The Milwaukee Mile
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About The Mile
The Milwaukee Mile continues to be one of America’s premier,
tradition-laiden auto racing venues. Motorized racing events date back
to 1903, a full eight years before the first Indianapolis 500, making
The Mile the oldest, continually operating motor speedway in the world.
A
virtual who’s-who of motorsports’ finest competitors have raced here.
From turn-of-the-century "speed contests" and 24-hour endurance races
to AAA and USAC-sanctioned Indy car and Stock Car events through the
1970’s, to Champ Car and NASCAR Busch Series competition since the
early 1980’s, The Mile has hosted the gamut of world-class events. The
roster of past winners at America’s Legendary Oval is a list of auto
racing royalty, including legendary competitors Barney Oldfield, Rex
Mays, Parnelli Jones, A.J. Foyt, Jimmy Clark, the Unsers, the
Andrettis, Nigel Mansell and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
The venerable
grand dame of racing has undergone many improvements in just the last
few years, including a new all-aluminum bleacher and grandstand
seating. The fan-friendly grandstands seat nearly 40,000 as well as
provide significantly enhanced restrooms and concession areas.
Competitor areas and paddock space has been recently enhanced at the
state-of-the-art facility. A new pit wall, a new scoring pylon, a
repaving and retrofit of the infield road course, and the construction
of a permanent infield care center building were completed in recent
years. The latest improvements are the installation of a $1 million
SAFER Barrier System and road course barriers that match industry
standards, providing the safest facility possible for all competitors.
A
Fall, 2006 surface coating of the Infield Road Course has further
solidified the opportunity for car clubs, driving schools, vehicle
roll-out sessions and motorsports enthusiasts to experience competition
at The Milwaukee Mile. Various race team testing, Badger Kart Club
points events and car club outings are on the increase. On occasion,
NASCAR Sprint Cup (formerly NEXTEL Cup) Series teams also test the
challenging oval to fine-tune their team’s chances on similar race
tracks.
Our website’s “Other Events” section will keep you in
tune with driving schools, Badger Kart Club and all the other
activities going on at The Mile.
The Milwaukee Mile remains at
the forefront in offering it’s loyal fans the best in American
Motorsports – IndyCar Series, NASCAR’s Nationwide (formerly Busch) and
Craftsman Truck Series’ as well as the excitement of local Wisconsin
series are once again on the dynamic 2008 schedule at America’s
Legendary Oval. The entire staff of The Milwaukee Mile is proud of our
continued efforts to provide loyal Wisconsin race fans and competitors
a state-of-the-art facility, and is working hard to bring you an even
more exhilarating experience at America’s Legendary Oval. We look
forward to seeing you soon at The Milwaukee Mile.
