Built by International Speedway Corporation, Chicagoland is 45 miles southwest of The Loop and downtown Chicago in the suburban city of Joliet. The track falls somewhere between being a traditional trioval and a diamond-shaped oval. The $130 million speedway brought a return by NASCAR to the area. Always a hotbed for various types of racing, Chicago hosted a pair of NASCAR events in 1956-57 at massive Soldier Field, along the lakefront in downtown Chicago.

Date Opened: 2001
Location: Joilet, IL
First Race: July 15, 2001
Race record: Kevin Harvick: 136.832 mph: July 14, 2002
Distance: 1.5 miles
Front stretch: 2400
Back stretch: 1700
Degree of banking:
Banking in Turns 1-4: 18 degrees
Banking in trioval: 11 degrees
Banking on back stretch: 5 degrees Distance: 400.5 miles
Laps #: 267 laps
Seating capacity: 75000
Tickets: (815) 727-7223
Website: www.chicagolandspeedway.com