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Location | 12626 US Highway 12 Brooklyn, Michigan, 49230 |
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Time zone | UTC−5 (UTC−4 DST) |
Coordinates | 42°03′59″N 84°14′29″W / 42.06639°N 84.24139°W |
Capacity | 56,000–137,243 (max.) depending on stand configurations[1] |
Owner | NASCAR (2019–present) International Speedway Corporation (1999–2019) Penske Corporation (1972–1998) Lawrence H. LoPatin (1968–1971) |
Operator | NASCAR (2019–present) |
Broke ground | 28 September 1967 |
Opened | 13 October 1968 |
Construction cost | $4–6 million |
Architect | Charles Moneypenny |
Former names | Michigan Speedway (1997–2000) Michigan International Speedway (1968–1996) |
Major events | Current:
Former:
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Website | mispeedway.com |
D-shaped Oval (1968–present) | |
Length | 2.000 miles (3.219 km) |
Banking | Turns: 18° Start/Finish: 12° Backstretch: 5° |
Race lap record | 0:30.767 ( Adrián Fernández, Lola T96/00, 1996, CART) |
Infield Road Course (1968–present) | |
Length | 1.900 miles (3.058 km) |
Race lap record | 1:06.060 ( Bill Whittington, March 84G, 1984, IMSA GTP) |
Extended Road Course (1968–1994) | |
Length | 3.310 miles (5.327 km) |
Race lap record | 1:36.100 ( Denny Hulme, McLaren M8B, 1969, Can-Am) |
Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a 2.000 mi (3.219 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Cambridge Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, on the border with Jackson County, approximately 4 mi (6.4 km) south of the village of Brooklyn. Situated on more than 1,400 acres (5.7 km2)[2] in the Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan, the track is 70 mi (110 km) west of the center of Detroit, 40 mi (64 km) from Ann Arbor, and 60 mi (97 km) south and northwest of Lansing, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio, respectively. MIS is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a sister track to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by NASCAR. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
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