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Michigan International Speedway (formerly named as the Michigan Speedway from 1997 to 2000) is a 2.000 mi (3.219 km) D-shaped oval superspeedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. It has hosted various major auto racing series throughout its existence, including NASCAR, CART, and IndyCar races. The speedway has a capacity of 56,000 as of 2021.
1969: NASCAR's debut at Michigan International Speedway was a 500-miler where the lead changed 35 times and writer Benny Phillips wrote afterward, "If they gave an Oscar for NASCAR's most exciting race, it would win hands down." Cale Yarborough escaped to the win when LeeRoy Yarbrough crashed on the final lap.
Daytona International Speedway: 140,000 [4] Daytona Beach: United States: NASCAR Cup Series, Rolex 24, Daytona 200: 13 Fuji Speedway: 140,000 [8] Oyama Japan: SuperGT, FIA Formula One: 14 Korea International Circuit: 135,000 [9] Yeongam Korea: FIA Formula One: 15 Sepang International Circuit: 130,000 [10] Sepang Malaysia: FIA Formula One, FIM ...
The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the ...
Michigan International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2 miles (3.2 km) long. [3] Groundbreaking took place on September 28, 1967. Over 2.5 million cubic yards (1.9 × 10 ^ 6 m 3) of dirt were moved to form the D-shaped oval. The track opened in 1968 with a total capacity of 25,000 seats.
The 2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on August 18 and 19, 2024, at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.Contested over 206 laps -- extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.0-mile (3.2 km) D-shaped oval, it was the 24th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Michigan International Speedway: Oval Anti-clockwise Brooklyn, Michigan: 2.000 mi (3.219 km) Michigan Grand Prix: Michigan Indy 400 (2002, 2004), Firestone Indy 400 (2003, 2005–2007) 2002–2007: 6 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course † Road course Clockwise Lexington, Ohio: 2.258 mi (3.634 km)
Pickup truck racing events in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been held at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan in 1999 and 2020, and is scheduled to return to the track in 2025.