What is Michigan International Speedway?
{{Motorsport venue |Name = Michigan International Speedway |Miles_first = True |Time = [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|GMT−5]] |Location = Brooklyn, [[Michigan]] |Coordinates = |Image = [[Image:Infield and front stretch grandstand.jpg|220px]] |Image_caption = Infield and front stretch grandstand |Capacity = 119,500 |Owner = International Speedway Corp |Operator = International Speedway Corp |Broke_ground = September 28, 1967 |Opened = 1968 |Construction_cost= [[United States dollar|$]]4-6 million |Architect = Charles Moneypenny |Former_names = Michigan Speedway (1996-2000) |Events = '''[[NASCAR]] [[Sprint Cup Series]]''' Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 (June)<br />400 (August)<br /> '''[[NASCAR]] [[Nationwide Series]]'''<br />250 (June)<br /> '''[[NASCAR]] [[Camping World Truck Series]]'''<br /> VFW 200 (August)<br /> '''ARCA Remax Series'''<br>200 (June) |Layout1 = D-shaped oval |Surface = Asphalt |Length_km = 3.22 |Length_mi = 2 |Turns = 4 |Banking = Turns: 18° |Record_time = |Record_driver = |Record_team = |Record_year = |Record_class = }} The '''Michigan International Speedway''' (or '''MIS''') is a two-[[mile]] (3.22 [[km]]) long [[racetrack]]. It contains more than 1,400 [[acre]]s, near [[Brooklyn, Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mispeedway.com/About-MIS/About-MIS.aspx |title=Michigan International Speedway is NASCAR's Great Escape |accessdate=2010-10-04 |work=mispeedway.com |publisher=Michigan International Speedway |archive-date=2011-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717142602/http://www.mispeedway.com/About-MIS/About-MIS.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportstravel.com/venues/michigan-international-speedway.php |title=Michigan International Speedway History |accessdate=2010-10-04 |work=sportstravel.com |publisher=Premiere Global Sports |archive-date=