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Encyclopedia > Gateway International Raceway
Gateway International Raceway
Location Madison, Illinois
Gateway International Raceway Logo.
Track length 1.25 miles (2.01 kilometres)
Track shape Oval
Banking Turns 1 & 2 - 11°
Turns 3 & 4 - 9°
Straights - 3°
Major events NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Capacity 60,000
Address 700 Raceway Blvd, Madison, IL 62060
Owner Dover Motorsports

Gateway International Raceway is a race track in Madison, Illinois, USA. It hosts a NASCAR Busch Series event and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on a 1.25 mile oval, and also has a quarter-mile drag strip that hosts an annual National Hot Rod Association event. The oval was also the site of a CART race from 1997 to 2000 and an Indy Racing League race from 2001 to 2003. The facilities are owned by Dover Motorsports, a group that also owns Memphis Motorsports Park, Dover International Speedway and the Nashville Superspeedway among others. Madison is a city located in Madison County, Illinois. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq. ... Image File history File links Gateway_International_Raceway_Logo. ... A mile is any of a number of units of distance, each in the magnitude of 1–10 km. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Madison is a city located in Madison County, Illinois. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The National Hot Rod Association, known as the NHRA, was founded by Wally Parks in 1951 in the State of California to provide a governing body to organize and promote the sport of drag racing. ... Champ Car, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... Indy Racing League Logo The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly oval based open-wheel racing series in the United States and, more recently, Japan. ... Memphis Motorsports Park is a race track located in Millington, Tennessee, approximately twenty miles north of downtown Memphis. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address), United States, about 48 km (30 miles) east of Nashville. ...

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Race history

CART race history

Season Winning Driver Chassis Engine
1997 Paul Tracy Penske Mercedes Benz-Ilmor
1998 Alex Zanardi Reynard Honda
1999 Michael Andretti Swift Ford-Cosworth
2000 Juan Montoya Lola Toyota

Paul Tracy Tracy at Laguna Seca in 1993 Paul Tracy (born December 17, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a professional automobile racer. ... Team Penske (also known as Penske Racing) is a racing team that currently owns cars running in the Indy Racing League and NASCAR; it formerly competed in CART. The team is named after its founder and principal owner, Roger Penske, and is a part of his conglomerate, Penske Corporation. ... first logo of Mercedes-Benz from 1926 merger of the companies of Karl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler Mercedes-Benz (commonly known as Mercedes) is a famous German brand of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks now owned by DaimlerChrysler (formerly known as Daimler-Benz). ... Ilmor, founded by Mario Illien and Paul Morgan, was an independent British Formula One engine manufacturer from 1991 through 1994 that originally started building engines for Indy cars with the money of Indycar team owner and chassis manufactor Roger Penske. ... Alessandro Alex Zanardi, b. ... Reynard Motorsport was at one time the worlds largest racing car manufacturer. ... For other uses, see Honda (disambiguation). ... Michael Andretti (born October 5, 1962 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is a former professional racing driver who now runs a team in the Indy Racing League. ... Swift Engineering is an American engineering firm that built chassis for CART from 1997-2000, notably operated by Newman/Haas Racing and driven by Michael Andretti and Christian Fittipaldi and is the new spec chassis producer for the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. ... A Ford Cosworth DFV on a Ligier JS11 Cosworth is now two companies, Cosworth Racing and Cosworth Technology; they split in 1998. ... Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya (born September 20, 1975) is a Colombian Formula One motor racing driver. ... Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a racing car engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon, United Kingdom. ... Toyota redirects here. ...

IRL Indycar race history

Season Winning Driver Chassis Engine
2001 Al Unser Jr. G-Force Oldsmobile
2002 Gil de Ferran Dallara Chevrolet
2003 Helio Castroneves Dallara Toyota

Al Unser, Jr. ... Panoz G-Force The Panoz Motor Sports Group is an entity made up of the many motorsports holdings of Don Panoz. ... The final Oldsmobile Logo, an update of the Rocket theme used in various forms since 1948, debuted in 1997 until the final Olds rolled off the line in 2004. ... Gil de Ferran (born November 11, 1967) in Paris, France to Brazilian parents, is a former racing driver. ... Dallara was a Formula One constructor from 1988 through 1992. ... Chevrolet, or Chevy for short, is a brand of automobile, now a division of General Motors. ... Hélio Castroneves (born May 10, 1975 in São Paulo, Brazil) is one of the top drivers in North American open-wheel racing, first in the Champcar series and now in the Indy Racing League. ... Dallara was a Formula One constructor from 1988 through 1992. ... Toyota redirects here. ...

Bush Series race history

Elliott Sadler (left) talking with teammate Dale Jarrett. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. ... Kevin Harvick (born December 8, 1975 in Bakersfield, California) is an American race car driver and car owner, competing in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Richard Childress, driving the #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, and owning his own #33 Chevrolet Silverado in in the Craftsman Truck Series, which is currently... Kevin Harvick (born December 8, 1975 in Bakersfield, California) is an American race car driver and car owner, competing in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Richard Childress, driving the #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, and owning his own #33 Chevrolet Silverado in in the Craftsman Truck Series, which is currently... Greg Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Scott Riggs #10 Chevrolet from 2005. ... Martin Truex, Jr. ... Sorenson drives at Darlington Raceway during the 2005 BI-LO 200. ...

Craftsman Truck Series race history

Rick Carelli is a race car driver from Michigan. ... Greg Biffle (born December 23, 1969 in Vancouver, Washington) is a NASCAR Nextel Cup driver. ... Jack Sprague from Spring Lake, MI born August 8, 1964. ... Ted Musgrave from Franklin, Wisconsin was born December 18, 1955. ... Terry Cook from Sylvania, OH was born February 26, 1968. ... Brendan Gaughan from Las Vegas, NV was born July 10, 1975. ... David Starr (born October 11, 1967 in Houston, Texas) is a driver in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. ... Ted Musgrave from Franklin, Wisconsin was born December 18, 1955. ... Todd Bodine from Chemung, NY was born February 27, 1964. ...

Records

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... Martin Truex, Jr. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... Kevin Harvick (born December 8, 1975 in Bakersfield, California) is an American race car driver and car owner, competing in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for Richard Childress, driving the #29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, and owning his own #33 Chevrolet Silverado in in the Craftsman Truck Series, which is currently... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Ted Musgrave from Franklin, Wisconsin was born December 18, 1955. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Jack Sprague from Spring Lake, MI born August 8, 1964. ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Current Events

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... The Auto Racing Club of America (ARCA) is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States. ...

See also

The following is a list of race tracks used by NASCAR as part of its Nextel Cup Series, Busch Series, and/or Craftsman Truck Series. ...

External links

Busch Series

Atlanta - Bristol - Brooklyn, Michigan - Charlotte - Darlington - Daytona - Dover - Fontana, California - Fort Worth - Indianapolis - Joliet, Illinois - Kansas City - Las Vegas - Loudon - Madison, Illinois - Martinsville - Memphis - Mexico City - Miami - Milwaukee - Nashville - Phoenix - Richmond - Sparta, Kentucky - Talladega - Watkins Glen NASCAR Busch Series logo The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bluff City, Tennessee, near Bristol. ... Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte. ... Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. ... Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in Justin, Texas, which is within Denton County, Texas. ... Indianapolis Raceway Park is a short track motor racing facility located in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Chicagoland Speedway is a speedway in Joliet, Illinois, USA, southwest of Chicago. ... Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located at 7000 Las Vegas Boulevard North in Las Vegas, Nevada, is an complex of 4 different tracks for automobile racing. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... Memphis Motorsports Park is a race track located in Millington, Tennessee, approximately twenty miles north of downtown Memphis. ... The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is a 4. ... Homestead-Miami Speedway is a speedway in Homestead, Florida, USA, southwest of Miami. ... The Milwaukee Mile (also The Mile and Americas Legendary Oval) is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA. It is a mile long (1. ... Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address), United States, about 48 km (30 miles) east of Nashville. ... Phoenix International Raceway is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, AZ. It opened in 1964, but wasnt used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ... Kentucky Speedway is a relatively new superspeedway located in Sparta, Kentucky, approximately halfway between Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, with easy interstate highway access to both cities, and is additionally less than 100 miles from another fairly sizable market, Lexington, Kentucky. ... Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. ... Watkins Glen International (nicknamed The Glen) is an auto race track located near Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. ...

Craftsman Truck Series

Atlanta - Bristol - Brooklyn, Michigan - Charlotte - Daytona - Dover - Fontana, California - Fort Worth - Indianapolis - Kansas City - Las Vegas - Loudon - Madison, Illinois - Mansfield - Martinsville - Memphis - Miami - Milwaukee - Nashville - Phoenix - Richmond - Sparta, Kentucky NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series logo The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features modified pickup trucks. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bluff City, Tennessee, near Bristol. ... Michigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. ... Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in Justin, Texas, which is within Denton County, Texas. ... Indianapolis Raceway Park is a short track motor racing facility located in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Kansas. ... Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located at 7000 Las Vegas Boulevard North in Las Vegas, Nevada, is an complex of 4 different tracks for automobile racing. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... Mansfield Motorsports Speedway is a half-mile automobile race track located just north of Mansfield, Ohio. ... Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Martinsville, Virginia. ... Memphis Motorsports Park is a race track located in Millington, Tennessee, approximately twenty miles north of downtown Memphis. ... Homestead-Miami Speedway is a speedway in Homestead, Florida, USA, southwest of Miami. ... The Milwaukee Mile (also The Mile and Americas Legendary Oval) is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, USA. It is a mile long (1. ... Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address), United States, about 48 km (30 miles) east of Nashville. ... Phoenix International Raceway is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, AZ. It opened in 1964, but wasnt used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ... Kentucky Speedway is a relatively new superspeedway located in Sparta, Kentucky, approximately halfway between Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, with easy interstate highway access to both cities, and is additionally less than 100 miles from another fairly sizable market, Lexington, Kentucky. ...


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Gateway to move to May? An official with Dover Motorsports Inc., which owns and operates Gateway International Raceway, said July 19 that a request has been made to NASCAR for the track’s race to be moved to May next year so the event could be held in cooler weather.
Gateway International Speedway track officials are preparing a bid to secure a Winston Cup race at Gateway for the 2001 season.
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