is a two-mile (3.22 km), moderate-banked,
Tri-oval Superspeedway located off
U.S. Highway 12 on more than 1,200 acres (5 km²) near
Brooklyn , in the scenic
Irish Hills area of southeastern
Michigan . It is used for
NASCAR and high-level
Open Wheel Motor Racing events.
Michigan is now one of the fastest tracks in NASCAR due to its wide, sweeping corners and long straightaways; typical qualifying speeds are in excess of 190 mph and corner entry speeds easily exceed 200.
The track opened in
1968 and is owned by
International Speedway Corporation (ISC).
Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (to open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest to stock car standards).
From
1996 to
2000 , the track was referred to as . This was to keep consistency with other tracks owned by
Roger Penske 's Motorsports International before its merger with ISC.
In addition to motor racing, the venue hosts the
Michigan High School Athletic Association Cross Country finals for the
Lower Peninsula .
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