Michigan International Speedway | |
Location | 12626 US Highway 12 Brooklyn, Michigan 49230 |
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Capacity | 72,000 |
Owner | International Speedway Corporation |
Opened | 1968 |
Major events | NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 Xfinity Series LTi Printing 250 |
D-shaped Tri-oval | |
Length | 2 mi (3.2 km) |
Surface | Asphalt |
Banking | Turns: 18° Start/Finish: 12° Backstretch: 5° |
Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3.22 km), moderate-banked, tri-oval tri-oval superspeedway superspeedway located off U.S._Highway_12 U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,200 acres (5 km²) near Brooklyn,_Michigan Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish_Hills Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan Michigan. It is used for NASCAR only and was previously used for Indy_Racing League Indy Racing League races.
Michigan is now one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 190 mph and corner entry speeds easily exceed 200.
The track opened in 1968 and is owned by International_Speedway_Corporation International Speedway Corporation (ISC). Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of the motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (to open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest to stock car standards).
From 1996 to 2000, the track was referred to as Michigan Speedway. This was to keep consistency with other tracks owned by Roger Penske's Motorsports International before its merger with ISC.
In addition to motor racing, the venue hosts the Michigan_High_School_Athletic_Association Michigan High School Athletic Association cross_country_running cross country] finals for the Lower_Peninsula_of_Michigan|Lower Peninsula.[1][2]
Major events[]
- NASCAR Cup Series - Fire Keepers Casino 400
- Xfinity Series - LTi Printing 250