The track was located on approximately 600 acres (240 ha) on State Highway 6 in College Station, Texas.

During the 1980s the track fell into a state of disrepair, and both NASCAR and the Indy cars chose to drop it from their respective schedules.

[4] This marked his first time back in an IndyCar since the 1992 Indianapolis 500 when he lost a wheel and crashed head-on into the wall, smashing both his legs.

Andretti's fast run came at the conclusion of two days of testing where he consistently posted laps in the 230 mph (370 km/h) range.

On September 18, 2017 a Jalopnik article confirmed the closure of Texas World Speedway, which was being used as a dumping ground for vehicles flooded out by Hurricane Harvey.

As of July 19, 2018, developers broke ground to begin construction of the Southern Pointe master-planned community.

[9] As of June 2024, the outline of the track remains, but most, if not all, of the original asphalt has been torn out as housing developments have been constructed in what were turns 1 and 2.

[11][12] The unofficial fastest lap for stock cars around the 2-mile Oval is 0:38.904, set by Page Jones in a Ford Thunderbird, during qualifying for the 1993 Western Auto Texas World Shootout II.