GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300
| Location | North Miami Beach, Florida, United States |
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| Broke ground | 1925 |
| Opened | 1926 |
| Closed | 1926 |
| Architect |
Carl Fisher Ray Harroun |
| Major events | Carl G. Fisher Trophy |
| Oval | |
| Surface | Wood |
| Length | 2.01 km (1.25 mi) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | 50° |
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| Location | University Park, Florida, United States |
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| Opened | 1985 |
| Closed | 1988 |
| Surface | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Length | 1.784 mi (2.870 km) |
| Turns | 10 |
| Lap record | 0:55.062 (Danny Sullivan, Penske PC17-Chevrolet, 1987, IndyCar) |
| Location | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Opened | 1986 (first) 2015 (second) |
| Closed | 1995 (first) |
| Surface | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Length | 1.873 (first) 1.345 (second) mi (3.014 (first) 2.170 (second) km) |
| Turns | 10 (first) 8 (second) |
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| Venue | Homestead-Miami Speedway |
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| First race | 1996 |
| First ICS race | 2001 |
| Last race | 2010 |
| Distance | 300 miles (482.803 km) |
| Laps | 200 |
| Previous names | CART Champ Car Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota (1995–2000) IRL/IndyCar Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami presented by 123.com Americatel (2001) 20th Anniversary Miami Grand Prix (2002) Toyota Indy 300 (2003–2005) Toyota Indy 300 Presented by XM Satellite Radio (2006) XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 (2007) GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 (2008) Firestone Indy 300 (2009) Cafés do Brasil Indy 300 (2010) |
| Location | Miami, Florida, United States |
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| Opened | 2002 |
| Closed | 2003 |
| Length | 1.15 mi (1.85 km) |
| Turns | 13 |
The Grand Prix of Miami refers to an intermittent series of American open wheel races held in South Florida dating back to 1926. AAA held one board track race in 1926, and then the facility was destroyed by a hurricane. The popular CART IndyCar World Series debuted in the Miami area in the mid-1980s with a street circuit at Tamiami Park, then returned to race at Bicentennial Park in 1995.
From 1996 to 2010, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the Indy cars on the 1.5-mile oval. The CART series participated from 1996 to 2000, then the event was switched to the Indy Racing League for 2001–2010. An additional Champ Car race was held for a brief time at Bayfront Park from 2002 to 2003.
In 2015, the event will be revived as part of the FIA Formula E Championship. The inaugural Miami ePrix will be held on a new layout adjacent to American Airlines Arena and Museum Park, which incorporates portions of the original Bicentennial Park circuit.
In 1925, Carl Fisher (who built the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1909) was developing Miami Beach and envisioned the Miami area as the winter auto racing capital of the world. Fisher built Fulford–Miami Speedway, the world's fastest 1-1/4-mile board track in nearby Fulford. The outstanding features of the track were the 50 degree banked turns, which required a speed of at least 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) to keep the cars from sliding down into the infield.
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