Chicagoland Speedway
Chicagoland Speedway (1.5 miles, intermediate, Trioval) in Joliet, Illinois
The track in Joliet, Illinois to the southwest of Chicago is one of the NASCAR so typical "cookie cutter tracks", ie a 1.5-mile oval with the usual D-shaped layout. A special feature on the racetrack, however, because basically the Chicagoland Speedway is one big curve, because the back straight as the "Trioval" the home stretch is also bent. The banking in the turns with 18 ° is not very steep, and occupied a seat behind the faster routes from Atlanta, Texas and Lowe's Motor Speedway. The start-finish straight, can provide at least 11 °, while the "counter-curve" for 5 °.
The complex was pounded 1999-2001 for 130 million U.S. dollars from the soil and is therefore still relatively young. The facility, which provides 75 000 spectators, is led by NASCAR's International Speedway Corporation and NASCAR go out of here since 2001, the IndyCars. The 400-mile race of the Sprint Cup is already held as long, which makes the oval to the younger one in the NASCAR calendar. The time is moved to Chicago just one race per season. Between 2007 and 2008 at the Speedway a floodlight system was installed, which for us European fans again means NASCAR racing at bedtime. The first night race Kyle Busch won the Nationwide race and he also took the same. Kevin Harvick managed the feat in Joliet, there to win the first two Cup races at all.
