Michigan International Speedway (iRacing)
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Michigan International Speedway
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Information
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| Location | Brooklyn, Michigan |
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| Country |  USA
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Configurations
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Oval (2018)
2.00 mi
3.21 km Oval (2009)
2.00 mi
3.21 km | |
Information
Designed by Charles Moneypenny, the same architect who created Daytona International Speedway, and located in the Irish Hills vacation-area of the south-central part of the state, Michigan International Speedway is best-known for the awesome speeds and competitive racing spawned by its broad racing surface and 73-foot-wide, 18-degree banked turns. Michigan’s width and steep banking ensure there’s always more than one racing groove, and the fact that MIS is a non-restrictor-plate track means NASCAR drivers have more than enough power to make a challenge out of the turns at both ends of the track.
Once upon a time Indy cars frolicked on those high banks at breathtaking speeds, witness Paul Tracy’s record qualifying lap of 234.949 mph. Today, Michigan regularly vies with Daytona, Talladega and Texas as NASCAR’s fastest speedway. While the facility’s Stirling Moss-designed 3.1-mile road course and the Can-Am and Trans-Am races of days gone-by are now just fond memories, the track has a 1.9-mile interior road course that has challenged professional and amateur racers down through the years.
Configurations
2018
Oval
2009
Oval
