"World's Fastest 1/2 Mile" | |
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Location | 2656 W State Road 32 Winchester, Indiana |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (UTC−04:00 DST) |
Coordinates | 40°10′31″N 85°1′37″W / 40.17528°N 85.02694°W |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Owner | Charlie Shaw |
Broke ground | 1914 |
Opened | 1916 |
Former names | Funk's Speedway (1914–1951) |
Major events | Current: 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) |
Website | www |
Oval (1952–present) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 0.500 miles (0.805 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | 37° |
Clay oval (1916–1952) | |
Surface | Clay |
Length | 0.500 miles (0.805 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | 45° |
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.