Roval
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A roval is a racetrack that combines the characteristics of an oval with a road course. This could be the result of building a road course inside of an oval, or can refer to an asymmetrical oval track.
[edit] Notable History
Since 1962, sports cars have been racing at Daytona International Speedway’s road course. Since 1966, the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona has been one of the most notable roval races. Over the years, more ovals began to build road courses in their infield to support road course races. In 1998, Indianapolis Motor Speedway built a road course in its infield to support the United States Grand Prix.
[edit] Criticisms
Due to the limitations of infield dimensions, rovals often compromise the road course. While the oval’s sightlines are popular, some fans may feel that the racing itself is lackluster. [1]
[edit] Roval tracks
- Daytona International Speedway
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Lowes Motor Speedway
- Texas Motor Speedway
- Pocono Raceway (While technically an oval, Pocono’s unique shape often causes it to be described as a roval, as it features driving characteristics similar to those of a road course)
- Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway (Like Pocono, this oval has also been referred to as a roval)
- Rockingham Motor Speedway
- EuroSpeedway Lausitz
- Michigan International Speedway (Formerly; infield road course abandoned and outfield road course now used only for private testing)
- Texas World Speedway
- Homestead-Miami Speedway
- Phoenix International Raceway (Formerly; no infield road course, outfield road course no longer connected to oval)
