The Evolution of South Florida's Championship Track |
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| Ground Break: |
Aug. 24, 1993 |
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| Dedication Date: |
Nov. 3, 1995 |
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| Inaugural Race: |
Jiffy Lube Miami 300 - Nov. 5, 1995 |
| Busch/Nationwide Series |
Winner: Dale Jarrett |
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Pole Winner: Joe Nemechek |
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| Inaugural Race: |
Pennzoil 400 – Nov. 14, 1999 |
| Winston/Nextel/Sprint Cup |
Winner: Tony Stewart |
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Pole Winner: David Green |
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| Inaugural Race: |
Florida Dodge Dealers 400 – March 17, 1996 |
| Craftsman Truck: |
Winner: Dave Rezendes |
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Pole Winner: Geoff Bodine |
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| Inaugural Race: |
Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami – April 8, 2001 |
| Indy Racing League |
Winner: Sam Hornish, Jr. |
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Pole Winner: Jeff Ward |
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| Current Capacity: |
65,000 Grandstand seats |
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| Property Size: |
600 acres |
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| Tower Building: |
5 levels; equivalent in height to a 12-story building |
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| Course: |
1.5 mile oval, 2.21 mile road course |
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| Surface: |
Asphalt |
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| Length of front straight: |
1,760 feet |
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| Length of back straight: |
1,760 feet |
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| Banking in turns: |
18-20 degree variable banking |
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| Banking in straights: |
3 degrees |
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| Width of Track: |
55 feet |
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| Pit Road: |
1,900 feet long; 50 feet wide |
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| Garage Area: |
30 stalls (spaces for 120 cars) |
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| Garage Suites: |
30 suites available for viewing above garages |
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| TV Monitors: |
750 monitors (15,140 inches of monitors) |
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| Press Areas: |
A new 18,000 square-foot, two-story media facility is scheduled for
completion in September 2008. The current accommodations include an
Infield Media Center seating 61; an adjacent Meeting Room seating 48; an
Infield Media Tent with 80 seats; the Tower Building’s 5th-floor press
box with 156 seats; and a 6th-floor area with seven TV/radio booths.
Three auxiliary infield media areas can be added to accommodate 100
media members. |
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| Fencing: |
The oval fencing/cable barrier system includes more than 33 miles of
high-strength steel cable, and more than 9000 clamps are used to hold
this cable in place. The cable is long enough to stretch from Miami to
Ft. Lauderdale. |
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| Palm Trees: |
1005 palm trees of 15 different varieties. |
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| Tunnels: |
Two tunnels, both below sea level. The back tunnel is the southernmost
tunnel in the continental United States and is large enough to hold two
tractor-trailer trucks. |
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| Water: |
The facility's water tower has a capacity of 1 million gallons (enough
water to fill 20,000 bathtubs). |
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| Lakes: |
Four lakes were created, providing more than 2.5 million cubic yards of
lime rock fill to create the banking. Three of the four lakes are
located on the Speedway's property, with two lakes in the infield. The
largest of the lakes is 18 acres and stocked with rare Peacock Bass.
This lake is deep enough to submerge an entire six-story building. |
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| Parking: |
Spaces for over 30,000 cars |
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| RV Parking: |
1300 RV parking spaces |
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| Weight: |
The entire speedway landscape weighs an estimated 10 billion pounds. |
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| Lights: |
Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2005 installed state-of-the-art lighting
throughout the facility, making it feasible for the first time that Ford
Championship Weekend be held after dark. |
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| Electrical System: |
2.4 millions watts of power per hour are necessary to illuminate the
Speedway. Equal to the amount of power needed to light 17,143 blocks
with residential street lighting in South Florida |
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| Champions Club Tower: |
This luxurious facility, located outside Turn One, includes 16 skyboxes
that seat 32 people each and offer amenities including an
air-conditioned club area with buffet and full-liquor bars; plasma
televisions; outdoor chair-back seating; a private elevator; pre-race
track-pass access and a spectacular view of the Speedway. |
