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1973 Roger Penske and Penske Corp . purchased A1IS for i 2 9 nidli"t ; am i
rated a intmediateic started the innovative unprovenient plan and systems 111c11
al the make MIS one of the country s ;'nest racing complexe s
ce Sept. Two months later in Ju lv 1973 American Motors Corp made MIS is
prime testing facility and has operated a continuous program ever since 310
ne 1966 days a year 24 hours a da y
ruction In 1971 Penske was one of the driving forces behind the International
to Tom Race of Champions Series which utilized first Porsches . then Camaros
George identically prepared with the world s finest drivers in sprint events for five
ik three seasons at MIS and other tracks . The (ROC Series returns this year .
old as a The improvement plan reached a height in 1977 when the oval underwent
That s a complete resurfacing . continued with additional seating in 1981 and a new
concrete barrier in 1982 . In all, more than S I million in improvements have
oirarea been instituted since 1977 alone .
nc . the The repaving and Indy Car rules at the time combined to aid Tom Sneva to
Money- a track record of 211 .392 miles an hour in qualifying for the 1978 Norton
edway Twin 200 . a record which stands today .
course . The year 1981 marked a number of firsts at MIS . starting with the anral.
and nouncement made by Penske himself in February of the inaugural Norton
was no Michigan 500 . making MIS only the sixth site in history to run a 500-mile
'e knew Indy Car race . NBC televised the ''500'' live . the first-ever live national
the last telecast of a 300-mile Indy Car event . NBC returns for the fourth running of
the 500'' July 22 .
ed, and in addition . the American Speed Association Circuit of Champions cars
tnces in made their first superspeedway appearance .
In 1982. the new terrace suite-communications complex was added along
groove with 3 .000 new South Vista seats and an extension of the concrete barrier
ale Yar- through the turns at each end of the oval .
IS first This year 11984) an IMSA event has been added to the schedule . The IMSA
ice I've GT Weekend Sept . 15-161 consists of four separate races which will be run
was 500 on a 1 .9 mile road course within the confines of the two-mile oval and completely
visable from the grandstands .
ns were All the NASCAR and Indy Car greats have competed in their specialties at
Ile, and MIS since 1968 . but a number of famous names from other forms of racing
concept have also raced here. including Jack Brabham, George Follmer . Gary
ept. 23, Gabelich, Peter Gregg . Graham Hill. Denis Hulme. James Hunt . Jacky Ickx .
Parnelli Jones, Bill Muncey, Bruce McLaren . Jan Opperman . Ronnie Peter .
started son. Don Prudhomme . Peter Revson . Jody Scheckter, Dick Smothers and
-00 June Jerry Titus .
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