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Track “Facts”: Michigan




Nascar races on all sorts of tracks, from short to long, oval to road course, concrete to asphalt.  Here’s a bi-weekly look at all the tracks of Nascar’s National Touring Series.


MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY


2.0 mile asphalt D-shaped oval


Opened 1968


Lights?  No


Series: Cup, Xfinity


Nicknames: The Irish Hills, Where CART Failed


THREE FUN FACTS:

1. Michigan’s most-infamous race was CART’s ill-fated US 500 in 1996, which made the 2008 Brickyard 400 look like the 1993 Daytona 500.


2. Since Atlanta Motor Speedway added a tapered spacer requirement, Michigan is arguably the sport’s fastest track.  Unfortunately extra speed doesn’t lead to extra excitement.  Or, any at all, most races.


3. This was one of a few tracks owned by Roger Penske, including California Speedway, now Auto Club Speedway, and Nazareth Speedway, now a vacant lot.


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