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{{Short description|Race track in West Allis, Wisconsin, U.S.}}
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{{Infobox motorsport venue
| Name             = Milwaukee Mile
| Nicknames        = America's Legendary Oval<br />The Mile
| Time             = [[UTC−06:00]] ([[UTC−05:00]] [[Daylight saving time|DST]])
| Coordinates      = {{Coord|43|01|12|N|88|00|36|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| Location         = Wisconsin 
State Fair Park<br />640 S. 84th St, [[West Allis, Wisconsin|West Allis, WI]],<!-- 53214 --> 
| Logo             = [[File:Milwaukee Mile logo.jpg|200px]]
| Image            = [[File:The Milwaukee Mile.svg|300px]]
| Image_caption    = Paved Oval (1954–present)
| Capacity         = Approx. 37,000
| Owner            = [[State of Wisconsin]] 
| Operator         = [[Wisconsin State Fair Park]]
| Broke_ground     = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1899|09|29}}
| Opened           = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1903|09|11}}
| Construction_cost= $150&nbsp;million ([[USD]])
| Architect        = 
| Former_names     = Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway (1949–1989)<br>Wisconsin State Fair Speedway (1903–1948)
| Events           = '''Current:'''<br />'''[[IndyCar Series|IndyCar]]'''<br />''[[IndyCar Series at the Milwaukee Mile|Milwaukee Mile 250]]''<br />(2004–2009, 2011–2015, 2024–present)<br />'''[[Indy NXT]]'''<br />''[[IndyCar Series at the Milwaukee Mile#Support Race History|Milwaukee 100]]''<br />(1986–2001, 2004–2009, 2011–2015, 2024–present)<br />'''Former:'''<br />[[NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|NASCAR Truck Series]]<br />''[[LiUNA! 175]]''<br />(1995–2009, 2023–2024)<br />[[ARCA Menards Series]]<br />''[[Sprecher 150]]''<br />(1982–1983, 2005–2007, 2021–2024)<br />[[NASCAR Xfinity Series]]<br />''[[NorthernTool.com 250]]''<br />(1984–1985, 1993–2009)<br />[[Can-Am]] (1987)<br />[[USAC Stock Car]]<br />''Milwaukee 200''<ref name="MRA">{{cite web|last1=Ealy|first1=Kyle|title=WWW.AMERICANMUSCLE.COM Tuesday, January 15, 2013 The Milwaukee 200|url=http://www.midwestracingarchives.com/2013/01/the-milwaukee-200-1960-1969.html|publisher=Midwest Racing|access-date=May 10, 2016|date=January 15, 2013}}</ref> (1960–1980)<br />[[ARTGO|NASCAR Midwest Series]] (2001, 2005)<br />[[Atlantic Championship Series|Atlantic Championship]] (1988, 1993–2004)<br />[[Barber Pro Series]] (2003)<br />[[American Speed Association|ASA National Tour]] (1998–2000, 2004)<br />[[CARS Tour|X-1R Pro Cup Series]] (1997, 2008)<br />[[NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southeast Series|NASCAR Southeast Series]] (1993–1994)
| Miles_first      = True
| Layout1          = Paved Oval (1954–present)
| Surface          = Asphalt 
| Length_km        = 1.633
| Length_mi        = 1.015
| Turns            = 4 
| Banking          = Turns: 9.25°<br />Straights: 2.5°
| Record_time      = 0:21.519
| Record_driver    = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]
| Record_car       = [[Reynard 97I]]
| Record_year      = [[1998 Miller 200|1998]]
| Record_class     = [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]]
| Layout2          = Infield Road Course (1955–present)
| Surface2         = Asphalt
| Length_km2       = 2.897
| Length_mi2       = 1.800
| Turns2           = 10
| Banking2         = 
| Record_time2     = 
| Record_driver2   = 
| Record_car2      = 
| Record_year2     = 
| Record_class2    = 
| Layout3          = Original Dirt Oval (1903–1953)
| Surface3         = Dirt
| Length_km3       = 1.609
| Length_mi3       = 1.000
| Turns3           = 4
| Banking3         = 
| Record_time3     = 
| Record_driver3   = 
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| Record_year3     = 
| Record_class3    = 
| website          = {{URL|https://milwaukeemileracing.com/}}
}}
[[File:2024 Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s 079 (Milwaukee Mile).jpg|thumb|Milwaukee Mile in 2024]]

The '''Milwaukee Mile''' is a {{cvt|1.015|mi|km|abbr=on}} oval [[race track]] in the central United States, located on the grounds of the [[Wisconsin State Fair Park]] in [[West Allis, Wisconsin]], a suburb west of [[Milwaukee]]. Its grandstand and bleachers seats approximately 37,000 spectators. Opened in 1903 as a dirt track, it was paved in 1954. In addition to the oval, there is a {{cvt|1.800|mi|km|abbr=on}} road circuit located in the infield.<ref>{{cite web |title=Milwaukee Mile Speedway |url=https://wistatefair.com/wsfp/milwaukee-mile-speedway/ |website=Wisconsin State Fair Park |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>

As the oldest operating motor speedway in the world, the Milwaukee Mile has hosted at least one auto race every year from 1903 to 2025 (except during U.S. involvement in World War II).<ref>Corrinne Hess. "[https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/milwaukee-mile-to-host-first-nascar-race-in-14-years Milwaukee Mile to host first NASCAR race in 14 years]". ''TMJ4'', August 27, 2023.</ref> The track has held events sanctioned by major bodies, such as the [[American Automobile Association|AAA]], [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]], [[NASCAR]], [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]]/[[Champ Car World Series|CCWS]], and the [[IndyCar Series]]. There have also been many races in regional series such as [[ARTGO]].

Famous racers who have won at the track include: [[Barney Oldfield]], [[Ralph DePalma]], [[Rex Mays]], [[Ted Horn]], [[Johnny Mantz]], [[Norm Nelson]], [[Rodger Ward]], [[Marshall Teague (racing driver)|Marshall Teague]], [[Frank Mundy]], [[Don White (racing driver)|Don White]], [[Parnelli Jones]], [[Paul Goldsmith (racing driver)|Paul Goldsmith]], [[A. J. Foyt]], [[Gordon Johncock]], [[Mario Andretti]], [[Al Unser]], [[Jim Clark]], [[Alan Kulwicki]], [[Rick Mears]], [[Tom Sneva]], [[Michael Andretti]], [[Nigel Mansell]], [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], [[Dario Franchitti]], [[Kurt Busch]], and [[Tony Kanaan]].

On December 16, 2009, Wisconsin State Fair Park officials confirmed that the Milwaukee Mile would not host any NASCAR or IndyCar races in 2010.<ref>Don Walker & Dave Kallman. "No major races at the Mile" ''[[Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]]'', December 16, 2009 http://www.jsonline.com/sports/autoracing/79468997.html</ref> NASCAR confirmed that their June Nationwide Series date would remain in Wisconsin for 2010, as they announced they would hold a race at [[Road America]] for the first time since the [[Sprint Cup Series|Grand National Series]] raced there in 1956.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sporting News Wire Service |url=http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/headlines/bg/12/21/road.america.added/index.html |title=Road America added to 2010 Nationwide schedule - Dec 21, 2009 |publisher=[[NASCAR]] |access-date=2012-10-19}}</ref> NASCAR also announced on January 20, 2010, that the Milwaukee date for the truck series would be moved to August.<ref>{{cite web|author=Official Release |url=http://www.nascar.com/2010/news/headlines/truck/01/20/darlington.added.to.schedule/index.html |title=Darlington added to the 2010 Truck Series schedule - Jan 20, 2010 |publisher=[[NASCAR]] |date=2010-01-20 |access-date=2012-10-19}}</ref> The track hosted two [[ASA Late Model Series]] races in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milwaukeemile.com/Schedule-2010.asp|title=2010 Schedule|publisher=Milwaukee Mile|access-date=31 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416173029/http://www.milwaukeemile.com/Schedule-2010.asp|archive-date=16 April 2010}}</ref>

IndyCar returned to the track in 2011, but the Mile was left off of the preliminary 2012 schedule after a poorly attended 2011 event that resulted in part from an inexperienced promoter. In February 2012, it was announced that IndyCar would return to the Mile on the weekend of June 15–16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/7563644/indycar-returning-milwaukee-mile-event/ |title=IndyCar returning to Milwaukee Mile for event - ESPN |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=2012-02-10 |access-date=2012-10-19}}</ref> The event was promoted by Andretti Sports Marketing, owned by former Indy driver [[Michael Andretti]], and was billed as the [[Milwaukee 225|Milwaukee IndyFest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milwaukeeindyfest.com |title=Welcome to Milwaukee IndyFest |publisher=Milwaukeeindyfest.com |access-date=2012-10-19}}</ref> The event included open-wheel racing featuring the [[IndyCar Series]] and the [[Firestone Indy Lights]], as well as a driver question period and autograph sessions, music and other attractions. The series again left after the 2015 season when Andretti Sports Marketing went out of business.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.si.com/racing/2015/08/19/ap-car-indycar-andretti-lawsuit |work=Sports Illustrated |title=Andretti Selling Stake in Company as Part of Suit Settlement |date=August 19, 2015}}</ref> The track hosted no major professional races until ARCA returned in 2021.

==Dirt track history==
The track was a {{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=|spell=in}} private horse racing track by 1876. In 1891, the site was purchased by the Agricultural Society of the State of Wisconsin to create a permanent site for the [[Wisconsin State Fair]] (which it still is).

The first motorsports event was held on September 11, 1903. William Jones of Chicago won a five lap speed contest, and set the first track record with a 72-second, {{convert|50|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} lap. There were 24-hour endurance races in 1907 and 1908. Louis Disbrow won the first {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}} event in 1915, averaging {{convert|62.5|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}.

[[Barney Oldfield]]'s success at the Mile helped make him a legend. He set the track record in 1905 and raised his speed in 1910 to {{convert|70.159|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} in his "Blitzen Benz". In 1911, [[Ralph DePalma]] won the first Milwaukee Mile Championship car race, four years before his [[Indianapolis 500]] win. Oldfield drove a gold car built by Harry Miller that completely enclosed the driver (called the "[[Golden Submarine]]"), and in June 1917, he beat DePalma in a series of {{convert|10 to 25|mi|km|abbr=on}} match races.

The July 17, 1933, race was rained out. [[Wilbur Shaw]] and the other drivers convinced the track promoters to run the race the following day and the term "rain date" was born.

Huge new grandstands were installed in the 1930s, with seating for 14,900 people. They replaced the original grandstands that had been built in 1914. A roof was placed over the grandstands in 1938. These grandstands stood until new aluminum grandstands were installed in September 2002.

The 1939 race was the first AAA Championship race.

The 1937 non-championship AAA event was best known for running 96 laps (instead of 100) due to a scoring error. It was won by [[Rex Mays]], who continued his domination throughout the 1940s by winning in 1941 and the next race (after World War II) in 1946.

The tradition of hosting the "race after the Indianapolis 500" began in 1947. This tradition was famously referenced in the 1969 movie ''[[Winning (film)|Winning]]'' where [[Robert Wagner]]'s character delivered the line "Everybody goes to Milwaukee after Indianapolis".<ref>{{cite web|title=Indy winner Franchitti targets Indy/Milwaukee double|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/racing/columns/story?columnist=oreovicz_john&id=2890188&seriesId=1|work=ESPN.com|access-date=October 10, 2023|first=John|last=Oreovicz}}</ref>

The Milwaukee Mile held more national championship midget, stock, and Indy car races than any other track in the country between 1947 and 1980.
{{Wide image|MilwaukeeMilePanorama.jpg|900px|2008 panorama with aluminum grandstands}}

==Open wheel==
[[Image:Milwaukee Mile landsat.png|thumb|Satellite image of Milwaukee Mile (May 2018)]]
In 1954, the {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} track was paved, and an infield road course was created. The 1/4 mile dirt infield track was kept for weekly programs during the 1950s and 1960s.

In 1963, [[Jim Clark]] won the first victory for a rear-engined Indy Car in his [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]].

In 1964, [[A.&nbsp;J. Foyt]] dominated in what was to be his penultimate race in a roadster. The rear-engine began dominating races in the 1960s, replacing the front-engine roadster, but not before one unexpected race. In 1965. A.&nbsp;J. Foyt had to tow his front-engine backup dirt car from Springfield because his primary car and crew would not make it to Milwaukee in time for qualifying. He prepared the car himself for pavement, and put the car on the pole with a speed of {{convert|107.881|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}. He led for 16 of 200 laps, and finished second.

In 1965. [[Gordon Johncock]] scored his first career Indy Car win at the Milwaukee Mile.

The track was repaved before the 1967 season. By 1967. both the {{cvt|0.250|mi|km|abbr=on}} dirt track and {{cvt|0.500|mi|km|abbr=on}} mile road course were closed to accommodate the pit area. [[Lloyd Ruby]] swept both [[United States Auto Club|USAC]] races held at Milwaukee in 1968, giving him three wins at the Mile including his first win there in 1961. The June 1968 Rex Mays 150 was a tragic affair as a three-car crash and ensuing inferno killed [[Ronnie Duman]].

In the 1983 CART race, [[Tom Sneva]] finished first by 10 seconds. Post race inspection found an improper ground clearance on the side mount skirts, so second-place finisher [[Al Unser]] was given the win. On appeal, the decision was overturned, and Sneva was awarded the win two weeks later. Sneva would repeat the win one year later in a new 200 mile race.

The last [[sports car racing|sports car]] race was held on the infield road course on June 16, 1984. The track had deteriorated. It was repaved before October 2004.<ref name=fairparkinfieldroadcourse>[http://www.fairpark.homestead.com/ http://www.fairpark.homestead.com/], Retrieved July 24, 2007</ref> The course still hosts club road races sanctioned by the [[Midwestern Council]] of Sports Car Clubs.

In the 1985 CART event, [[Mario Andretti]] won the pole on his way to his fourth career track win. His son [[Michael Andretti|Michael]] won the next two races in 1986 and 1987. Milwaukee was also the site of Mario Andretti's first ever paved oval track win in Indy Car racing in [[1966 USAC Championship Car season|1966]].

[[Al Unser Jr.]] won the 1990 CART race after [[Michael Andretti]] ran out of fuel with two laps to go. The victory was Unser Jr's first IndyCar win on an oval and was the ninth for the Unser family (father [[Al Unser|Al Unser Sr.]] and uncle [[Bobby Unser]] each have four).

The 1991 CART event, however, was dominated by their archrival Andretti family. For the first time in the worldwide history of auto racing, three member of the same family finished 1–2–3. Michael Andretti won the race, second went to his cousin [[John Andretti|John]], and third to his father Mario. Michael's brother [[Jeff Andretti|Jeff]] finished 11th.

Milwaukee was in danger of losing its CART date in 1992. To save the date, the fair board hired [[Carl Haas]] to organize all track activities.

The 1992 CART event was again won by Michael Andretti. In 1993, reigning [[Formula One]] champion [[Nigel Mansell]] got his first oval track win on his way to winning the CART championship. In 2000, [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] gave [[Toyota]] its first CART win. History was made again when in 2004 [[Ryan Hunter-Reay]] led all of 250 laps to the victory. The final [[Champ Car]] race was held in 2006, with eventual champion [[Sébastien Bourdais]] winning.

The [[Indy Racing League]] [[IndyCar Series]] came to the Mile in [[2004 IndyCar Series season|2004]]. [[Dario Franchitti]] won the inaugural event. His team, [[Andretti Autosport]] has won three races at the Mile with [[Tony Kanaan]] winning in 2006 and 2007. The other races have been won by [[Penske Racing]] drivers [[Sam Hornish Jr.]] in 2005, [[Ryan Briscoe]] in 2008, and [[Chip Ganassi Racing]] driver [[Scott Dixon]] in 2009. After a one-year absence from Milwaukee, Franchitti won in the series' return to the track in 2011, for Ganassi. After promoter conflicts in late 2015, it was announced that the series would not return for the following season.<ref>Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel http://www.jsonline.com/sports/is-racing-at-milwaukee-mile-at-finish-line-b99604607z1-337649751.html October 27, 2015</ref> After an eight-year hiatus, the IndyCar Series is scheduled to return for a doubleheader in 2024.<ref name="racer-09-25-23">{{cite news|url=https://racer.com/2022/11/28/indycar-to-introduce-new-attenuator-in-2023/|title=Milwaukee in, Texas out as IndyCar releases 2024 schedule|publisher=[[Racer (magazine)|Racer]]|first=Marshall|last=Pruett|date=September 25, 2023|access-date=September 26, 2023}}</ref>

==Stock car racing==
===AAA/USAC sanction===

The Milwaukee Mile was for decades the site of the most important races on the AAA, and later USAC, stock car racing calendar. The first AAA race was held on July 9, 1950, and was won by local racer [[Myron Fohr]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kalwasinski |first=Stan |date=June 12, 2019 |title=The Racing History Of The Milwaukee Mile |url=https://www.speedsport.com/other-series/racing-history/the-racing-history-milwaukee-mile/ |access-date=September 23, 2023 |website=Speed Sport}}</ref> After the AAA ended competition in 1955, following seasons were sanctioned by USAC. [[Don White (racing driver)|Don White]], the all-time winner in [[USAC Stock Car|AAA/USAC Stock Car]] history, holds the most victories in stock car competition at the Mile with 14.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kallmann |first=Dave |title=Obituary: Don White was all-time victory leader at Milwaukee Mile |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/motor/2016/05/01/obituary-don-white-was-alltime-victory-leader-at-milwaukee-mile/84964954/ |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref>

===NASCAR sanction===
[[File:MilwaukeeMileCrowd2009NASCARNationwideRace.jpg|thumb|Crowd at the 2009 Nationwide race]]
[[File:2023 Clean Harbors 175 02 (pre-race festivities).jpg|thumb|Track before the [[2023 Clean Harbors 175]]]]

[[NASCAR]] held two [[NASCAR Xfinity Series|NASCAR Busch Series]] stock car races at Milwaukee in 1984 and 1985. The 1984 field was full of [[NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR Winston Cup]] drivers: [[Alan Kulwicki]] (2nd), [[Dick Trickle]] (3rd), [[Bobby Allison]] (4th), [[Davey Allison]] (5th), [[Dale Jarrett]] (6th), and [[Darrell Waltrip]] (25th). The 1984 race was won by [[Sam Ard]].

On July 3, 1993, the [[NASCAR Xfinity Series|NASCAR Busch Series]] returned to Milwaukee. The event was won by [[Steve Grissom]]. In 1996 Wisconsin native [[Dick Trickle]] was passed with four laps to go by [[Buckshot Jones]], who nosed out [[Mike McLaughlin (NASCAR driver)|Mike McLaughlin]] and won the race from the furthest starting spot (32nd) and by the closest margin of victory in [[NASCAR Xfinity Series]] history (0.002 seconds). The Busch Series ran every year from 1993 to 2009. Five drivers who won the NASCAR Busch race at Milwaukee went on to win the Busch Series championship in the same year ([[Steve Grissom]] in 1993, [[Randy LaJoie]] in 1997, [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] in 1998, [[Jeff Green (NASCAR)|Jeff Green in]] 2000, and [[Greg Biffle|Greg Biffle in]] 2002). Biffle became the first repeat winner when he scored back-to-back victories in 2001 and 2002. Despite Trickle having come the closest previously, two NASCAR Busch Series races have been won by Wisconsin natives ([[Johnny Sauter]]/Necedah in 2005 and [[Paul Menard]]/Eau Claire in 2006). Menard also became the third driver to make the race at Milwaukee his first career series win, joining Jones in 1996 and [[Casey Atwood]] in 1999.

The [[NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series]] (CTS) began racing at Milwaukee in its inaugural season in 1995. [[Mike Skinner (NASCAR)|Mike Skinner]] won the event. The 1996 event featured 17 lead changes. The CTS has returned every season since 1995. [[Ted Musgrave]] became the only repeat winner when he followed up victory in 2001 with a second triumph in 2004, both behind the wheel of the No. 1 Mopar Performance Parts Dodge for Jim Smith and Ultra Motorsports. Musgrave is also the only Wisconsin native to have won the race. Two drivers have the distinction of having won both a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race and a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Milwaukee. [[Ron Hornaday Jr.|Ron Hornaday]] won in the truck race in 1996 and the Busch race in 2004, while Greg Biffle won the truck race in 1999 and the Busch race in 2001 and 2002.

The track was resurfaced after the 1995 season. In 2003, temporary [[Musco Lighting|Musco lights]] were brought in for the Champ Car World Series event. The temporary lights were also used for the CTS and Busch Series events in 2005 and 2006.

The following is a map of Milwaukee Mile:

[[Image:Milmilelayout.PNG|175px]]

==Lap records==
As of August 2024, the fastest official race lap records of the Milwaukee Mile are listed as:

{| class="wikitable"
!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event
|-
! colspan=5 | Paved Oval: 1.609&nbsp;km (1954–present)<ref>{{cite web |title=Milwaukee Mile - RacingCircuits.info |url=https://www.racingcircuits.info/north-america/usa/milwaukee-mile.html |website=RacingCircuits.info |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]] || '''0:21.519'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1998 Milwaukee Champ Cars |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1998-milwaukee-champ-cars/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=31 May 1998 |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]] || [[Reynard 97I]] || [[1998 Miller 200]]
|-
| [[IndyCar Series|IndyCar]] || '''0:22.1211'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2015 Milwaukee Indycars |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2015-milwaukee-indycars-2/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=12 July 2015 |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref> || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Helio Castroneves]] || [[Dallara DW12]] || [[2015 ABC Supply Wisconsin 250]]
|-
| [[Indy NXT|Indy Lights]] || '''0:24.340'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1996 Milwaukee Indy Lights |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1996-milwaukee-indy-lights/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=2 June 1996 |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Greg Ray]] || [[Lola T93/20]] || [[1996 Indy Lights season#Milwaukee race|1996 Milwaukee Mile Indy Lights round]]
|-
| [[Formula Atlantic]] || '''0:24.645'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 Formula Atlantic Milwaukee |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2003_Formula_Atlantic_Milwaukee |date=31 May 2003 |access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kyle Krisiloff]] || [[Swift 014.a]] || [[2003 Atlantic Championship|2003 Milwaukee Mile Atlantic Championship round]]
|-
| [[USF Pro 2000 Championship|Pro Mazda]] || '''0:27.579'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Pro Mazda Milwaukee Race Statistics |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/usf-pro-2000-championship/2013/milwaukee/stats |date=14 June 2013 |access-date=30 January 2023}}</ref> || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Brabham]] || [[Star Formula Mazda 'Pro' (car)|Star Formula Mazda 'Pro']] || [[2013 Pro Mazda Championship|2013 Milwaukee Mile Pro Mazda round]]
|-
| [[Barber Pro Series|Barber Pro]] || '''0:29.303'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2003 Barber Dodge Pro Series - Round 3: Milwaukee, 31st May - Race Results |url=http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/2003/barber.html |date=31 May 2003 |access-date=6 November 2024}}</ref> || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Chris Green (racing driver)|Chris Green]] || [[List of Reynard Motorsport cars|Reynard 98E]] || [[2003 Barber Dodge Pro Series|2003 Milwaukee Mile Barber Pro round]]
|-
| [[USF2000 Championship|US F2000]] || '''0:29.418'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 US F2000 Milwaukee Race Statistics |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/usf2000-championship/2011/milwaukee/stats |date=19 June 2011 |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Ellery]] || [[Van Diemen#2010s|Van Diemen DP08]] || [[2011 U.S. F2000 National Championship|2011 Milwaukee Mile US F2000 round]]
|-
| [[ARCA Menards Series|ARCA Menards]] || '''0:29.887'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 ARCA Sprecher 150 |url=https://www.racingyears.com/race/2024_ARCA_Sprecher_150 |date=25 August 2024 |access-date=28 October 2024}}</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} [[William Sawalich]] || [[Toyota Camry]] || [[2024 Sprecher 150]]
|-
| [[NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|NASCAR Truck]] || '''0:30.644'''<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 Clean Harbors 175 Race Statistics |url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/nascar-craftsman-truck-series/2023/clean-harbors-175/stats |date=27 August 2023 |access-date=12 September 2023}}</ref> || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corey Heim]] || [[Toyota Tundra#NASCAR|Toyota Tundra]] || [[2023 Clean Harbors 175]]
|-
|}

== Track length of paved oval ==
The track length is disputed by the three major series that run at the Milwaukee Mile. The NASCAR timing and scoring used a length of {{convert|1.000|mi|km|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://racing-reference.info/race/2009_Copart_200_(June)/C 2009 Copart 200 at racing-reference.info]</ref> The IRL timing and scoring used a length of {{convert|1.015|mi|km|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/3323/2015-07-12/indycar-race-results.pdf 2015 IndyCar race result at Indycar homepage]</ref> CART used a length of {{convert|1.032|mi|km|abbr=on}} between 1997 and 2006.<ref>[http://www.champcarstats.com/races/200604.htm Race result of 2006 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 on www.champcarstats.com]</ref> For the [[2023 Clean Harbors 175|Truck race in 2023]], NASCAR also used the {{convert|1.015|mi|km|abbr=on}} length.<ref>[https://www.racing-reference.info/entrylist/2023-18/C/ 2023 CLEAN HARBORS 175]</ref>

==Records==
'''[[ARCA Menards Series]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!'''Type'''
!'''Distance<br />(miles / km)'''
!'''Date'''
!'''Driver'''
!'''Time'''
!'''Average speed<br />(mph / km/h)'''
!'''Race'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| Qualifying<br />(1 lap)
| style="text-align:center;"| 1.006 / 1.619
| style="text-align:center;"| 2024
|| {{flagicon|United States}} [[William Sawalich]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:00:29.002
| style="text-align:center;"| 125.991 / 202.763
| [[2024 Sprecher 150]]
|}
<!-- | Champ Car Race  ||   ||  || -->
'''[[Indy Racing League|IndyCar Series]]/[[Champ Car|Champ Car World Series]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!'''Type'''
!'''Distance<br />(miles / km)'''
!'''Date'''
!'''Driver'''
!'''Time'''
!'''Average speed<br />(mph / km/h)'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| Qualifying (IndyCar)<br />(2 lap average)
| style="text-align:center;"| 1.015 / 1.633
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011
|| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Dario Franchitti]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:00:21.3826
| style="text-align:center;"| 170.841 / 274.499
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| Qualifying (Champ Car)<br />(1 lap)
| style="text-align:center;"| 1.032 / 1.66
| style="text-align:center;"| 1998
|| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Patrick Carpentier]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:00:20.028
| style="text-align:center;"| 185.500 / 298.888
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| Race<br />(225 laps)
| style="text-align:center;"| 226.350 / 364.275
| style="text-align:center;"| 2000
|| {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1:37:38.526
| style="text-align:center;"| 142.684 / 229.628
|}

'''[[Indy Lights]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!'''Type'''
!'''Distance<br />(miles / km)'''
!'''Date'''
!'''Driver'''
!'''Time'''
!'''Average speed<br />(mph / km/h)'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| Qualifying<br />(1 lap)
| style="text-align:center;"| 1.015 / 1.633
| style="text-align:center;"| 2011
|| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Esteban Guerrieri]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 
| style="text-align:center;"| 149.005 / 239.800
|}

'''[[2004 Atlantic Championship|Formula Atlantic]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!'''Type'''
!'''Distance<br />(miles / km)'''
!'''Date'''
!'''Driver'''
!'''Time'''
!'''Average speed<br />(mph / km/h)'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| Qualifying<br />(1 lap)
| style="text-align:center;"| 1.015 / 1.633
| style="text-align:center;"| 2004
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jon Fogarty]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:00:24.676
| style="text-align:center;"| 148.079 / 238.310<ref>{{cite web |title=2004 Formula Atlantic - Milwaukee |url=http://www.racingyears.com |website=Racing Years |publisher=Racing Years |access-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701225817/http://www.racingyears.com/race.php?GP=2004+Formula+Atlantic+Milwaukee |archive-date=1 July 2022}}</ref>
|}

'''[[SCCA Formula Super Vee|Formula Super Vee]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!'''Type'''
!'''Distance<br />(miles / km)'''
!'''Date'''
!'''Driver'''
!'''Time'''
!'''Average speed<br />(mph / km/h)'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| Qualifying<br />(1 lap)
| style="text-align:center;"| 1.015 / 1.633
| style="text-align:center;"| June 2, 1989
|| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mark Smith (American racing driver)|Mark Smith]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:00:27.872
| style="text-align:center;"| 129.161 / 207.864
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| Race<br />(62 laps)
| style="text-align:center;"| 201.200 / 323.800
| style="text-align:center;"| June 3, 1989
|| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Mark Smith (American racing driver)|Mark Smith]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:29:24.520
| style="text-align:center;"| 126.490 / 203.565<ref>{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=David |title=The Smith Monoply (SCCA Robert Bosch Super Vee Championship Round 4 / Milwaukee) |issue=June |publisher=On Track Magazine |date=June 29, 1989 |quote=Although Hopes were buoyed by the arrival of gusty winds in time for qualifying. Mark Shrugged off the tricky conditions to post a 27.872 on his first lap and very nearly put it in the Turn Two wall on his second tour.}}</ref>
|}

'''[[Nationwide Series|NASCAR Nationwide Series]]'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!'''Type'''
!'''Distance<br />(miles / km)'''
!'''Date'''
!'''Driver'''
!'''Time'''
!'''Average speed<br />(mph / km/h)'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| Qualifying<br />(1 lap)
| style="text-align:center;"| 1.006 / 1.619
| style="text-align:center;"| June 25, 2005
|| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Johnny Sauter]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0:00:29.365
| style="text-align:center;"| 122.595 / 197.298
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| Race<br />(200 laps)
| style="text-align:center;"| 201.200 / 323.800
| style="text-align:center;"| June 26, 2004
|| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Ron Hornaday Jr.|Ron Hornaday]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2:26:59.???
| style="text-align:center;"| 105.052 / 169.065
|}

==NFL stadium in the middle of the quarter-mile oval==
{{Main|Wisconsin State Fair Park}}
The infield of the quarter-mile dirt infield track at the Mile near the current media center was also the location of a [[American football|football]] [[stadium]], informally known as the '''Dairy Bowl'''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www3.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=563790|title=Glory Years: Packers' 12 NFL Titles| last = Christl | first = Cliff | author-link = Cliff Christl|newspaper=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|access-date=2009-04-27|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926191115/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=563790|archive-date=2008-09-26}}</ref> It hosted the [[National Football League|NFL]]'s [[Green Bay Packers]] from [[1934 Green Bay Packers season|1934]] through [[1951 Green Bay Packers season|1951]], including the [[History of the National Football League championship|NFL championship game]] in [[1939 NFL Championship Game|1939]], a 27–0 shutout of the [[1939 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] on December 10 to secure a fifth league title.<ref name=bcgitg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WkNQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KA0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6458%2C2333457 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |title=Bays crush Giants in title game|last=McGlynn |first=Stoney |date=December 11, 1939 |page=15}}</ref><ref name=ppadgm>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SqBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TCIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6506%2C4783152 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal|last=Kuechle |first=Oliver E. |title=Packers' power and deceptive passing game defeat Giants, 27-0 |date=December 11, 1939 |page=6, part 2}}</ref><ref name=pgrnhpp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rcsaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TEwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6590%2C2196042 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |last=Snider |first=Steve |agency=United Press |title=Pro grid reaches new heights in playoff |date=December 11, 1939 |page=26}}</ref>

In 1940 and 1941, the Dairy Bowl also served as the home of the [[Milwaukee Chiefs (AFL)|Milwaukee Chiefs]] of the [[AFL III|third American Football League]]. The 50-yard line sat where the start-finish line is currently located.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/1939nflchampionship.html|title=West Allis, Mile hold places in NFL history book|publisher=On Milwaukee}}</ref> The city's own entry in the NFL, the [[Milwaukee Badgers]], lasted just five seasons, from [[1922 NFL season|1922]] to [[1926 NFL season|1926]], and played at Athletic Park, renamed Borchert Field in 1928.

==Images==
<gallery>
Image:MilwaukeeMileStartFinishLine.jpg|Start/finish line in 2008
Image:Wisconsin State Fair.jpg|View of grandstands during the Wisconsin State Fair
Image:MilwMile.jpg|View of grandstands during the 2007 [[ABC Supply Company A.J. Foyt 225|A.J. Foyt 225]] [[Indy Racing League|IRL]] race
File:MilwaukeeMileOffices.jpg|Old Offices (Now Wisconsin State Fair Park Box Office and Administration Building)
File:2022 Wisconsin State Fair 36 (Milwaukee Mile tunnel).jpg|Infield tunnel in 2022
File:2024 Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s 005 (victory lane).jpg|Victory lane in 2024
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Milwaukee Mile}}
*{{Official website|https://milwaukeemileracing.com/}}
*[https://savethemile.org/ SavetheMile.org] (a local Milwaukee area race fans and business owners site)
*[https://wistatefair.com/wsfp/milwaukee-mile-speedway/ Milwaukee Mile] at Wisconsin State Fair website
*[http://www.milwaukeeindyfest.com Milwaukee IndyFest Official Site]
*[http://www.racingcircuits.info/north-america/usa/milwaukee-mile.html Map and track history at RacingCircuits.info]
*[http://www.racing-reference.info/tracks?id=176 List of track's race winners at racing-reference.info]
*[http://www.trackpedia.com/wiki/Milwaukee_Mile Trackpedia guide to driving this track]

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 | title = Milwaukee Home of the<br />[[Green Bay Packers]]
 | years = 1934 &ndash; 1951
 | before = [[Borchert Field]]
 | after = [[Marquette Stadium]]
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