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Encyclopedia > The Milwaukee Mile
Milwaukee Mile
Facility Statistics
Location West Allis, Wisconsin
Capacity Approx. 45,000
Owner Wisconsin State Fair Park
Year Opened 1903
Major Races
2005 NASCAR Busch Series SBC 250
2005 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Milwaukee 200
2005 Champ Car Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 presented by U.S. Bank
2005 Indy_Racing_League Milwaukee Indy 225
Dimensions
Shape Oval
Distance 1.032 miles (1.66 km)
Banking/Turns 9.25°
Banking/Straights 2.5°

The Milwaukee Mile is a race track in West Allis, Wisconsin. It is a mile long (1.032 mi, 1.66 km) oval track that seats about 45,000. The Milwaukee Mile’s premier distinction is as the oldest operating motor speedway in the world, hosting at least one auto race every year since 1903. West Allis is a city located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NASCAR logo Drivers practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel Cup. ... The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features pickup trucks. ... Nigel Mansell racing in a Champcar in 1993 Terminology Champcar, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the promoter of a predominantly oval based open-wheel racing series in the United States and more recently, Japan. ... A race track (or racetrack), is a purpose-built facility for the conducting of races. ... West Allis is a city located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. ... One of the periods of glaciation was also termed the Wisconsin glaciation. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ...


Current races

NASCAR logo Drivers practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs second division, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level, the Nextel Cup. ... The Craftsman Truck Series is a popular NASCAR racing series that features pickup trucks. ... Nigel Mansell racing in a Champcar in 1993 Terminology Champcar, a shortened form of Championship Car, has been the name for a class of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades. ... The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the promoter of a predominantly oval based open-wheel racing series in the United States and more recently, Japan. ...

External links

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Champ Car World Series
Long Beach - Monterrey - Milwaukee - Portland - Cleveland - Toronto - Edmonton - San Jose - Denver - Montreal - Las Vegas - Ansan - Surfer's Paradise - Mexico City
Craftsman Truck Series
Brooklyn, MI - Charlotte - Mansfield - Madison - Memphis - Miami - Indianapolis - Las Vegas - Richmond - Sparta - (incomplete?)

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NASCAR Tracks - The Milwaukee Mile (296 words)
The Milwaukee Mile, located at the Wisconsin State Fair, is one of the country's most famous racing facilities.
Because of that, The Milwaukee Mile proudly claims a heritage as the oldest operating major speedway in the world.
The two inner tracks were removed in 1967 when the mile surface was repaved and the pit area was expanded over the space occupied by the two shorter ovals.
Milwaukee Mile officials keep racing on fans' minds - The Business Journal of Milwaukee: (1442 words)
The Milwaukee Mile may be one of the oldest racetracks in the United States, but it hasn't made money in more than a decade.
Milwaukee Mile Holdings' agreement with the State Fair Park board included an upfront payment of more than $2 million and annual payments of $1.9 million for 18 years.
Milwaukee Mile Holdings officials are negotiating with Quaker Steak and Lube for its first Milwaukee-area restaurant as part of the group's $25 million hotel and retail development planned for State Fair Park, West Allis.
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