At the NASCAR level, the measurement is taken at a predetermined distance from the outside wall. A track measured around the outside would likely be called a 1/4 mile track, for instance, rather than a small 1/4 mile. The truck may be driven against the inside wall, in the middle, on the outside, or a combination, so a track may be referred to as a big 3/8 mile, for instance, because the distance was determined from a measurement around the inside. Those that are measured usually come up with a distance by driving around the track in a pickup truck and checking the odometer. At the local track level, they may not be measured. According to Sleepy Gomez in the June 2006 issue of Stock Car Racing (pages 90-91), the answer varies.
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