The Austin 400 was a

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event for

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that took place at the

Circuit of the Americas Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a Grade 1 FIA-specification motor racing track and facilities located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas, in the United States. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Gran ...

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near Austin,

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in 2013.

History

Its inaugural running took place between 17 and 19 May 2013, as the fifth round of the

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. The race marked the category's first event in the

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, and featured four races of .

Demise

The race was not held in 2014 due to the track hosting the

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; regarding the scheduling conflict, V8 Supercar chief executive

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

Winners

References

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History

Demise

Winners

See also

References