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...5]]) is considered by many as the greatest American [[race car]] [[driving|driver]] of all time. ...joined [[Champcars|USAC]] racing in 1957 and in 1961, he became the first driver to successfully defend his points championship and win the [[Indianapolis 5

...ch Series]]'''<br>[[Hershey's Kissables 300]]<br>[[Winn-Dixie 250]]'''2006 NASCAR [[Craftsman Truck Series]]'''<br>[[GM Flex Fuel 250]] |Seating capacity || 167,785 ([[NASCAR]])

== Current track and facilities == ...//www.mgvr.org/keepers/rdamer02.html] Other notable series have included [[NASCAR]] in 1956, [[CART]] from 1982 until the present [http://www.crash.net/featu

...or CIE, through OCESA, one of CIE's subsidiaries. CIE also organizes the [[NASCAR]] and Desafío Corona races in this circuit and rents the circuits to other ...p [[1962 Mexican Grand Prix]] (Ricardo's brother [[Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver)|Pedro]] would also lose his life behind the wheel years later).

|Capacity || 91,200 (NASCAR) ...s 300]]<br>[[Ameriquest 300|Camping World 300]] presented by RVs.com<br>'''NASCAR [[Craftsman Truck Series]]'''<br>[[San Bernardino County 200]]<br>'''[[AMA

|Record driver || [[Nigel Mansell]] |Layout2 || NASCAR

|Record driver || [[Luca Badoer]] ...2003 and other simulations using a converter from website 'The Pits'. The current layout is used in the [[SimBin]] game [[RACE 07 - Official WTCC Game]].

...eir cars to figure out the best settings for the particular track. [[Third driver]]s for teams that finished outside the top four of the previous season's Wo A driver or car that sets the fastest time qualifies at the front of the grid and is

...[[weight]] permitted was 750 kg(1654Lbs), a rule diametrically opposed to current racing regulations. Extensive use of aluminium alloys was required to achie ...otorsports, and a seat in a Formula One car is undoubtedly the peak of any driver's racing career. In North America, the cars used in the [[American Champion

...[[weight]] permitted was 750 kg(1654Lbs), a rule diametrically opposed to current racing regulations. Extensive use of aluminium alloys was required to achie ...otorsports, and a seat in a Formula One car is undoubtedly the peak of any driver's racing career. In North America, the cars used in the [[American Champion

|Best Cup Pos || 1st - [[2002 in NASCAR|2002]], [[2005 in NASCAR|2005]] (Winston/NEXTEL Cup) |First Race || [[1999 in NASCAR|1999]] [[Daytona 500]] ([[Daytona International Speedway|Daytona]])

| Most wins driver || 2 by {{flagiconFRA}} [[Sébastien Bourdais]] | Current year || 2008

...erican Automobile Association]], [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]], [[NASCAR]], CART/[[Champ Car World Series]]), and the [[Indy Racing League]]. There ...arry Gant]], and [[Walker Evans (racer)|Walker Evans]], as well as current NASCAR stars [[Dale Earnhardt, Jr.]], [[Dale Jarrett]], [[Greg Biffle]], and [[Kur

...ile Race]]<br>'''[[Formula One]]''' - [[United States Grand Prix]]<br>'''[[NASCAR]] [[Nextel Cup]]''' - [[Allstate 400 at The Brickyard]] ...track. Altogether, today the grounds have expanded to cover over a total current area of 559 [[acre]]s from an original 320 on which the Speedway was first

...|Indianapolis 500-Mile Race]] four times (1979, 1984, 1988, 1991), and the current record-holder for [[pole position]]s in the race with six (1979, 1982, 1986 ...in [[Formula One]] with Lotus at the time and Penske wanted another young driver who would focus exclusively on American racing. For 1978 Mears was offered

...[[weight]] permitted was 750 kg(1654Lbs), a rule diametrically opposed to current racing regulations. Extensive use of aluminium alloys was required to achie ...otorsports, and a seat in a Formula One car is undoubtedly the peak of any driver's racing career. In North America, the cars used in the [[American Champion

...[[weight]] permitted was 750 kg(1654Lbs), a rule diametrically opposed to current racing regulations. Extensive use of aluminium alloys was required to achie ...otorsports, and a seat in a Formula One car is undoubtedly the peak of any driver's racing career. In North America, the cars used in the [[American Champion

Today’s current dirt super [[late model]]s feature steel constructed tube frame chassis wit ...Sidecar races are some of the most exciting in Grass Track sport with the driver and passenger working together to obtain the best grip and speed around the

...al]] to account for the pull of liquids to the right side of the cars. The current generation chassis however, are designed to accommodate the added requireme ...rved as chassis manufacturers with the IndyCar Series since 1997 and their current three-year chassis suppliers' agreement was signed in 2003. The series curr

...) [[Auto racing|racing driver]]. Twice World Champion, he was the dominant driver of his era. ...gined]] car to win at the fabled "Brickyard," as well as becoming the only driver to date to win both that race and the F1 title in the same year.

...f NASCAR, stock cars were in fact built from production cars, whereas some current touring car series are also raced in [[silhouette racing car]]s. Touring c ...to 24 hours and are a test of reliability and pit crews as much as car and driver speed.

...[[weight]] permitted was 750 kg(1654Lbs), a rule diametrically opposed to current racing regulations. Extensive use of aluminium alloys was required to achie ...otorsports, and a seat in a Formula One car is undoubtedly the peak of any driver's racing career. In North America, the cars used in the [[American Champion

| Current series || [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] [[IndyCar Series]] | Current team || [[Hemelgarn Racing]]

...TKM kart with a 100cc 2 stroke engine and an overall weight including the driver of 145 kilograms, can accelerate from 0-60mph in under 4.5 seconds, and has ...straight chassis the driver sits in the center, but in offset chassis the driver sits on the left side. Straight chassis are used for sprint racing and offs

...anned many such aids in 1994. However, many observers felt that the ban on driver aids was a ban in name only as the FIA did not have the technology or the m ...IA]] vowed to improve the sport's safety standards; since that weekend, no driver has died on the track during a race.

...and many honorary awards. He also won several national championships as a driver in [[Sports Car Club of America]] ([[SCCA]]) road racing, and his race team ...film ''[[Dale (film)|Dale]]'', about the life of the legendary [[NASCAR]] driver [[Dale Earnhardt]], which turned out to be Newman's final film performance

| Current = 2007 ..._Grand_Prix|final race of the season]], making Raikkonen the third Finnish driver to take the title.

Current = 2006 | ...onso 2006 Malaysia.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Fernando Alonso]] won the Formula One Driver Championship.]]