Track Details: Turns: 18° Straights: 12° front, 5° back Distance: 2.000 miles, Shape: D-Shaped Last updated: 3/14/11 BY THE NUMBERS SCHEDULE PAST RESULTS Magnum Cup Series Race Record Billy the Kid 82.067 mph 08/21/2005 Magnum Cup Series Qual Record Chris Bright 198.879 mph (36.203s) 08/23/2010 Sportsman Cup Series Race Record Gael Brooks 149.110 mph 08/11/2010 Sportsman Cup Series Qual Record Mieser 192.231 mph (37.445s) 08/11/2010 Diamond Series Race Record Andrew Mendes 172.870 mph 04/15/2010 Diamond Series Qual Record Grunt 178.607 mph 08/17/2006 2011 Race Schedule Magnum Cup Series Pieratt's 400 06/13/2011 Magnum Cup Series Carfax 400 08/22/2011 Sportsman Cup Series Carfax 250 06/15/2011 Diamond Series Michigan 325 06/09/2011 2011 - Magnum 6/13 2011 - Magnum 8/22 2011 - Sportsman 6/15 2011 - Diamond 6/9 2010 - Magnum 8/23 2010 - Magnum 6/14 2010 - Sportsman 8/10 2010 - Diamond 4/15 2009 - Magnum 8/17 2009 - Magnum 6/15 2009 - Sportsman 8/12 2009 - Diamond 7/9 2008 - Magnum 8/18 2008 - Magnum 6/16 2008 - Sportsman 8/20       TRACK HISTORY Michigan International Speedway, home of the state's largest single-day, paid-admission sporting events since 1992, is a track rich in racing tradition.  Groundbreaking took place on Sept. 28, 1967. More than 2.5 million yards of dirt were moved to form the D-shaped oval. Charles Moneypenny, who had designed the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway, designed the Michigan oval. The original layout included infield and exterior roads, which could be configured into a 3-mile or two 1.9-mile road courses. The road courses were designed by Formula One great Stirling Moss. The last interior road course race was held in 1984, and the last time the exterior road course was used was in 1973. Cale Yarborough won the first NASCAR race at the speedway on June 15, 1969, in a thrilling duel with LeeRoy Yarbrough. In 1973, when the oil crisis and rising gas prices threatened all of racing, Roger Penske envisioned turning MIS into a premier motorsports facility. After purchasing the deed to Michigan International Speedway off the Lenawee County courthouse steps for an estimated $2 million, Penske went right to work to improve the speedway to his standards. During Penske's ownership, the grandstands were expanded from 25,000 seats to more than 125,000, and he added several buildings to the property, including three garages, 26 pit terrace suites, the administration building, two ticket offices, a maintenance building, Motorsports International (now Americrown) and CompTire buildings and warehouses, a sign shop and entertainment shop. In July 1999, PMI merged with International Speedway Corp. ISC was founded by another visionary, Bill France, who built Daytona International Speedway and founded NASCAR. Today, Michigan International Speedway is considered one of the country's premier racing facilities, and yet, it still focuses on constant improvements. In 2000, a new 10,800-plus seat grandstand was built in Turn 3, providing a magnificent view of the entire Speedway and surrounding Irish Hills. During the last resurfacing, MIS became the first track to use a polymer-enhanced asphalt especially formulated for high-banked racing and harsh Michigan winters. Previous surfaces were milled off and used to pave access roads leading to parking areas. In 2005, MIS took on the largest renovation in its storied history by adding 870 additional seats with a new Club Level seating area called the Champions Club.