Editor's note: NBC broadcasters will offer opinions on upcoming races the remainder of the season. This week, analyst Jeff Burton discusses Sunday's AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, which is scheduled to start after 2 p.m. ET and be broadcast on NBCSN.
Texas Motor Speedway is one of a host of 1.5-mile tracks on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, but don't think that makes it just another cookie-cutter course.
This tracks stands out and is often viewed as being different than anywhere else drivers race.
The asphalt, the entrance to the turns, the high speeds — and, not least of all, the fact that it is the second of three races in the next-to-last segment of the championship race — all combine to make this Sunday's AAA Texas 500 one that drivers and teams approach with a combination of respect and caution.