Phoenix International Raceway is a complex consisting of a 1 mile paved oval and a 1.51 mile infield road course located south of Phoenix, Arizona. The banking is 11 degrees in turns 1 and 2, and 9 degrees in turns 3 and 4.
Last Updated: 2006-03-18
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PIR opened on March 3rd, 1964. NASCAR first raced there in 1988.
The original road course (used 4/15/64-1990) was a 2.75 mile outfield course which is still visible in both the TerraServer and Google images. The current road course was first used in 1991.
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Track:
Phoenix International Raceway
7602 S. Avondale Blvd
Avondale, AZ 85323
Office:
Phoenix International Raceway
125 S. Avondale Blvd., Suite 200
Avondale, AZ 85323
623-772-2000 (track)
623-463-5400 (office)
623-932-0416 (office fax)
The following map shows the modern infield road course:
This map shows the original 2.5 mile infield/outfield road course:
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