Gateway International Raceway
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| Location | Madison, Illinois |
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| Track length | 1.25 miles (2.01 kilometres) |
| Track shape | Oval |
| Banking | Turns 1 & 2 - 11° Turns 3 & 4 - 9° Straights - 3° |
| Major events | NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series |
| Capacity | 60,000 |
| Address | 700 Raceway Blvd, Madison, IL 62060 |
| Owner | Dover Motorsports |
Gateway International Raceway is a race track in Madison, Illinois, USA. It hosts a NASCAR Busch Series event and a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on a 1.25 mile oval, and also has a quarter-mile drag strip that hosts an annual National Hot Rod Association event. The oval was also the site of a CART race from 1997 to 2000 and an Indy Racing League race from 2001 to 2003. The facilities are owned by Dover Motorsports, a group that also owns Memphis Motorsports Park, Dover International Speedway and the Nashville Superspeedway among others.
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[edit] Race history
[edit] Nationwide Series race history
- 1997 - Elliot Sadler
- 1998 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- 1999 - Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- 2000 - Kevin Harvick
- 2001 - Kevin Harvick
- 2002 - Greg Biffle
- 2003 - Scott Riggs
- 2004 - Martin Truex, Jr.
- 2005 - Reed Sorenson
[edit] Craftsman Truck Series race history
- 1998 - Rick Carelli
- 1999 - Greg Biffle
- 2000 - Jack Sprague
- 2001 - Ted Musgrave
- 2002 - Terry Cook
- 2003 - Brendan Gaughan
- 2004 - David Starr
- 2005 - Ted Musgrave
- 2006 - Todd Bodine
[edit] Records
- NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying: Martin Truex, Jr., 33.328 sec. (135.022 mph), 2005
- NASCAR Nationwide Series Race: Kevin Harvick, 116.595 mph, July 29, 2000
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying: Ted Musgrave, 33.294 sec. (135.159 mph), 2005
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race: Jack Sprague, 113.726 mph, May 7, 2000
[edit] Current Events
- NASCAR Nationwide Series - Gateway 250 presented by Shop 'n Save
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200
- ARCA RE/MAX Series - Shop 'n Save 150
[edit] External links
- Gateway International Raceway Official Site
- Gateway International Raceway Page on NASCAR.com
- High Resolution image from Google Maps

