O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis

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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, known as Indianapolis Raceway Park until the 2006 purchase of naming rights by O'Reilly Auto Parts, is a multipurpose 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 Raceway Park, including a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, a NASCAR Busch Series event, drag racing and road racing.

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.

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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Current Events

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

[edit] External links

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