Chicagoland Speedway
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| Location | Joliet, Illinois |
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| Track length | 1.5 miles (2.414 kilometres) |
| Track shape | D-Shaped Oval |
| Banking | Turns - 18° Front Stretch- 11° Back Stretch - 5° |
| Major events | NASCAR Nextel Cup, NASCAR Busch Series, Indy Racing League |
| Capacity | 75,000 |
| Address | 500 Speedway Blvd., Joliet, Illinois, 60433 |
| Owner | Raceway Associates, LLC (an Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp. and International Speedway Corporation joint venture |
Chicagoland Speedway is a speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. The speedway is actually located several miles south of Joliet proper, just off Illinois Route 53 between Joliet and Wilmington, Illinois. It currently has a capacity of 75,000 people. Since its inaugural season in 2001, the Chicagoland Speedway has became an unexpected and significant draw for major NASCAR and IRL events, often selling out major races months in advance.
Although listed simply as a D-shaped oval, Chicagoland is unique in that it is one continuous curve, as the backstretch has a noticeable bend to it.
Chicagoland hosts the NASCAR/Nextel Cup Series race, USG Sheetrock 400, and the NASCAR/Busch Series Race, USG Durock 300, just once a year. Chicagoland is known to be one of NASCAR's infamous "cookie cutter" 1.5 mile speedways. Its name is derived from the fact that it resemble many other 1.5 mile downforce racetracks that resemble a D-shape in the NASCAR racing series.
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[edit] History
From 1999 through 2000, the Chicagoland Speedway was built adjacent to the older Route 66 Raceway.
In 2001, the Speedway opened with NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Winston Cup Series, ARCA RE/MAX Series, and IRL IndyCar Series events.
The track features races from the NEXTEL Cup, the Busch Grand National Series, ARCA, Indy Racing League, and the International Race of Champions (IROC).
[edit] Current races
- NASCAR Nextel Cup - USG Sheetrock 400
- NASCAR Busch Series - USG Durock 300
- Indy Racing League - Peak Antifreeze Indy 300
[edit] Records
- NASCAR Nextel Cup Qualifying: Jimmie Johnson, 28.701 sec. (188.147 mph), 2005
- NASCAR Nextel Cup Race (400 miles): Kevin Harvick, 2 hrs. 55 min. 37 sec. (136.832 mph), July 14, 2002
- NASCAR Busch Series Qualifying: Ryan Newman, 28.964 sec. (186.438 mph), 2005
- NASCAR Busch Series Race (300 miles): Kevin Harvick, 2 hrs. 18 min. 6 sec. (130.340 mph), July 9, 2005
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Chicagoland Speedway Official Site
- Chicagoland Speedway Page on NASCAR.com
- High Resolution image from Google Maps
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps or MapQuest
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, or WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
| Current NASCAR Nextel Cup Series racetracks |
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Atlanta - Bristol - Brooklyn, Michigan - Charlotte - Darlington - Daytona - Dover - Fontana, California - Fort Worth - Indianapolis - Joliet, Illinois - Kansas City - Las Vegas - Loudon - Martinsville - Miami - Pocono - Phoenix - Richmond - Sonoma, California - Talladega - Watkins Glen |
| Current NASCAR Busch Series racetracks |
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| Atlanta, Bristol, Brooklyn, Michigan, Charlotte, Darlington, Daytona, Dover, Fontana, California, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Joliet, Illinois, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Loudon, Madison, Illinois, Martinsville (1982–1994, 2006), Memphis, Mexico City, Miami, Milwaukee, Montreal (2007), Nashville, Phoenix, Richmond, Sparta, Kentucky, Talladega, Watkins Glen |
| Tracks of the Indy Racing League |
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| Ovals Indianapolis Motor Speedway Chicagoland • Homestead • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Michigan • Milwaukee • Motegi • Nashville • Richmond • Texas Road/Street Courses Former Tracks |
| Tracks of IROC |
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| Current Tracks Daytona International Speedway • Texas Motor Speedway • Atlanta Motor Speedway Former Tracks |
| Tracks of ARCA |
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| Berlin • Chicagoland • Daytona • DuQuoin • Gateway • Illinois • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Michigan • Milwaukee • Nashville • Pocono • Salem • Talladega • Toledo • USA Int'l • Winchester |
