Michigan International Speedway

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Michigan International Speedway
1996-2000: Michigan Speedway
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Address:
12626 US 12
Brooklyn,
Michigan, 49230

Michigan International Speedway (USA)
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United StatesUnited States Brooklyn , Michigan , USA
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Route type: permanent race track
Owner: International Speedway Corporation
Operator: International Speedway Corporation
Architect: Charles Moneypenny
Building-costs: 4-6 million dollars
Start of building: September 28, 1967
Opening: October 13, 1968
Speedway oval
D oval
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Route data
Important
events: 		Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
FireKeepers Casino 400
Pure Michigan 400

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Irish Hills 250

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
LTi Printing 200

ARCA Racing Series
Michigan ARCA 200

Route length: 3.22  km (2  mi )
Curve superelevation: 18 °
Audience capacity: 137.243
Records
Course record:
(qualification) 		00: 30.645 min.
(Paul Tracy, Team Green, 2000)
http://www.mispeedway.com

Coordinates: 42 ° 3 '58 "  N , 84 ° 14' 29"  W.

The Michigan International Speedway is a racetrack in Brooklyn in southeast Michigan . The curves of the 2-mile (3.22 km) long Superspeedways , designed as a D-oval , are elevated by 18 °. NASCAR races take place.

Construction of the line began on September 28, 1967, and it was opened on October 13, 1968. From 1996 to 2000, when the course was owned by Roger Penskes Motorsports International , the official name was Michigan Speedway . The original name has been used again since the merger with International Speedway Corporation .

This D-oval has a twin track in Texas , the Texas World Speedway .

Records

year date driver time Average speed
(mph)		 Average speed
(km / h)
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Qualifying (one lap) 2014 August 15 Jeff Gordon 34,857 206,558 332.423
Race (400 miles) 1999 June 13 Dale Jarrett 2:17:56 173.997 280.021
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Qualifying (one lap) 2015 June 13 Joey Logano 37,157 193.772 311,846
Race (250 miles) 1995 August 19 Mark Martin 1:10:46 169,571 272,898
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Qualifying (one lap) 2014 August 15 Joey Logano 38,370 187,647 301,989
Race (200 miles) 2003 July 26th Brendan Gaughan 1:17:54 154.044 247.910
CART
Qualifying (one lap) 2000 July 22 Paul Tracy 30,645 234,949 378.114
Race (500 miles) 1990 August 5 Al our junior 2:33:07 189,727 305,336
Verizon IndyCar Series
Qualifying (one lap) 2003 July 26th Tomas Scheckter 32,365 222,458 358.011
Race (400 miles) 2006 July 30 Helio Castroneves 2:03:43 193.972 312.168

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