Team Racing Auto Circuit

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Team Racing Auto Circuit
Sport governing body
Category	Stock cars
Area of jurisdiction	United States
Formation date	2001
Closure date	2004
Website	traczone.com

Team Racing Auto Circuit (TRAC) was a proposed American stock car automobile racing organization that was scheduled to begin operations in 2004. TRAC was proposed by a group called Team Sports and Entertainment Inc., whose shareholders included Cale Yarborough, a three-time winner of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series season title, television executive Robert Wussler; and former college football coach Danny Ford.

The concept of TRAC was to put teams of drivers in identically prepared cars that were said to be similar to the muscle cars produced by Detroit. Some of the cars that were scheduled to compete included the Chevrolet Corvette, the Dodge Viper, and the Ford Mustang. All entries were to be equipped with Riley & Scott-designed chassis and fuel-injected V8 engines supplied and sealed (to prevent tampering) by a designated vendor.

Teams, representing various race tracks throughout the country, would accumulate points in each race for each driver, presumably based on the order of finish. The plan called for regular season races, playoffs, and a championship.

TRAC had a contract from ESPN to televise the races. Raycom Media handled marketing and sold advertising, and Yarborough was the league's spokesman.

TRAC was unable to sell sponsorships for any of the proposed teams, and the league folded without conducting a single race. The end of TRAC was officially announced on August 26, 2003.