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"THANK YOU for such a wonderful adventure. I Drove in Talladega Al, my wife gave me 30 laps of a unforgetable adventure i will never forget. Your staff was such a pleasure to meet. My in car instructor was awesome and loves his job no doubt. My wife and I just wanted to say anybody thinking about this adventure need not think twice it is so well worth it.
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Michigan International Speedway
“Little did I know the Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure would be such a thrill!”
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Michigan International Speedway, home of the state's largest single-day, paid-admission sporting events since 1992, is a track rich in racing tradition.
Groundbreaking took place on Sept. 28, 1967. More than 2.5 million yards of dirt were moved to form the D-shaped oval. Charles Moneypenny, who had designed the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway, designed the Michigan oval.
Today, Michigan International Speedway is considered one of the country's premier racing facilities, and yet, it still focuses on constant improvements. In 2000, a new 10,800-plus seat grandstand was built in Turn 3, providing a magnificent view of the entire Speedway and surrounding Irish Hills.
Racetrack Specifications 
Completed: 1968
Length: 2 miles
Shape: D-shaped oval
Banking: 18° turns, 12° frontstretch, 5° backstretch
Frontstretch length: 3,600 feet
Backstretch length: 2,242 feet
Seating capacity: 137,243
Location: 
Driving Directions and Parking: 
The birthplace of the automobile is the apt host for NASCAR races. Michigan International Speedway is actually located in Brooklyn, Mich., -- 67 miles southwest of Detroit -- in the beautiful Irish Hills.
Getting there
MIS sits on U.S. Highway 12 in Brooklyn, one mile west of M-50. The track is:
18 miles southeast of Jackson, Michigan
38 miles from U.S. 23 and I-94
55 miles from I-96 Interchange at Lansing, Michigan
58 miles from I-75 Interchange at Toledo, Ohio
67 miles southwest of Detroit, Michigan
Review the speedway's inbound and outbound maps before you head out. Plan a route that puts you in a parking lot as close to your seat as possible and where you can leave with the least amount of hassle.
Parking and camping
Speedway Parking: Day parking on MIS property is free of charge. Overnight parking in these lots is not permitted.
Speedway camping: Call 1-800-354-1010 for reservations and availability. There are six campgrounds. All campgrounds include: Showers, portable restrooms, dump station and fresh water.
Private camping and parking: I found five private campgrounds within about half a mile from the ticket office. They are located all around the track (M-50 and Hwy 12), so find one that is most convenient for your seats.
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During my 13-year road racing career, I have driven factory-prepared Ferrari
racecars, Porsche, and BMW racecars, and many others. No doubt driving an actual
Nextel type racecar on a large oval is quite an experience.”
Carter Hunt
Description of Brooklyn, Michigan: 
Brooklyn, Michigan is a cozy town snuggled between three lakes in the Heart of the Irish Hills.
This growing community continues to have new businesses open within the village limits enabling the town to be a complete shopping center. Two mini-plazas have been established between the downtown area and the shopping mall to the south side of the village, adding many small businesses of interest to shoppers. For summer visitors and permanent residents, the community can provide for every need.
The more than 50 lakes within a 10-mile radius of Brooklyn Village limits have given it the title "Heart of the Lakes". Many businesses and service groups have adopted this slogan as a part of their name.
Three of the lakes are large and support substantial numbers of visitors for summer and winter fun. Wamplers Lake, Clark Lake and Vineyard Lake all have parks. Hayes State Park is located at Wamplers Lake and county parks are at the other two lakes. Clark Lake also has a township park.
Lake Columbia is two miles west of Brooklyn and is a man-made, private lake. Property association members have a number of parks maintained for their private use. Many new homes are being built in the area as people discover this wonderful area.
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