Event venues / Irish Hills, Brooklyn
Michigan International Speedway
One of NASCAR's fastest tracks: a 2-mile D-shaped oval on 1,400-plus acres in the Irish Hills.
01 / The story of this place
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Ground broke on September 28, 1967, on a layout by Charles Moneypenny, who had already designed Daytona. The first race ran October 13, 1968, and Cale Yarborough won the first NASCAR race on June 15, 1969, after LeeRoy Yarbrough spun just 300 yards from the finish. Builder Lawrence H. LoPatin's company went bankrupt, and Roger Penske bought the track on the Lenawee County courthouse steps in 1973. Under Penske the grandstands grew from 25,000 seats to more than 125,000. The 18-degree banking and 73-foot-wide turns leave room for three- and four-wide racing.
- 2-mile D-shaped oval
- 18-degree banking, 73-foot-wide turns
- First race: October 13, 1968
- Next NASCAR weekend: June 18–20, 2027
A closer look
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Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-10-23
An independently written bilingual guide. This collection is not an attendance-based ranking.
- MIS: Contact us (archived 2026-04-30) ↗
- MIS: Track facts (archived 2026-09-21) ↗
- MIS: About us (archived 2026-05-17) ↗
- MIS: General information (archived 2026-02-17) ↗
- MIS: home page, 2027 NASCAR weekend (archived 2026-09-24) ↗
- Wikimedia Commons: Infield and front stretch grandstand ↗
- Wikimedia Commons: MIS front stretch from infield ↗
- Wikimedia Commons: Michigan International Speedway 2010 ↗
03 / Events
Events at this place
Published events automatically linked from our event guide. Times are local to the venue.
Jun 18, 2027NASCAR weekend at Michigan International Speedway
NASCAR returns to Michigan International Speedway near Brooklyn on June 18-20, 2027: the ARCA Menards Series Henry Ford Health 200 on Friday, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 on Saturday and the Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 on Sunday, Father's Day. Tickets and camping are on the track's site.
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