Location:
12626 U.S. Highway 12
Brooklyn, MI 49230
Ticket Information:
Speedway ticket office (800) 354-1010 or (517) 592-6672
Track Layout:
2 Mile 'D' Oval
18 Degrees of banking in the turns
12 Degrees on the front D
5 Degreees on the backstretch
Important Track Dates:
Track Built: 1968
First NASCAR Race: 1969
Owner:
International Speedway Corp. (NASCAR)
First NASCAR Winner:
Cale Yarborough - 1969
Wide, Fast and Caution Free:
Michigan International Speedway is a great place to watch NASCAR. The wide corners often feature three distinct grooves which allows for some exciting racing.
Wide and fast can make great racing or it can make a good race to nap through. That same wide track also keeps the number of cautions down which sometimes allows the leaders to get away from the pack.
Races at Michigan often come down to fuel mileage battles as the long green flag runs make pit strategy critical to finding victory lane.
In person, the sightlines are excellent here and there are very few (if any) bad seats. Well worth the trip as long as you're not in a hurry to get home. Traffic can be an issue here.
