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Completed : 1996 Distance : 1.25 miles Shape : Oval Banking : 11° Turns 1-2 9° Turns 3-4 3° straights Frontstretch : 1,922 feet Backstretch : 1,976 feet Seating : 60,000 |
700 Raceway Blvd. Madison, IL 62060 (618) 875-7550 Official Web site |
700 Raceway Blvd. Madison, IL 62060 |
Track History |
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| The land where Gateway International Raceway now stands was at the bottom of the Mississippi River about two centuries ago. In 1811, a great earthquake centered along the New Madrid fault rang church bells as far away as Philadelphia. It also caused a change in the location of the river turning the land which had once been under water into a swamp. | ||