Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway (2 miles, Intermediate, D-shaped) in Brooklyn, Michigan
Since 1969 is driven at Michigan International Speedway and even twice per season. This makes the course in Brooklyn, Michigan is one of the few who immediately received two appointments. The August race was not held again in 1973 but since then the track owner Roger Penske is traded in favor of an IndyCar race. Michigan is also the place where Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2008, ending a long losing streak into a real thriller gasoline to finally win a Cup race. Since 1999, the 2-mile oval, which is regarded as a sister track of Texas World Speedway and was also used for the construction of the Auto Club Speedway sponsor, for NASCAR's International Speedway Corporation. With a banking of 18 degrees, the oval is steeper and usually more spectacular than the track in California.
The corner entry speeds are due to the expansive layouts with well over 200 mph (320 km / h), resulting in average speeds of 190 mph (310 km / h) result in qualifying. However, there is much more to say to stretch yourself, except that the IndyCars, which went well since it opened here since 2008 no longer do this. The spectacular rollover of Dario Franchitti in the final staging of 2007, many would certainly be remembered. In the late 90s, tried to split CART series, to establish a parallel event to the Indy 500 under the name of U.S. 500 in Michigan. This plan failed, however, is merciless, and was finally abandoned in 2000.
