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K9Trooper
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Registered: February 2003
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We have the Milwaukee Mile and 2 Winston Cup Champs (1992 Alan KULWICKI and 2003 Matt KENSETH)  The very first auto race was in Wisconsin. We also have the Packers, who won more NFL Championships than NE. We have the nation's largest water-themed park (Wisconsin Dells). We had a battleship named after our state, and it actually was bigger than any of the others in the USN by 26".
What is this then? http://www.nascar.com/races/tracks/mil/
http://www.milwaukeemile.com/about/index.html
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Since 1903, The Milwaukee Mile has been one of the premier venues in American motorsports. It is the oldest operating motor speedway in the world, as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway began contesting events in 1911.
During the past century, the facility has helped to shape the face of auto racing. The Milwaukee Mile has hosted a variety of events from turn-of-the-century "speed contests" and 24-hour endurance races to Depression and World War II era open-wheel car duels, USAC stock car events, midget racing, and now Champ Car and NASCAR competition. The roster of past winners at The Milwaukee Mile is a veritable "who's-who" of racing history, including names like Oldfield, Mays, Jones, Foyt, Unser and Andretti.
Keeping The Milwaukee Mile among the sport's elite facilities, the venerable grand dame of racing underwent a massive $20 million facelift, with all new aluminum bleacher and grandstand seating in place for the 2003 racing season. An additional $1 million plus is tabbed for improvements to the historic oval's infield, including the complete retrofitting of the infield road course, hot pit paving, new pit wall, new scoring pylon, and a new critical care/media building. The new fan-friendly grandstand seats 45,000 as well as provides significantly enhanced restrooms and concession areas.
As in recent years, The Milwaukee Mile's 2004 racing season will be anchored by a Champ Car event in early June and a NASCAR doubleheader with the NASCAR Busch
Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event. Both event weekends will be held at night under temporary MUSCO Lighting.
The number of event weekends has doubled this season.
The first-ever visit of the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, featuring the stars of the Indianapolis 500, will be held the weekend of July 23, 24 and 25. In conjunction with the IndyCar Series is the IRL Menard's Infiniti Pro Series, and the return of the USAC Silver Crown and USAC National Midget Car Series.
The American Speed Association's ASA National Tour makes it's 34th visit to The Milwaukee Mile the weekend of August 27, 28 and 29. The best short track stock car racers in America will compete in a 200-mile event, joined that weekend by The Governor's Cup grass roots racing events with the Mid-American Stock Car Series divisions.
With the new grandstands and the continuing efforts to provide the loyal Wisconsin race fans and competitors a state-of-the-art facility, The Milwaukee Mile is truly at "100 Years and Accelerating"!
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R.I.P. TreyD. You will be missed, but not forgotten.
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