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  Michigan International Speedway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Michigan International Speedway, which has played host to two of the three closest finishes in Champ Car history during the past two years, will be primed for another this weekend as the FedEx Championship Series returns for the Michigan 500 Presented by Toyota (1:30 p.m.
Michigan is one of those races that is very close and very exciting for the fans, but it's difficult for the drivers.
Michigan Speedway is located in the southern central region of Michigan, at the edge of Michigan's Irish Hills tourist area.
www.cartracingupdate.com /tracks/michigan.htm   (6424 words)

  
 Michigan Hotels - Choice Hotels International
Michigan is a unique state, spread out over two land-masses: its "Upper" and "Lower" peninsulas.
Detroit is Michigan's largest city and the birthplace of both Motown and the automobile.
Michigan International Speedway is considered one of the country's premier NASCAR racing facilities.
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 NASCAR.com : races : tracks : Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway -- home of the state's largest single-day, paid-admission sporting events since 1992 -- is a track rich in racing tradition.
In August of 2000, the Speedway unveiled a new logo and announced it would add the "International" back to its name, which had been changed to Michigan Speedway in 1996 to align itself with the three other Penske-owned facilities (California, Nazareth and North Carolina).
Today, Michigan International Speedway is considered one of the country's premier racing facilities, and yet, it still focuses on constant improvements.
www.nascar.com /races/tracks/mis   (606 words)

  
 Michigan International Speedway Seating Chart, Michigan International Speedway Tickets, Michigan International Speedway ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Michigan International Speedway is wide, fast, and offers some of the best racing on the NASCAR schedule.
Michigan International Speedway tickets are a great NASCAR value; if you had NASCAR tickets to Michigan for the Batman Begins 400 on June 19, you saw Roush driver Greg Biffle take the checkered flag.
Michigan tickets are available for the GFS Marketplace 400 in August, but they won't last long as NASCAR fans are always looking for great ticket opportunities.
www.gotickets.com /venues/mi/michigan_international_speedway.php   (440 words)

  
 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn MI At Premiere Sports Travel
Michigan International Speedway’s inaugural NASCAR event in June 1969 would provide an indication of what future ticket buyers would see at the track over the coming years.
Michigan International Speedway will always have a special place in Dale Jarrett’s heart, for it was here on Aug. 18, 1991, he scored his first career Cup series victory.
Michigan International Speedway is a favorite track among drivers, who enjoy its wide surface that allows them to choose the most effective line for them to compete for NASCAR glory.
www.sportstravel.com /venues/michigan-international-speedway.php   (544 words)

  
 SOM - Governor Granholm plugs safety belt use at Michigan International Speedway
Governor Jennifer M. Granholm made a recent pit stop at Michigan International Speedway (MIS) to not only put in a plug for the venue’s popular summer racing season, but to promote the importance of safety belts.
MIS is assisting the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning (OHSP) promote safety belt usage by hanging Click It or Ticket banners and reminding race fans to buckle up through announcements during June and August races.
Michigan’s safety belt use rate is currently at an all-time high of 85 percent.
www.michigan.gov /som/0,1607,7-192-29941_30586-96089--,00.html   (367 words)

  
 Jayski's® Silly Season Page - Michigan International Speedway News
MIS Projects Begin: Michigan International Speedway's fan enhancement projects, which were announced by the track in October, are beginning to take shape with the replacing of new grandstands in Turn One.
Michigan Governor announces road improvement plans for MIS: Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced $18.5 million will be spent over the next three years in road projects to improve safety and access to Michigan International Speedway (MIS), including $7.5 million in accelerated projects.
Tickets go on sale at Michigan Jan 14th: With the 2006 race season at Michigan International Speedway quickly approaching, it's time for fans to mark this Saturday, January 14, on their calendars, as tickets and camping for both NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series events will be on sale to the general public.
www.jayski.com /pages/tracks/michigan.htm   (2380 words)

  
 Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway is a 2 mile oval with 18 degree banking, located near Brooklyn, Michigan.
Michigan International Speedway was built beginning in September of 1967, and opened on October 13th, 1968, with a USAC Indy car race.
The track is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation, which also owns tracks such as Daytona and Watkins Glen.
www.na-motorsports.com /Tracks/MI/Michigan.html   (269 words)

  
 Michigan International Speedway - NASCAR Forum - NASCAR Space -Forums, Schedules, Race Results, News
Michigan International Speedway boasts a proud 32-year history of hosting America’s best racing action, situated on 1,200-plus acres in the scenic Irish Hills of southeastern Michigan with 18 degree banking and 73-foot wide sweeping corners, Michigan International Speedway provides drivers with three and four grooves to run around the two-mile.
Michigan International Speedway has increased its reserved seating facility by 82,000, over the last decade and after 1985, the Speedway has increased its seating arrangements by nearly five times.
"Michigan is a speedway that traditionally Roush (cars) perform extremely well at and a track that I have a lot of fun racing," said McMurray.
www.nascarspace.com /nascar/showthread.php?p=3456   (5201 words)

  
 Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking.
In a state where the automobile is king, Michigan Speedway stands proudly as a member of the local royalty.
The track's designers were Charles Moneypenny, who also designed the oval at Daytona International Speedway, and Sterling Moss, the Formula One great who styled the Michigan Speedway road courses.
racing.ballparks.com /Michigan   (270 words)

  
 International Speedway Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
International Speedway Corporation (ISC) is a corporation whose primary business is the ownership and management of NASCAR race tracks.
ISC was founded as Bill France Racing, Inc. (later Daytona International Speedway Corporation) in 1953 and in 1957 the company signed a contract for the use of land on which to build Daytona International Speedway, one of the world's first superspeedways.
In 2005, Kentucky Speedway filed a lawsuit against ISC and NASCAR, claiming that NASCAR violated federal antitrust laws by not awarding them a Nextel Cup race, noting the close relationship between NASCAR, ISC, and the France Family.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/International_Speedway_Corporation   (1226 words)

  
 Michigan 400 Tickets, Michigan 400 Ticket Broker - NASCAR Race Tickets in Brooklyn, MI
We have Michigan International Speedway broken down into different seating sections to assist our customers in choosing the perfect Michigan 400 race tickets.
Michigan 400 tickets are generally delivered the week of the race.
We are not the official Michigan International Speedway box office.
www.tickco.com /nascar_michigan_400_tickets.htm   (238 words)

  
 Texaco: Casey Mears and No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge Charger 500 - Michigan International Speedway Track Facts
Seven Michigan races have ended under caution; August 1970, June 1974, June 1979, June 1981, June 2000, August 2001, August 2001 and June 2004.
Michigan is the fourth-fastest track on the current NASCAR NEXTEL Cup schedule behind Talladega, Daytona and Atlanta based on Ryan Newman’s Bud Pole speed of 194.232 mph set in June 2005.
There have been 73 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races at Michigan International Speedway since the first race was held there in 1969.
www.texaco.com /racing/schedule_racetrack061406.asp   (540 words)

  
 Texaco: Casey Mears and No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge GFS Marketplace 400 - Michigan International Speedway Track Facts
The race at Michigan International has been won from the Bud Pole 15 times, the most productive starting position.
Michigan is the fourth-fastest track on the current NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule behind Talladega, Daytona, and Atlanta based on Ryan Newman's Bud Pole speed of 194.232 in June 2005.
CGRFS rookie Reed Sorenson has done so five times with a fifth-place finish at Michigan, a seventh-place finish at Chicagoland, and 10th-place finishes at Atlanta and Charlotte, and a 12th-place at Watkins Glen.
www.texaco.com /racing/schedule_racetrack081506.asp   (559 words)

  
 Michigan International Speedway Tickets, Michigan Speedway Tickets - NASCAR Race in Brooklyn, MI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
We are not affiliated with Michigan Speedway, Ticketmaster® or any box office.
We have Michigan International Speedway broken down into different seating sections to assist our customers in choosing the perfect NASCAR tickets.
Michigan Speedway tickets are generally delivered the week of the race.
www.tickco.com /Race_Tracks/Michigan_intl_spdwy_tickets.htm   (222 words)

  
 Michigan International Speedway Tickets : Michigan International Speedway Nextel Cup Ticket @ BuySellTix
When Michigan International Speedway opened in 1968, it featured a 12,000-seat center grandstand and smaller grandstands on each side to make the total seating capacity up to 25,000 seats.
Now, with the success of motorsports and the speedway, Michigan International Speedway quickly came to be the largest sports arena in Michigan.
During the course of the three race weekends in 2006, Michigan International Speedway is anticipating over half a million fans.
www.buyselltix.com /nascar/michiganInternationalSpeedway.php   (408 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Circuits > Michigan International Speedway
LoPatin hired Charles Moneypenny - the man who designed the Daytona International Speedway - to create a two-mile D-shaped speedway - with 18-degree banking in the turns - and got Stirling Moss to lay out a road course on the infield and outside the main bowl.
Penske sold all his circuits to the France Family's International Speedway Corporation in the summer of 1999.
There was a brief flurry of international interest in MIS when FIA President Max Mosley paid a visit to the track in the autumn of 1992, while looking for a venue for the United States Grand Prix.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/cir-044.html   (446 words)

  
 Richard Petty - Michigan International Speedway June 1988
Without it, I have to rely on memory when I recall the day this photo was taken, at the place owned by Roger Penske and known as Michigan International Speedway.
My first trip to the Michigan two mile oval was, in July 1971, to see a 200 mile USAC Indy car race.
I recall when Richard Petty was the man to beat though, especially, in the "Daytona 500." Year after year, Petty would find a way to win that race, while my favorite, David Pearson would find a way to lose.
www.bjwor.com /rpetmi88.html   (917 words)

  
 Racing-Live.com - F1, WRC, Rally, MotoGP, Live   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The 400-mile event at Michigan International Speedway, the 13th race in the 17-race schedule, will be held on Sunday, August 5.
Michigan International Speedway is the only two-mile track currently on the IndyCar Series' 2007 schedule.
The 2007 event will be the sixth IndyCar Series event at Michigan International Speedway and will be the 55th Indy-style race at MIS.
irl.racing-live.com /indy/en/headlines/news/detail/061013231050.shtml   (477 words)

  
 Michigan International Speedway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michigan Milwaukee • Motegi • Nashville Richmond • Texas
Michigan Milwaukee • Nazareth • Ontario • Phoenix Pocono • Sanair • Texas • Texas World • Trenton
Daytona International Speedway • Texas Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michigan_International_Speedway   (750 words)

  
 Michigan International Speedway News & Notes - Michigan International Speedway
All races will be held at the famed Eldora Speedway, owned and operated by two-time NEXTEL Cup Champ Tony Stewart.
MIS also received a recognition award from the Lenawee County Chapter of the American Red Cross for the speedway's efforts during the Drive for Relief, which was an event held in September 2005 to support the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
The event is scheduled to kick off at MIS on June 25 with the approximately 35-55 antique and vintage cars making their way to various museums throughout the state, eventually ending at the 2-mile oval on July 2.
www.michiganinternationalspeedway.com /news/track_news/516590.html   (1098 words)

  
 Michigan Speedway
Michigan International Speedway is considered one of the country’s premier racing facilities.
Located on 1,000-plus acres in the scenic Irish Hills, Michigan International Speedway boasts a proud 32-year history of hosting America’s best racing action With 18 degree banking and 73-foot wide sweeping turns, Michigan International Speedway provides drivers with three and four grooves to run around the two-mile.
The track is located about 15 miles southwest of Jackson, Michigan, near the intersection of US-12 and M-50.
www.tracktime.com /michigan-international-speedway.htm   (93 words)

  
 Reed Sorenson, No. 41 Target Dodge - 3M Performance 400 – Michigan International Speedway Advance – 6/18/06 / ...
Brad cut his racing teeth in motocross and competed professionally in the AMA ranks for a short period.
On tap is a NEXTEL Cup event in Michigan and a Busch Series race in Kentucky.
This is a new race car this season and it has previously run at Texas (13th-place finish) and in the 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (10th).
pressroom.target.com /pr/news/sports/nascar/michigan-advance.aspx   (656 words)

  
 Firestone Indy 400 - Michigan International Speedway / Target Corp
This Michigan track is a challenging place and the track doesn’t have much grip.
With 18 degree banking and 73-foot wide sweeping turns, Michigan International Speedway provides drivers with three grooves to run around the two-mile D-shaped speedway for 200 laps/ 400 miles.
In 2003, Scott Dixon qualified 2nd (Target started 1-2) and finished 5th at Michigan while in 2004, he qualified third and then fourth in 2005.
pressroom.target.com /pr/news/sports/indy/michigan-qualifying.aspx   (638 words)

  
 Michigan International Speedway Tickets - 200% Guarantee: 3M Performance 400 Tickets and GFS Marketplace 400 Tickets
Ticket Solutions is your full service source for buying Michigan Speedway tickets and tickets to any other NASCAR Nextel Cup races.
Ticket Solutions is one of the oldest and most reputable licensed ticket brokers in the country, selling Michigan International Speedway tickets, including tickets to the 3M Performance 400 and the GFS Marketplace 400.
All Michigan Speedway tickets will be delivered via Federal Express to the cardholder billing address.
www.tickets4u.com /nascar-michigan-tickets.asp   (229 words)

  
 Michigan International Speedway - tickets, directions, seating charts for Michigan International Speedway (Brooklyn, ...
Michigan International Speedway - tickets, directions, seating charts for Michigan International Speedway (Brooklyn, Michigan)
Michigan International Speedway is located in Brooklyn, Michigan.
Michigan International Speedway has a seating capacity of 82,000 and is well known in the area.
www.gofox.com /tickets/Venue.php?venue=201   (59 words)

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