27
Distance 100 km
Race 2
Laps 27
Distance 100 km
Race 3
Laps 27
Distance 100 km
Race 4
Laps 27
Distance 100 km
Last Event (2013)
Overall Winner
Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering
Race Winners
Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering
Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering
New Zealand Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing
Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering

The Austin 400[1] was a motor racing event for V8 Supercars that took place at the Circuit of the Americas in Travis County near Austin, Texas, United States of America in 2013.[2]

History

Its inaugural running took place between 17 and 19 May 2013, as the fifth round of the 2013 International V8 Supercars Championship.[3] The race marked the category's first event in the United States, and featured four races of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value)..[4]

Demise

The race was not held in 2014 due to the track hosting the X Games; regarding the scheduling conflict, V8 Supercar chief executive James Warburton stated, "The timing of COTA securing the X Games next year led to the mutual agreement of a gap-year before consolidating, planning and returning to Texas in 2015."[5]

On 28 August 2014 it was announced that V8 Supercars and the Circuit of the Americas had agreed to terminate the current contract.[6] It is unlikely V8 Supercars will return to the USA for the foreseeable future.

Winners

Year Driver Team Car Report
2013 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VF Commodore Report

See also

References

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  6. http://www.v8supercars.com.au/news/championship/v8-supercars-and-circuit-of-the-americas-agree-to-end-current-contract?utm_medium=Twitter&utm_source=V8+Supercars


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