Winchester Speedway

Winchester Speedway (HM2K9S)

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N 40° 10.293', W 85° 1.721'

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Winchester Speedway is one of the most significant, historic short tracks in the United States. It opened in 1914 under the name Funk's Speedway, and has held races continuously since. Known as the "World's Fastest ½ mile," it is the steepest banked active race track in the US. Winchester has long attracted the most famour racers in the world, and, at one time was the place you had to race to compete in the Indianapolis 500.

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Troy Ruttman, A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Mario Andretti, Bobby Unser, and Johnny Rutherford are among the Indianapolis 500 winners who have raced at Winchester. Winchester has also developed many NASCAR stars. Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, and Tony Stewart have all tested themselves on this storied track. Today Winchester's lure remains, as the stars of ARCA and USAC challenge the daunting facility
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HM NumberHM2K9S
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Year Placed2014
Placed ByIndiana Racing Memorial Association
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Date Added Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 at 2:03pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 667854 N 4448661
Decimal Degrees40.17155000, -85.02868333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 10.293', W 85° 1.721'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 10' 17.58" N, 85° 1' 43.26" W
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