Pikes Peak International Raceway
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| Location | 16650 Midway Ranch Road, Fountain, Colorado, 80817 |
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| Coordinates | 38.590959, -104.678201 |
| Capacity | Grandstands: 10,000; 40,000 maximum [1] |
| Owner | Pikes Peak International Raceway, LLC |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Construction cost | $50 million |
| Major events |
USAC Traxxas Silver Crown Series (former: IRL, NASCAR Busch Series and Craftsman Truck Series) |
| Oval & Road Course | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.000 mi (1.610 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | 10° |
| Road Course | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.300 mi (2.090 km) |
| Turns | 9 |
| Banking | varying |
| Short Oval | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 0.250 mi (0.400 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
Pikes Peak International Raceway, also known as PPIR, is a participant focused racetrack located in Fountain, Colorado, 20 miles (32 km) south of Colorado Springs and 25 miles (40 km) north of Pueblo. Before its temporary closure in 2005, the track hosted races in several series including the Indy Racing League and NASCAR's Busch and Truck series.
In addition to its 1 mile (1.6 km), D-shaped oval, the infield forms part of a 1.3-mile (2.1 km) road course and a 1/4-mile (0.4 km) short oval. Its grandstand capacity is 10,000.
PPIR reopened in 2008 with a focus on participant motorsports events. A wide variety of amateur racing groups use PPIR for racing, testing and training. With its dry sunny climate in the popular Colorado Springs area, PPIR is a popular test location for pro racing teams. Due to NASCAR's ban on testing at tracks with NASCAR races, many NASCAR teams run test sessions at PPIR.
Future plans call for the construction of additional road courses, trackside lots and motorsports business related shops, restaurant and hotel facilities.
On December 6, 2012. USAC announced that PPIR will be on the 2013 USAC Traxxas Silver Crown Series schedule.[2]
Pikes Peak International Raceway will host the richest event in Spears Southwest Tour history as announced on April 23, 2013. (http://www.srlsouthwesttour.com/pikes-peak-international-raceway-to-host-richest-event-in-spears-southwest-tour-history/ )
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IRL Series race history [edit]
| Season | Date | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine | Team |
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| 1997 | June 29 |  Tony Stewart |
G-Force | Oldsmobile | Team Menard |
| 1998 | August 16 |  Kenny Bräck |
Dallara | Oldsmobile | A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 1999 | June 27 | Greg Ray |
Dallara | Oldsmobile | Team Menard |
| 1999 | August 29 | Greg Ray |
Dallara | Oldsmobile | Team Menard |
| 2000 | June 18 | Eddie Cheever |
Dallara | Infiniti | Team Cheever |
| 2001 | June 17 | Buddy Lazier |
Dallara | Oldsmobile | Hemelgarn Racing |
| 2002 | June 16 |  Gil de Ferran |
Dallara | Chevrolet | Team Penske |
| 2003 | June 15 |  Scott Dixon |
G-Force | Toyota | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2004 | August 22 |  Dario Franchitti |
Dallara | Honda | Andretti Green Racing |
| 2005 | August 21 | Dan Wheldon |
Dallara | Honda | Andretti Green Racing |
NASCAR Busch Series race history [edit]
| Season | Winning Driver | Manufacturer |
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| 1998 | Matt Kenseth | Chevrolet |
| 1999 | Andy Santerre | Chevrolet |
| 2000 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet |
| 2001 | Jeff Purvis | Chevrolet |
| 2002 | Hank Parker Jr. | Dodge |
| 2003 | Scott Wimmer | Chevrolet |
| 2004 | Greg Biffle | Ford |
| 2005 | David Green | Ford |
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race history [edit]
| Season | Winning Driver | Manufacturer |
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| 1998 | Ron Hornaday | Chevrolet |
| 1999 | Mike Wallace | Ford |
| 2000 | Greg Biffle | Ford |
| 2001 | Joe Ruttman | Dodge |
| 2002 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet |
NASCAR Camping World West Series race history [edit]
| Season | Winning Driver | Manufacturer |
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| 1997 | Michael Waltrip | Ford |
| 1998 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet |
| 1999 | Mike Wallace | Ford |
| 2005 | Steve Portenga | Chevrolet |
AMA/MNBA Superbike Series: Wendy's Superbike Classic by Suzuki [edit]
| Season | Winning Rider | Manufacturer | Series |
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| 1997 | Miguel Duhamel | Honda | MNBA Superbike Final |
| 1997 | Rich Oliver | Yamaha | ELF Fuels and Lubricants 250 Grand Prix |
| 1997 | Jason Pridmore | Suzuki | Teamline 750 Supersport |
| 1997 | Nate Wait | H-D | Progressive Insurance H-D Supertwins Final |
| 1997 | Paul Harrell | Yamaha | Pirelli Formula XTreme Final |
References [edit]
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Pike Peak Raceway |
- Pikes Peak International Raceway Website
- Pikes Peak International Raceway Page on NASCAR.com
- National Auto Sport Association (NASA) Rocky Mountain Region
Coordinates: 38°35′29.85″N 104°40′34.39″W / 38.5916250°N 104.6762194°W
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