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Michigan International Speedway (formerly named as the Michigan Speedway from 1997 to 2000) is a 2-mile (3.2 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 facility is currently owned by NASCAR, and is led by track ...
1969 Can-Am season. The 1969 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the fourth season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It consisted of FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began June 1, 1969, and ended November 9, 1969, after eleven rounds. This was the first season of Can-Am following the demise of the similar United States ...
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or Can-Am, was an SCCA / CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1974, and again from 1977 to 1987. The Can-Am rules were deliberately simple and placed few limits on the entries. This led to a wide variety of unique car body designs and powerful engine installations.
Texas World Speedway (TWS) was a motorsport venue located in College Station, Texas.The track was one of only eight superspeedways of two miles (3.2 km) or greater in the United States used for racing, the others being Indianapolis, Daytona, Pocono, Talladega, Ontario (California), Auto Club, and Michigan (there are several tracks of similar size used for vehicle testing).
In 1984, at Michigan International Speedway, Rutherford set an all time Indy car qualifying lap speed record of 215.189 mph. His win in the 1986 Michigan 500 at age 48 made him the oldest winner of a 500-mile race, a record that still stands. From 1973 to 1981 Rutherford recorded nine straight seasons with a victory making him one of just six ...
Oval track racing is a form of motorsport that is contested on an oval-shaped race track. An oval track differs from a road course in that the layout resembles an oval with turns in only one direction, and the direction of traffic is almost universally counter-clockwise. Oval tracks are dedicated motorsport circuits, used predominantly in the ...
1987 Miller American 400. 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400. 1988 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan) 1989 Champion Spark Plug 400. 1989 Miller High Life 400 (Michigan) 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400. 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan) 1991 Champion Spark Plug 400. 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan)
Dog Track Speedway 0.250-mile dirt oval Moyock, North Carolina: 1962–1963 Paved and lengthened in 1964, closed c. 1974. Eldora Speedway: 0.500-mile (0.805 km) dirt oval New Weston, Ohio: Eldora Dirt Derby: 2013–2019 (Trucks) Track still active, no race in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Did not return to racing in 2021, but continues ...