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
Oval track racing is a form of motorsport that is contested on an oval-shaped race track. An oval track differs from a road course in that the layout resembles an oval with turns in only one direction, and the direction of traffic is almost universally counter-clockwise. Oval tracks are dedicated motorsport circuits, used predominantly in the United States. They often have banked turns and some, despite the name, are not precisely oval, and the shape of the track can vary.
Martinsville Speedway, a symmetrical oval, following a race in 2006.
Pack racing at Daytona International Speedway (2015)
Bristol Motor Speedway, a short oval (2008)
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2005)