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Route 66 Raceway is a motorsports facility located in Joliet, Illinois, United States. It consists of a 0.25-mile (0.40 km) dragstrip and a 0.375-mile (0.604 km) dirt oval racetrack (Dirt Oval 66). The facility is owned and operated by NASCAR and is located adjacent to Chicagoland Speedway.
Chicagoland Speedway is located in Joliet, Illinois, and is served by Illinois Route 53 and Interstate 80. [4] As of 2019, the facility has a seating capacity of 47,000 according to Forbes . [ 5 ] The entire facility encompasses approximately 930 acres (380 ha) of land according to the Journal Star .
An abandoned early Route 66 alignment in central Illinois in 2006. U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66) was a United States Numbered Highway in Illinois that connected St. Louis, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. The historic Route 66, the Mother Road or Main Street of America, took long distance automobile travelers from Chicago to Southern California.
Chicagoland Speedway is the sister track to Route 66 Raceway, which boasts a 1/4-mile NHRA sanctioned dragstrip as well as a 1/2-mile dirt oval that has hosted World of Outlaws Late Models, Team Demolition Derbies, and off-road races sanctioned by CORR (at the time SODA).
Route 66 Raceway: Joliet ... Chicago Street Course: Chicago: Illinois: 2023 Asphalt 2.14 miles (3.44 km) 12 Nascar Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series: Chuckwalla ...
zMAX Dragway Concord, NC FS1 May 16–18 Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance Route 66 Raceway Joliet, IL FS1 N/A [a] May 30–June 1 NHRA New England Nationals New England Dragway Epping, NH FOX N/A [a] June 6–8 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol Dragway Bristol, TN FS1 June 20–22
In 1998, Coyne designed and built Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Illinois. This state-of-the-art drag racing facility drew the attention of Indianapolis Motor Speedway CEO Tony George. George and Coyne, along with International Speedway Corporation, would go on to expand the facility by forming a partnership and building Chicagoland Speedway ...
Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fl: April 28–30 13th annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals zMAX Dragway, Charlotte, NC: May 19–21 23rd annual Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance Route 66 Raceway, Chicago, IL: June 9–11 22nd annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tenn. June 22–25