Track
The track is an asphalt-paved nominal 1/4 mile. The measured length of the track is 0.29167 miles (0.46940 km). It is highly banked at the turns and relatively flat on the front and back stretches. It is banked at 22 degrees in the 50-foot (15 m)-wide corners and 8 degrees in the 40-foot (12 m)-wide straightaways. Inside the 1/4 mile oval track is a Figure 8 track.
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