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Chicagoland Speedway |
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Location: Joliet, IL
Shape: Tri-Oval
Distance: 1.5 miles
Banking, Turns: 18 degrees
Front Straight: 2,400 feet
Banking, Front Straight: 11 degrees
Back Straight: 1,700 feet
Banking, Back Straight: 5 degrees
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| Chicagoland Speedway is a $130 million project whose centerpiece is a 1.5-mile tri-oval. |
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Major-league NASCAR-sanctioned racing comes, at last, to America's Midwest -- and the nation's third-largest market -- with the debut of Chicagoland Speedway in 2001.
It is owned by Raceway Associates LLC, which is comprised of the combined interests of Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corp. (IMS), International Speedway Corp. (ISC) and the former owners of Route 66 Raceway, a multimillion-dollar complex for drag, oval and road racing that opened in 1998.
When Chicagoland Speedway opens in mid-July it will play host to NASCAR's two premier divisions, the Busch Series on July 14 and Winston Cup July 15.
Initial accommodations include grandstand seating for 75,000 spectators, 37 luxury suites, on-site parking and camping areas and reserved long-term parking areas for recreational vehicles in the infield adjacent to the second and third turns. The first row of grandstand seats is 14 feet high, allowing patrons sitting there to see the entire track. No permanent structure in the infield is higher than 14 feet, thus providing excellent sightlines for every fan.
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