Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis
1958–2006: Indianapolis Raceway Park
2007–2010: O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis

Address: 10267 East US Highway 136, Indianapolis Indiana, 46234
Indianapolis , Indiana , USA
Route type:	permanent race track
Owner:	National Hot Rod Association
Operator:	National Hot Rod Association
Start of building:	1958
Opening:	1960
Short track oval
oval
Route data
Important events:	NASCAR Nationwide Series Nationwide Insurance 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Power Stroke Diesel 200
Route length:	1.1  km (0.68  mi )
Curve superelevation:	12 °
Audience capacity:	30,000
Dragster racetrack
¼ mile
Route data
Route length:	0.401  km (0.25  mi )
http://www.lucasoilraceway.com/

Coordinates: 39 ° 48 ′ 46 "  N , 86 ° 20 ′ 27"  W.

The Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis , until the name rights were bought by O'Reilly Auto Parts in 2006 Indianapolis Raceway Park and from 2007 to 2010 O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis , is a multi-purpose race track west of Clermont in Indianapolis , Indiana .

This speedway track is the second major motorsport facility in Indianapolis after Indianapolis Motor Speedway , just 7.5 mi (12 km ) away , and with over 90 events in 2010, it has the most events in Indianapolis. Raceway Park is designed for grassroots sports, including NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Nationwide Series races , dragster races, and regular car races.

Sprint car and other races that can be better run on a short course take place at O'Reilly Raceway Park . Traditionally, an extensive program is held here on the Saturday evening of Memorial Day weekend. It is considered the unofficial previous event of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday.

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  The dragster track

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  The street course

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  The oval

The plant in addition to the oval course has a 2.5-mile road course with 15 turns for road races of the Sports Car Club of America , and a 4400 foot long acceleration path for the annual Dragster -race the National Hot Rod Association on Labor Day .

After the 2011 season, there will be no more NASCAR races on this raceway.

Records

• NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying: David Green , 21.766 s (113.462 mph), 1994
• NASCAR Nationwide Series Race: Jimmy Hensley , 96.923 mph, June 22, 1985
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying: Joe Ruttman , 22.081 s (111.843 mph), 2000
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race: Greg Biffle , 88.704 mph, August 5, 1999

Web links

• Official website (English)

See also

• Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2010 O'Reilly Raceway Park racing schedule  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ), Calendar 2010, accessed on October 22, 2010.
2. ↑ Lucas Oil Raceway loses its NASCAR events in 2012 . In: Indianapolis Star , July 7, 2011. Archived from the original on August 1, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.