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Indianapolis Raceway Park
| Indianapolis Raceway Park | |
| Facility Statistics | |
| Location | 10267 East U.S. Highway 136, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46234 |
| Capacity | |
| Owner | NHRA |
| Major Races | |
| 2004 NASCAR Busch Series | Kroger 200 |
| 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series | Power Stroke Diesel 200 |
| Dimensions | |
| Shape | Oval |
| Length | 1.1 km (.686 miles) |
| Banking | 12° |
Indianapolis Raceway Park is a short track motor racing facility located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is not to be confused with Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IMS, which is referred to as a superspeedway, although its construction vastly predates the use of that term. Surprisingly to some, the vast majority of motorsports events held in Indianapolis are held at Indianapolis Raceway Park, including a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race and a NASCAR Busch Series event.
Sprint car races and other events suited to a shorter track are held here. Raceway Park also traditionally stages an extensive program on the Saturday night preceding the Indianapolis 500 event at IMS on the last Sunday in May, serving as something of an unofficial preliminary event to the far more famous one.
The facility also includes a 4400 foot long drag strip that hosts the annual NHRA U.S. Nationals on Labor Day weekend along with a 2.5 mile, 15-turn road course..
See also: List of NASCAR race tracks
Records
- NASCAR truck qualifying: Joe Ruttman , 111.843 mph, 2000
- NASCAR truck race: Greg Biffle, 88.704 mpg, August 5, 1999
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