Winchester Speedway

Winchester Speedway
"World's Fastest 1/2 Mile"
Location2656 W State Road 32
Winchester, Indiana
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (UTC−04:00 DST)
Coordinates40°10′31″N 85°1′37″W / 40.17528°N 85.02694°W / 40.17528; -85.02694
Capacity5,000
OwnerCharlie Shaw
Broke ground1914
Opened1916
Former namesFunk's Speedway (1914–1951)
Major eventsCurrent:
ARCA/CRA Super Series
Winchester 400 (1970–2003, 2006–present)
Former:
ARCA Menards Series
Calypso Lemonade 200 (1982–1983, 1988, 1990, 1993–2003, 2006–2007, 2011–2017, 2020–2021)
CARS Tour (2001–2003, 2009)
ASA National Tour (2000–2002)
NASCAR Southeast Series (1992–1998)
NASCAR Grand National Series (1950)
Websitewww.winchesterinspeedway.com
Oval (1952–present)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length0.500 miles (0.805 km)
Turns4
Banking37°
Clay oval (1916–1952)
SurfaceClay
Length0.500 miles (0.805 km)
Turns4
Banking45°
Looking backwards at Turn 2

Winchester Speedway is a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) paved oval motor racetrack in White River Township, Randolph County, just outside Winchester, Indiana, approximately 90-mile (140 km) northeast of Indianapolis. It seats 5,000 spectators. It is also known as the "World's Fastest 1/2 mile".

The track's 37 degree banking is one of the steepest in motorsports, and the highest-banked active racetrack in the country. Notable drivers that raced at Winchester include Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Sarah Fisher, Chase Briscoe and William "Billy" Hutson.


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