The Michigan 500 was an IndyCar Series race held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. Held from 1981 to 2001, the event was held in high prestige, constituting part of Indy car racing's 500-mile "Triple Crown".
The pace car leads the field to the start of the 1988 Michigan 500.
Buddy Rice won the 2004 race.
Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a 2 mi (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Cambridge Township, Michigan, approximately four miles south of the village of Brooklyn. Situated on more than 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) in the Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan, the track is 70 miles west of the center of Detroit, 40 miles from Ann Arbor, and 60 miles (97 km) south and northwest of Lansing, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio, respectively. MIS is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is sometimes known as a sister track to Texas World Speedway, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by NASCAR. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking.
Racing action after a restart at the 2014 Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway's front stretch, view from the infield early on race day
Turn 1 at Michigan International Speedway, 2014. The track was repaved in 2012.
MIS pano 2014 race day