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Concrete/Asphalt: Length.402 km (.25 miles) Race lap record: 4.47 seconds at 336 m.p.h. ... The race track is located about 30 minutes east of Columbus, Ohio. It is ...
In 1945, John Nuckles and Robert Roseberry purchased 50 acres (200,000 m 2) of land for site of the future race track. The track opened in 1946 as a dirt track for motorcycles. In 1950 the track was given lighting and in 1957, the track was paved for the first time as car racing, specifically stock car racing, became more popular.
Asphalt 1.61 miles (2.59 km) 14 Gateway International Raceway: Madison: Illinois: 1985-1996 Asphalt 2.6 miles (4.2 km) 14 Green Valley Raceway: North Richland Hills: Texas: 1963–1984 Asphalt 1.6 miles (2.6 km) 8 Greenwood Roadway: Indianola: Iowa: 1963-1966 Asphalt 3.0 miles (4.8 km) 14 Heartland Motorsports Park: Topeka: Kansas: 1989-2023 ...
The track would also add the American Le Mans series the next year. The track continued to host the two series until 2012 when ALMS dropped the race, Grand-Am would follow suit the next year. In 2018, track would host the WeatherTech SportsCar championship. Mid-Ohio would host its first CART race in 1980 as a 156 mi (251 km), 65 lap race.
Sharon Speedway is a 3/8-mile dirt oval race track located in Hartford Township, Ohio and named for the nearby city of Sharon, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1929, making it one of the oldest continuously running dirt ovals in the United States. [1] The track is currently part-owned and operated by the Blaney family, which includes NASCAR driver ...
(The Center Square) – Street racers could soon face a rude awakening under legislation considered by state lawmakers on Thursday to require speed-limiters for certain offenses. Rep. Mari Leavitt ...
Bristol Motor Speedway Dover Motor Speedway. This is a list of tracks which have hosted a NASCAR race from 1948 to present. Various forms of race track have been used throughout the history of NASCAR, including purpose-built race tracks such as Daytona International Speedway and temporary tracks such as the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The test track features level 2-mile (3.2 km) straightaways. Vehicle Dynamics Area: 50-acre (20-hectare) asphalt pad, with an acceleration loop at each end, is a multipurpose facility for vehicle dynamic testing, durability testing, brake testing, performance testing , product demonstrations, and driver training.