O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis

Location	Clermont, Indiana
Track length	.686 miles (1.1 kilometres)
Track shape	Oval
Banking	Turns - 12°
Major events	NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Capacity	30,000
Address	10267 East U.S. Highway 136, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46234
Owner	NHRA

O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis is a multi purpose 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, a NASCAR Busch Series event, drag racing and road racing. Clermont is a town located in Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata OReillyRP.JPG Licensing This is a logo of an organization, item, or event, and is protected by copyright and/or trademark. ... 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. ... 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. ... Location Location in the state of Indiana Government County Marion Mayor Bart Peterson (D) Geographical characteristics Area  - City    - Land    - Water 953. ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway Wing and Wheel Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana (a separate city completely surrounded by Indianapolis) in the United States, is the second-oldest surviving automobile racing track in the world (after the Milwaukee Mile), having existed since 1909, and the original Speedway, the first racing... In North American motorsports, a superspeedway is a race track over one mile (1. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ... 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. ... 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... A European Top Alcohol Dragster at Santa Pod Raceway Front engine dragsters are what they raced in the 1960s. ... Road racing can be a term involving road running, road bicycle races, or automobile races. ...

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 of Memorial Day weekend (late May), the night before the Indianapolis 500 event at IMS, serving as something of an unofficial preliminary event to the far more famous one. Sprint cars are small, high-powered race cars designed primarily for the purpose of running in short races (generally, five to fifty miles) on short tracks, which are often not paved (dirt tracks). The high power-to-weight ratio makes sprint car racing exciting; it often also makes it very... Relatives and others traditionally place flags near veterans headstones on Memorial Day Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (most recently observed May 29, 2006). ... Indianapolis 500, 1994 An Indianapolis 500 racecar depicted on the Indiana state quarter The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, is an American automobile race, held annually over the Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. ...

The facility also includes a 2.5 mile, 15-turn road course used for Sports Car Club of America "club" road racing events, featuring a 4,400 foot long drag strip that hosts the annual NHRA U.S. Nationals on Labor Day weekend. It has been suggested that Oregon region solo2 be merged into this article or section. ... Road racing can be a term involving road running, road bicycle races, or automobile races. ... A dragstrip is a facility for conducting automobile acceleration events. ... 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. ... Labour Day (or Labor Day) is an annual holiday that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. ...

The track was known as Indianapolis Raceway Park until 2006, when the naming rights were bought by O'Reilly Auto Parts. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Records

• NASCAR Busch Series Qualifying: David Green, 21.766 sec. (113.462 mph), 1994
• NASCAR Busch Series Race: Jimmy Hensley, 96.923 mph, June 22, 1985
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying: Joe Ruttman, 22.081 sec. (111.843 mph), 2000
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race: Greg Biffle, 88.704 mph, August 5, 1999

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Current Events

• NASCAR Busch Series - Kroger 200 benefiting Riley Hospital for Children
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - Power Stroke Diesel 200

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 Power Stroke Diesel 200 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Indianapolis Raceway Park. ...

External links

• O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis Official Site
• O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis Page on NASCAR.com
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