HOMESTEAD MIAMI SPEEDWAY

Known as the most beautiful sports and racing facility in America, Homestead-Miami Speedway is among those few facilities in the world, which are capable of hosting events from three NASCAR divisions as well as Indy Car racing and major sports car racing. The enormous size and lively colors along with its Art Deco infrastructure make this speedway especially attractive amongst the field of South Miami-Dade County.

 

Miami’s business community, people, neighborhoods, schools and architecture reveal a cosmopolitan character in this speedway, a major international hub of America. Because this speedway is close to the Caribbean, Central and South America, it is a major center for global trading, with superior seaport and airport facility.

 

HISTORY OF HOMESTEAD MIAMI SPEEDWAY

A 434-acre facility of Homestead-Miami Speedway is situated 25 minutes south of Miami International Airport. Located south of Miami, the speedway is in the one of the most ideal locations of any speedway in America. Homestead-Miami Speedway is host to Ford Championship Weekend, the season-finales for the NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series, as well as the Toyota Indy 300 featuring the IRL IndyCar Series, the Rolex Sports Car Series, and the Infiniti Pro Series. More than 230 days every year, the speedway is actively involve in organizing major spectator events with multiple forms of racing, testing, track rentals, driving schools, and community events.

(Source: Homestead Miami Speedway, Official Website. NASCAR, 2003)

 

The 1.5-mile oval had been through the $8.2 million reconstruction that transformed the former quad-oval and its "short-chutes" between the turns into a continuous turn oval, after two seasons of racing action. This new architecture made the successful debut of November 7-9 Jiffy Lube Miami 300. Homestead-Miami Speedway is a state-of-the-art 434-acre facility located in the Homestead area of the vibrant South Florida market. The International Speedway Corporation holds a 90 percent interest in the facility, with Huizenga Holdings Inc. maintaining a 10 percent share in the speedway.

 

In November 1995, the first NASCAR racing held with the inauguration of Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. With the race fans of 60,000 to enjoy its ultra-modern facility, at the debut race, the season concluded for the 1995 NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division. The Speedway opened in 1995 with the inaugural event, drivers such as Dave Rezendes, Kenny Irwin and Rick Crawford have found victory lane in the ultra-modern facility. In 1998, Michael Andretti became the Speedway's first two-time winner, taking the Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami for the second consecutive year. Although not a points race, former Daytona 500 champion Geoffrey Bodine was the Speedway's first "winner" of a race, taking top honors in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series exhibition race on Nov. 4, 1995 - the day before Jarrett won the inaugural Jiffy Lube Miami 300. Michael Andretti won the Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami for the second consecutive year in 1998. The day before Jarrett won the inaugural Jiffy Lube Miami 300, former Daytona 500 champion Geoffrey Bodine was the Speedway's first "champion" of a race, taking top honors in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series exhibition race on November 4, 1995. Less than one year after Andrew came to town in August 24, 1993, the speedway underwent multiple reconstructions. H. Wayne Huizenga joined the team as a partner, before completion of the project.

 

In 1999, Tony Stewart won the inaugural Pennzoil 400 in NASCAR's premier division hosted by the Homestead-Miami speedway. The speedway almost increased its seating capacity and added the 48 rows in existing 32 grandstands in Turn 1, with the direction of new track President Curtis Gray before that event. The Speedway started hosting the Indy Racing, in the Grand Prix of Miami in 2001.

Source: Homestead Miami Speedway, Official Website, NASCAR 2003

 

As part of a major track reconfiguration project, Homestead-Miami Speedway will increase its track banking to a maximum of 20 degrees in the turns through an innovative variable-degree banking system. Construction on the project, estimated to cost in excess of $10 million, began Wednesday with a ceremonial demolition of Homestead-Miami Speedway’s Turn Four. The project is scheduled to be complete in time for the 2003 Ford Championship Weekend, the season-finales for the NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series, set for November 13-16 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

 

TRACK INFORMATION

Homestead Miami Speedway is banking on 6 degrees in the corners with 1,760 feet front and backstretch. With a variable banking system, the degree of banking is increased progressively from the bottom to the top of each turn. At the midpoint of each banking turn, there is an 18-degree banking at the bottom and 19-degree in the middle way of the bank with 20-degree banking outstretch to the top of the track area. The variable banking system designed to create three competitive racing grooves around the tracks.

 

Homestead-Miami Speedway becomes the first NASCAR Winston Cup track to be planned and constructed to include this variable banking system. The new Homestead-Miami Speedway with its variable degrees of banking is being designed to facilitate three competitive racing grooves around the new track, is an innovative design that will in turn translate into more exciting, side-by-side racing action to the fans. NASCAR racing made its debut in the Miami area in 1995, drawing a sellout crowd of 60,000 to its first event. The track has a $100 million annual impact on the local economy and draws more than 300,000 racing enthusiasts annually to the area.

 

The reconfiguration of the track with additional and variable banking at Homestead-Miami Speedway is great news that intends to provide for great side-by-side racing facilities with some real excitement for all the fans who visits to witness the Championship Racing game on every weekend. The added banking system at Homestead Miami Speedway is the finest facilities in the country with added banking in turns, the tracks and the racing arena is more exciting than ever. 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Homestead Miami Speedway Official Website. NASCAR 2003

 

Homestead-Miami Speedway was built as 1.5-mile oval track with 6-degree banking in the turns and 4-degree banking on the straightaways with 1760 feet length of the front stretch and backstretch. Initially designed as a smaller version of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track is a rectangular shape with 8 degrees of banking in the corners and straightaways were equally 2,100 feet in length. Even after the multiple modifications in the speedway, the 3-degrees of straightaway banking did not change following end of the 1997 season. With the Pit Speed of 55, the track type is Speedway and its turn radius and width is 650 feet and 80 feet respectively.

Source: Homestead Miami Speedway Official Website. NASCAR 2003

 

Track Information – Homestead Miami Speedway Length 1.5mile – oval shaped Straight-aways 1,760feet Turns 650feet Width 60-72 feet Banking Straight-aways 3 degree Turns 6 degrees Seating capacity 65,0000 Inaugurated and functional in the year 1995, The Homestead Miami Speedway witnessed the First IRL Race on April 08, 2001 Race Records Sam Hornish Jr., 148.508 mph - 4/8/01 Laps 267 Laps = 400.5miles

Area Info: Known as the major international hub of the Americas, Miami's business community, people, neighborhoods, schools and architecture all exhibit a cosmopolitan character. The proximity of the Caribbean, Central and South America plus superior seaport and airport capabilities provide this area with a distinct advantage as a global trading center. Long acclaimed for its physical beauty and advantageous climate, Homestead-Miami also continues as a prime tourist destination. With area attractions and festivals, college bowl games, and internationally renowned events such as the Pennzoil 400, the Homestead-Miami area is one of the premier destinations in the world.

 

SEATING ARRANGEMENT AND DETAILING

 

 

TICKETING PRICES AND DETAILING

 

PRICING REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES

Fans are allowed to bring in one each of the following bags, which are subject to inspection: One soft-sided bag/cooler, no larger than 6 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches and one clear plastic souvenir bag, no larger than 18 inches by 4 inches.

 

• No strollers, chairs, wagons, bicycles, in-line skates, skateboards, pets or umbrellas.

• All bags, including backpacks and camera bags, must be smaller than 6 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches.

• No ice, other than in a soft-sided cooler, will be allowed. No glass containers/bottles.