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Completed : 2000 Distance : 1.5 miles Shape : D-shaped oval Banking : 18° turns, 11° frontstretch, 5° backstretch Frontstretch : 2,400 feet Backstretch : 1,700 feet Seating : 75,000 |
500 Speedway Blvd. Joliet, IL 60433 (815) 727-7223 Official Web site |
500 Speedway Blvd. Joliet, IL 60433 |
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| The race to build a major speedway in the Windy City took its first step toward becoming a reality during an informal meeting between Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Tony George and Bill France in late 1995. The Motorsports Alliance, consisting of George, France and home-remodeling magnate John Menard, was formed in the spring of 1996 and immediately began considering sites that summer. | ||