Walt Disney World Speedway

Walt Disney World Speedway

Orlando , Florida , USA
Route type:	permanent race track
Architect:	Kevin Forbes
Building-costs:	$ 6 million
Start of building:	June 6, 1995
Opening:	November 28, 1995
Speedway oval
Route data
Important events:	Indy Racing League Indy 200 (1996-2000) NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (1997-1998)
Route length:	1,609  km (1  mi )
Curves:	4th
Curve superelevation:	Curve 1: 10 ° Curve 2: 8.5 ° Curve 3: 7 °
Audience capacity:	30,000
Records
Course record: (qualification)	0: 19,847 min. (Buddy Lazier, Hemelgarn Racing, 1996)

Coordinates: 28 ° 23 ′ 47.7 "  N , 81 ° 34 ′ 41.2"  W.

The Walt Disney World Speedway was a race track in the theme park of Walt Disney in Orlando , Florida .

From 1996 to 2000, the opening race of the Indy Racing League , the so-called Indy 200, took place here. The circuit also hosted the Chevy Trucks Challenge of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 1997 and 1998 . Since the last race in 2000, the oval course has served the Richard Petty Driving Experience and the Indy Racing Experience . At these events, fans can drive a racing car on the track themselves . Since then, professional races have not taken place on this track. In August 2015 the track was closed and the demolition of the racetrack began.

Previous winners

2010

Indy Racing League

year	date	winner	race car	engine	team
1996	January 27th	Buzz Calkins	Reynard	ford	Brad Calkins
1997	January 25th	Eddie Cheever	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Team Cheever
1998	January 24th	Tony Stewart	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Team Menard
1999	January 24th	Eddie Cheever	Dallara	Oldsmobile	Team Cheever
2000	January 29th	Robbie Buhl	G-Force	Oldsmobile	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

year	winner	Manufacturer
1997	Joe Ruttman	ford
1998	Ron Hornaday	Chevrolet

Web links

Commons : Walt Disney World Speedway  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official Walt Disney World website
• www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Walt_Disney_World_Speedway

Individual evidence

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