Madison International Speedway

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Coordinates: 42°54′21.85″N 89°19′36.3″W / 42.9060694°N 89.326750°W / 42.9060694; -89.326750
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Not to be confused with Madison Speedway.
Madison International Speedway
The Track of Champions, Wisconsin's Fastest Half Mile.
Location
ARCA Racing Series
Shore Lunch 200 (2011–2014, 2016–2019, 2025)
Former:
X1-R Pro Cup (2005–2007)
ASA National Tour (2000–2004)
NASCAR Midwest Series
(1998–2002)
Outer Oval
SurfaceAsphalt
Length0.500 miles (0.805 km)
Turns4
Banking18°
Inner Oval
SurfaceAsphalt
Length0.250 miles (0.402 km)
Nathan Haseleu's Late model in Victory Lane in 2007
Mike Storkson's 2006 Hobby Stock Track Champion car

The Madison International Speedway (MIS) is a half-mile paved

Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series
sanction.

History

The track opened in the 1950s as a dirt quarter-mile run by several organizations as Oregon Legion Speedway. Sam Bartus purchased the track in 1963 and paved the track. In 1969, he tore down the quarter-mile track and built a state of the art high-banked half-mile oval and named it "Capital Super Speedway".

Whelen All-American Series track starting in 2015.[4] It was the third NASCAR weekly track in Wisconsin after Cedar Lake Speedway and La Crosse Fairgrounds Speedway.[4] The late models were designated NASCAR Division I, Sportsman as Division II, and Bandits as Division III.[4]
Starting in 2015, the 6Shooter division had its inception. The division consists of six cylinder American made cars which are model years 2002 and older. The division is "True Entry-Level" providing racing experience at a low cost. Points are not awarded and pay is minimal, it's just for fun!

Track

The track was a quarter mile long before it was torn up and replaced with a half mile paved oval in 1969.[5] The first winner on the half mile was Ramo Stott,[5] and the surface's first champion was Jimmy Back.[6] The track seats over 10,000 spectators.[1] There is a quarter mile track inside the half mile. A track veteran described racing the track by saying that you drive into the corners way over your head before you stand on the brakes. The more that you frighten yourself in the corners, the faster that the laps ended up.[7]

Stock car weekly divisions

As of 2010, MIS featured five weekly divisions. Three race weekly on the half mile outer track:

Ford Focus, Midgets, and Bandoleros
. The track held Super Late Model races as its premiere class until 2008; the limited late model class became the premiere class in 2009 when it began being called late models.

Stock car special events and touring series

The track holds events in the

NASCAR Midwest Series and the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series
have appeared in the past.

Alumni

Former track champions include:

Other notable competitors:

Images

Panoramic view of the track in the fall of 2014.
  • Scoring tower
    Scoring tower
  • Madison International Speedway grandstands from the parking lot
    Madison International Speedway grandstands from the parking lot
  • Ticket booth
    Ticket booth
  • Sign along WIS 138
    Sign along WIS 138
  • Late models, 2010
    Late models, 2010
  • Sportsman, 2010
    Sportsman, 2010
  • Hobby stocks, 2010
    Hobby stocks, 2010
  • Legends, 2010
    Legends, 2010
  • Bandits, 2010
    Bandits, 2010
  • International car (left) and Short Tracker in 2008. The former class is now known as Bandit.
    International car (left) and Short Tracker in 2008. The former class is now known as Bandit.
  • 2018 ARCA race field in Turns 1 and 2
    2018 ARCA race field in Turns 1 and 2
  • Start-Finish line in 2019
    Start-Finish line in 2019

References

  1. ^ a b Track history. Madison International Speedway.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "McKarns Will Keep Friday Nights Alive at Madison". 9 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ Grubba, page 188
  4. ^ a b c "Madison Speedway Joins NASCAR". NASCAR. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  5. ^
    ISBN 1-878569-67-8
    .
  6. ^ Grubba, page 46
  7. ^ Grubba; page 174
  8. ^ "ARCA Racing Series' Visit to Madison International Speedway the First Since 1973". Racing Online. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  9. ISBN 1-878569-67-8
    .
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