Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked
tri-oval
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race track located in
Avondale, Arizona
Avondale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 89,334, up from 76,238 in 2010 and 35,883 in 2000.
Avondale, incorporated in 1946, has experienced rapid ...
, near
Phoenix
Phoenix most often refers to:
* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
Mythology
Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
. The
motorsport
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track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two
NASCAR
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race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the
CART
A cart or dray (Australia and New Zealand) is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by one or a pair of draught animals. A handcart is pulled or pushed by one or more people.
It is different from the flatbed tr ...
,
IndyCar Series
The IndyCar Series, currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series under sponsorship, is the highest class of regional North American open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices of ...
,
USAC and the
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
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. The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR.
Phoenix Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. It first joined the
NASCAR Cup Series
The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971, ...
schedule in 1988 as a late season event, and in 2005 the track was given a spring date. The now-
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of th ...
was added in 1995 and the now-
NASCAR Xfinity Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...
began running there in 1999.
NASCAR announced that its
championship weekend events would be run at Phoenix for 2020, marking the first time since NASCAR inaugurated the weekend that
Homestead-Miami Speedway would not be the host track. The track will also hold the championship for the 2021 NASCAR Cup season.
History
Phoenix International Raceway was built in 1964 around the Estrella Mountains on the outskirts of Avondale. Because of the terrain and the incorporation of a road course and drag strip, designers had to build a "dogleg" into the backstretch. The original roadcourse was in length and ran both inside and outside of the main oval track.
The hillsides adjacent to the track also offer a unique vantage point to watch races from. "Monument Hill", located alongside turns 3 and 4 (now turns 1 and 2 due to the track's 2018 reconfiguration), is a favorite among race fans because of the unique view and lower ticket prices. At the top of this hill lies a
USGS
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bench marker known as
Gila and Salt River Meridian, now listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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. Long before Phoenix Raceway existed, this spot was the original land survey point for all of what later became the state of
Arizona
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.
![Phoenix Raceway 1989](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Phoenix_Raceway_1989.jpg)
Phoenix International Raceway was built with the goal of being the western home of open wheel racing. Sports cars and USAC began racing at the track in 1964, and the track quickly became a favorite of drivers and soon replaced the old track at the
Arizona State Fairgrounds.
In 1977, the first Copper World Classic was held, a marque event for
USAC midget
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and Silver Crown cars.
In 1973, the track was purchased by FasTrack International, Inc. and renamed FasTrack International Speedway. The name was reverted to Phoenix International Raceway in August 1976 when USAC team owner Bob Fletcher bought the speedway.
NASCAR began racing at Phoenix International Raceway in 1978. However, it was not until 1988 when NASCAR's premier series, now the
NASCAR Cup Series
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, began racing at the track. Following the announcement of NASCAR being added to the track schedule, Phoenix International Raceway built a 3-story suite building outside of turn 1 and increased grandstand capacity to 30,000. A year prior, the track's main grandstand was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, reconstruction was finished in time for the first NASCAR cup race. That first race was won by
Alan Kulwicki
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where in his celebration he performed the first "Polish
Victory Lap
A victory lap (also lap of honor) is a term used in motorsports to describe an extra lap of the race track after the conclusion of a race. This lap, driven at reduced speed, allows the winning driver to celebrate their victory and gives the s ...
".
In 1991, the old road course was removed and replaced by a infield road course. In 1996 the grandstand capacity was increased to 65,000. International Speedway Corporation (ISC) officially took ownership of Phoenix Raceway from Emmett "Buddy" Jobe in April 1997. Racing at Phoenix International Raceway began to dramatically change in 2003. Turn 2 was reconstructed by pushing back the outside wall to make racing safer. The wall originally came to an end where the old road course crossed the oval track. At the same time, an access tunnel was built under turn 4. Previously, vehicles had to use crossover gates and pedestrians used a crossover bridge. In 2004, NASCAR announced it would give a second annual race weekend to Phoenix International Raceway starting with the 2005 season. Following the announcement, the track installed lights to allow the newly scheduled NASCAR race to be run in the evening. The addition of a second NASCAR racing weekend had dramatic effects on the economy of the state of Arizona. A study at
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...
estimated that Phoenix International Raceway brings in nearly $473 million annually to the state. 2005 would also become the last year that a major open-wheel racing series would race at PIR, until it was recently announced that the track will return to the schedule for the
2016 IndyCar season. Despite the 2006 departure from the schedule, the track was still used by IndyCar for testing purposes.
In 2006, the Allison Grandstand was expanded from turn 1 to turn 2, increasing the reserved seating to 76,800. Included with the expansion is "Octane", an exclusive lounge on top of the grandstands overlooking turn 1. In 2008 Phoenix International Raceway added the SPEED Cantina, a one-of-a-kind at-track sports bar and grill, outside turn 2. In early 2010, some of the grandstands along the backstretch were removed to allow additional room for recreational vehicles, thus the seating capacity dropped to around 67,000.
On June 11, 2015, Phoenix International Raceway announced the track would be renamed to
Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, who is the Vice Chairman for Hendrick Motorsports. He raced full-time from 1993 to 2015, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick M ...
Raceway for the
Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 in tribute to Gordon, who was contesting his last NASCAR season as a full-time driver in 2015.
On January 30, 2017, Phoenix International Raceway and ISC announced a $178 million renovation called the Phoenix Raceway Project Powered by DC Solar. The project was completed in October 2018, just in time for their November race weekend. It was also noted that the facility would be referred to as Phoenix Raceway moving forward, signaling the removal of International from the track's name.
New amenities after it was completed:
* Grandstand seating capacity will be 45,000.
* upgraded Club, 32 renovated suites and 19 new suites.
* New escalators and elevators, in addition to the existing elevators that will be upgraded.
*New souvenir areas, a new First Aid and EMS location, a new Guest Services area, as well as multiple new restrooms, including ADA restrooms.
* New Fanzone located in the infield.
* New DC solar fan midway.
** New Busch Garage, new Corporate Hospitality, and new Guest Services and Ticketing buildings.
* Technology upgrades planned for the Phoenix Raceway Project Powered by DC Solar include
flat screen TVs throughout common areas, a new PA system and free
Wi-Fi
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available throughout all common areas including the DC Solar Fan Midway, Infield and in-seat Wi-Fi.
Additional changes to the track after the project was completed:
* Removal of the former front stretch grandstands.
* Moving of the start / finish line to the area between the old turns 1/2 and the dogleg, thus flipping the turn numbering.
* Reconfiguration of pit road to include:
** Moving the pit entrance down the new backstretch (former front straightaway) and the exit to just past the new start / finish line.
** Extending pit road stalls around the new turn 4 (former turn 1) and to just past the new start / finish line. The majority of the pit stalls will be on a curve and prior to the start / finish line.
** Tightening of the radius of pit road through the new turn 4 (former turn 1)
In September 2017, PIR formed a partnership with Ingenuity Sun Media (ISM Connect) to rename the track to ISM Raceway starting in 2018.
On June 22, 2018 IndyCar announced it will not return to ISM in 2019 due to mediocre races and poor attendance.
On January 28, 2019, it was revealed on ISC's 2018 annual report that the raceway's track seating was reduced from 51,000 to 42,000.
On March 26, 2019 it was announced that starting in 2020, the track will become the host of the NASCAR championship weekend.
On January 3, 2020, the track mutually agreed to terminate the naming rights agreement with ISM Connect and its name reverted to Phoenix Raceway.
Movies and television
Phoenix was only mentioned in the episode ''Drive, Lady, Drive'' on the TV show ''
CHiPs
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'' even though they used
Riverside International Raceway
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as the stand in and racing footage from
Ontario
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,
Daytona Daytona refers to the city of Daytona Beach, Florida, or things named after it.
Daytona may also refer to:
Locations
* Daytona Beach Shores, Florida
* South Daytona, Florida
* The Daytona Beach metropolitan area
* Halifax area, also known as Da ...
and
Atlanta
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were used. Phoenix was also in the movie ''
Days of Thunder
''Days of Thunder'' is a 1990 American sports action drama film released by Paramount Pictures, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, C ...
'' starring
Tom Cruise
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and
Nicole Kidman
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.
Track renovation and length
File:Phoenix International Raceway road course.svg, Road course before renovation in 2011
File:Phoenix-international-raceway-2011.svg, Oval track before renovation in 2011
File:Phoenix-international-raceway-2011-new.svg, Track after renovation in 2011
File:Phoenix Raceway (updated).png, Track after renovation in 2019
The raceway was originally constructed with a
road course
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that ran on both the inside and the outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current interior layout. Phoenix Raceway currently has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 51,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
In November 2010, ISC and the Avondale City Council announced plans for a $100 million long-term development for Phoenix International Raceway. $15 million would go towards repaving the track for the first time since 1990 and building a new media center. The plans also include a reconfiguration of the track.
The front stretch was widened from 52 feet to , the pit stalls were changed from asphalt to concrete, the dogleg (between Turn 2 and Turn 3) was moved outward by , tightening the turn radius of the dogleg from 800 feet to 500 feet (152 m). Along with the other changes, progressive banking was added to the turns: Turns 1 and 2, which had 11 degrees of banking, changed to 10 degrees on the bottom and 11 degrees on the top. Turns 3 and 4, which had 9 degrees of
banking
A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets.
Because ...
, changed to 8 degrees on the bottom and 9 on the top. Project leader Bill Braniff, Senior Director of Construction for North American Testing Corporation (NATC), a subsidiary of Phoenix International Raceway's parent company International Speedway Corporation, said "All of the changes – including the adjustment of the dog-leg – will be put in place in order to present additional opportunities for drivers to race side-by-side. We’re very confident that we’ll have multi-groove racing at Phoenix from Day 1 because of the variable banking that will be implemented.”
The infield road course was also sealed off and removed from use, making Phoenix International Raceway an oval-only facility.
The reconfiguration project was completed by mid-August 2011, and on August 29–30, five drivers tested the new track, describing the new dogleg and backstretch as a "rollercoaster" as now when they enter it dips, then rises on exit and dips down going into turn 3, due to the elevation changes. On October 4–5, several NASCAR Cup Series teams tested the oval which was open to the public. Over $7 million went towards connecting the track property to the Avondale water and sewer systems. Work began following the
2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500.
The reconfiguration in 2011 increased the banking slightly, removed the road course entirely and removed the grass and curbing inside of the dogleg, giving sanctioning bodies the option of whether or not to allow drivers to shortcut the dogleg and run on the now-paved apron that replaced the grass.
Renovations in 2018 reconfigured the pit road and infield areas, and moved the start/finish line to just coming out of what was turn 2 (now turn 4), before the dogleg.
The owner of the track and NASCAR specify the oval length as exactly one mile. However, after a 2016 INDYCAR Test in the West, INDYCAR measured the track as .
[http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/3413/2016-04-02/indycar-eventsummary.pdf ] That was the first IndyCar race after the renovation in 2011, in which the dogleg was extended outwards. In 2019 the oval track was rebuilt again and the start / finish line was relocated. The length of the oval was not changed. Before the renovation in 2011, the racetrack was also accepted by USAC, CART and IndyCar with a length of exactly one mile.
Lap Records
The official lap records at Phoenix Raceway are listed as:
Racing events
Current events
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NASCAR Cup Series
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Ruoff Mortgage 500
The United Rentals Work United 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held annually at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona since 2005. It is one of two Cup Series races at the track, the other being the Season Finale 500. Chase Briscoe is th ...
'' (Spring, 2005–present)
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NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.
It is one of five NASCAR races run with a length measured in kilometers; the Ruoff Mortgage 500 (the other Cup Series ra ...
'' (Fall, 1988–present)
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NASCAR Xfinity Series
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United Rentals 200
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'' (Spring, 2005–present)
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NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race'' (Fall, 1999–present)
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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**''
Lucas Oil 150
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Phoenix Raceway. The race has been the last race of the year for the Truck Series since 2020.
History
From 1995 until 1998, two rac ...
'' (1995–present)
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ARCA Menards Series
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General Tire 150
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'' (2020–present)
Previous events
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AMA Superbike Championship
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(1992–1993, 1997–1999)
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Atlantic Championship
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(1991–1995)
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Barber Pro Series
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(1992–1996, 2001)
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Can-Am
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History
Can-Am started out as a race series for group 7 sports racers with two r ...
(1987)
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CART
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It is different from the flatbed tr ...
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Slick-50 200'' (1979, 1981–1982, 1984, 1986–1995)
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Circle K/Fiesta Bowl 200
The Circle K/Fiesta Bowl 200 was the final name of a Champ Car, PPG IndyCar World Series race held annually at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, from 1979 though 1986; it was known as the Miller High Life 150 for five editions d ...
'' (1979–1986)
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Grand-Am
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Rolex Sports Car Series
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**''The GAINSCO Grand Prix'' (2000–2006)
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IMSA GT Championship
IMSA GT was a sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association. Races took place primarily in the United States, and occasionally in Canada.
History
The series was founded in 1969 by John and Peggy Bishop, and Bill F ...
**''Exxon World Sports Car Championships'' (1992–1995)
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IndyCar Series
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Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix
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'' (1996–2005, 2016–2018)
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Indy Lights
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Phoenix Grand Prix'' (1986–1995, 2003–2005, 2016)
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
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GM Goodwrench / AC Delco 300'' (1995–1998)
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ARCA Menards Series West
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**''Casino Arizona 50'' (1978–1984, 1988–1996, 2003–2004, 2010–2014)
**''Talking Stick Resort 75'' (1998–2014)
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NASCAR Mexico Series
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Origins (Desafío Corona)
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**''
Toyota 120
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'' (2013–2015)
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NASCAR Autozone Elite Division Southwest (1988–2006)
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SCCA Formula Super Vee
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(1980–1990)
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Trans-Am Series
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Primarily based in the United States, the series competes on a variety of track types includ ...
(1995–1997)
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USAC IndyCar
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Jimmy Bryan 150'' (1964–1972, 1974–1978)
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Bobby Ball 150'' (1964–1978)
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USAC Honda National Midget Championship
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Copper World Classic
Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona, near Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020. P ...
'' (1980–2009)
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USAC Stock Car
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(1968, 1970)
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USAC Mini-Indy Series (1977–1978)
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U.S. F2000 National Championship
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(1990, 1992, 1997–1999, 2003)
NASCAR Cup Series stats
Records
(As of 11/6/22)
* from minimum 5 starts.
Race winners
*(*) Rain-shortened event
*(**) Race extended due to green-white-checker finish
*
a April race extended to 375 laps (600 km)
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b November 2011 races when track reconfigured to 1.022 miles
Track records
''NOTE: Calculations based on the 1.022 mile standard established in 2016 by INDYCAR.''
See also
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List of NASCAR tracks
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NASCAR National series race tracks
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References
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