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87-639: Phoenix Raceway is a 1-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona , near Phoenix . The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually including the final championship race since 2020 . Phoenix Raceway has also hosted the CART , IndyCar Series , USAC and the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship . The raceway is currently owned and operated by NASCAR. Phoenix Raceway

174-679: A high school diploma to the admissions requirements. In 1925, the school became the Tempe State Teachers College and offered four-year Bachelor of Education degrees as well as two-year teaching certificates. In 1929, the 9th Arizona State Legislature authorized Bachelor of Arts in Education degrees as well, and the school was renamed the Arizona State Teachers College . Under the 30-year tenure of president Arthur John Matthews (1900–1930),

261-399: A "dogleg" into the backstretch. The original road course was 2.700 mi (4.345 km) in length and ran both inside and outside of the main oval track. The hillsides adjacent to the track also offer a unique vantage point to watch races from. "Monument Hill", located alongside turns 3 and 4 (now turns 1 and 2 due to the track's 2018 reconfiguration), is a favorite among race fans because of

348-401: A $ 100 million long-term development for Phoenix International Raceway. $ 15 million would go towards repaving the track for the first time since 1990 and building a new media center. The plans also include a reconfiguration of the track. The front stretch was widened from 52 to 62 ft (16 to 19 m), the pit stalls were changed from asphalt to concrete, the dogleg (between Turn 2 and Turn 3)

435-575: A 15-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio. In September 2024, ASU announced that the campus would close in June 2025 in response to state budget cuts. ASU Online offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate degree programs through an online platform. The degree programs delivered online hold the same accreditation as the university's traditional face-to-face programs. ASU Online is headquartered at ASU's SkySong campus in Scottsdale, Arizona . ASU Online

522-467: A 2016 INDYCAR Test in the West, INDYCAR measured the track as 1.022 mi (1.645 km). That was the first IndyCar race after the renovation in 2011, in which the dogleg was extended outwards. In 2019 the oval track was rebuilt again and the start / finish line was relocated. The length of the oval was not changed. Before the renovation in 2011, the racetrack was also accepted by USAC, CART and IndyCar with

609-492: A group of at least nine current and former students who alleged they were harassed or assaulted asked the federal investigation be expanded. In August 2014 ASU president Michael Crow appointed a task force comprising faculty and staff, students, and members of the university police force to review the university's efforts to address sexual violence. Crow accepted the recommendations of the task force in November 2014. In 2015,

696-446: A length of exactly one mile. As of November 2024, the fastest official race lap records at Phoenix Raceway are listed as: (As of 10/4/24) * from minimum 5 starts. NOTE: Calculations based on the 1.022 mile standard established in 2016 by INDYCAR. Phoenix Raceway hosts Arizona’s Goldeush, Decadence, and PHXLIGHTS festivals each year. In addition, the track hosts frequent headlining shows. Certain events have been held in

783-605: A new platform for health care education and research: the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University Alliance for Health Care. Beginning in 2017, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine students in Phoenix and Scottsdale are among the first to earn a certificate in the Science of Health Care Delivery, with the option to earn a master's degree in the Science of Health Care Delivery through ASU. Thunderbird School of Global Management

870-1065: A one-year term as non-voting apprentices. ABOR provides policy guidance to the state universities of Arizona. ASU has four campuses in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona , including the Tempe campus in Tempe ; the West Valley campus in Glendale ; the Downtown Phoenix campus; and the Polytechnic campus in Mesa . ASU also offers courses and degrees through ASU Online and at the ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City in western Arizona, and offers regional learning programs in Thatcher, Yuma and Tucson. The Arizona Board of Regents appoints and elects

957-810: A partnership with edX to form a one of a kind program called the Global Freshman Academy. The program is open to all potential students. The students do not need to submit a high school transcript or GPA to apply for the courses. As of spring 2017, more than 25,000 students were enrolled through ASU Online. In June 2014, ASU Online and Starbucks announced a partnership called the Starbucks College Achievement Plan. The Starbucks College Achievement Plan offers all benefits-eligible employees full-tuition coverage when they enroll in any one of ASU Online's undergraduate degree programs. In 2016, Mayo Clinic and ASU formed

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1044-690: A single course and offers more than 100 degree programs from the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences , the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College , W. P. Carey School of Business , College of Public Service and Community Solutions , College of Health Solutions, and the College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Founded in 1996 as "ASU East", the ASU Polytechnic campus serves more than 4,800 students and

1131-508: A small nonprofit college, Columbia College Hollywood , and renamed it California College of ASU. In 2023, ASU reached an agreement with the for-profit Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising to take over some of its academic programs, creating ASU FIDM. As of August 2022, ASU had a systemwide enrolled student population (both in-person and online) of 140,759, a 4% increase over the systemwide total in 2021. Out of that total, approximately 79,000 students were enrolled in-person at one of

1218-677: A years-long research facility capital building effort that led to the establishment of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability , and several large interdisciplinary research buildings. Along with the research facilities, the university faculty was expanded, including the addition of five Nobel Laureates . Since 2002, the university's research expenditures have tripled and more than 1.5 million square feet of space has been added to

1305-583: Is Michael M. Crow , who has served since July 1, 2002. ASU has four campuses and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona , and campuses located in Los Angeles , Washington, D.C. and Hawaii . Unlike most multi-campus institutions, however, ASU describes itself as "one university in many places", inferring there is "not a system with separate campuses, and not one main campus with branch campuses". The university considers each campus "distinctive" and academically focused on certain aspects of

1392-546: Is a public research university in Tempe, Arizona , United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature , the university is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the United States. It was 1 of about 180 " normal schools " founded in the late 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools. Some closed, but most steadily expanded their role and became state colleges in

1479-679: Is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission . ASU is one of only four universities in the country to offer a certificate in veterans studies . The 2025 U.S. News & World Report ratings ranked ASU tied for 121st among universities in the United States and tied for 179th globally. It was also tied for 61st among public universities in the United States, and was ranked 1st among "most innovative schools", tied for 16th in "best undergraduate teaching", 131st in "best value schools", and tied for 191st in "top performers on social mobility" among national universities in

1566-404: Is considered urban, and is approximately 660 acres (2.7 km ) in size. It is arranged around broad pedestrian malls and is completely encompassed by an arboretum. The Tempe campus is also the largest of ASU's campuses, with more than 70,000 students enrolled in at least one class on campus in fall 2017. The campus is considered to range from the streets Rural Road on the east to Mill Avenue on

1653-602: Is home to more than 130 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in professional, technical science, humanities, social science and pre-health programs through the W. P. Carey School of Business /Morrison School of Management and Agribusiness, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College , Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering , and College of Integrative Sciences and Arts. The campus — a desert arboretum — includes outdoor learning labs and spaces as well as leading-edge simulators and indoor lab spaces to support teaching and research in various fields of study . The 600-acre (2.4 km ) campus

1740-845: Is home to over 1,100 registered student organizations . The Arizona State Sun Devils compete in 26 varsity-level sports in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big 12 Conference . Sun Devil teams have won 165 national championships, including 24 NCAA trophies. 179 Sun Devils have made Olympic teams, winning 60 Olympic medals : 25 gold, 12 silver and 23 bronze. As of February 2024, ASU reported that its faculty of more than 5,000 scholars. This included 5 Nobel laureates, 11 MacArthur Fellows , 10 Pulitzer Prize winners, 11 National Academy of Engineering members, 26 National Academy of Sciences members, 28 American Academy of Arts and Sciences members, 41 Guggenheim fellows, 163 National Endowment for

1827-709: Is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. It first joined the NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 1988 as a late season event and was given a spring date in 2005 . The track has hosted races for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series since its inaugural 1995 season and the NASCAR Xfinity Series since 1999 . NASCAR Championship Weekend for

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1914-671: Is in southeast Mesa, Arizona , approximately 25 miles (40 km) southeast of the Tempe campus , and 33 miles (53 km) southeast of downtown Phoenix. The Polytechnic campus sits on the former Williams Air Force Base and is adjacent to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport and Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Williams campus). The Downtown Phoenix campus was established in 2006 on the north side of Downtown Phoenix . The campus has an urban design , with several large modern academic buildings intermingled with commercial and retail office buildings. In addition to

2001-615: Is lined by 111 palm trees; Charles Trumbull Hayden Library; the University Club building; Margaret Gisolo Dance Theatre; Arizona State University Art Museum; and University Bridge. Furthermore, the Tempe campus is home to Barrett, The Honors College. In addition, the campus has an extensive public art collection; It was named "the single most impressive venue for contemporary art in Arizona" by Art in America magazine . Against

2088-676: Is one of the newest units of "Arizona State University Knowledge Enterprise." The flagship campus was in Glendale, Arizona , at Thunderbird Field No. 1 , a former military airfield from which it derives its name, until 2018 when the Thunderbird School relocated to the Downtown area. Following a nearly 15-year presence in Washington, D.C., through more minor means, ASU opened the Barrett and O'Connor Center in 2018 to solidify

2175-640: Is the site of many of the university's simulators and laboratories dedicated for project-based learning. The West Valley campus is focused on interdisciplinary degrees and the liberal arts, while maintaining professional programs with a direct impact on the community and society. The Downtown Phoenix campus focuses on direct urban and public programs such as nursing, public policy, criminal justice, mass communication, and journalism. ASU recently relocated some nursing and health related programs to its new ASU-Mayo Medical School campus. Inter-campus shuttles and light rail allow students and faculty to easily travel between

2262-475: Is up 647 percent. On May 1, 2014, ASU was listed as one of fifty-five higher education institutions under investigation by the Office of Civil Rights "for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints" by Barack Obama's White House Task Force To Protect Students from Sexual Assault. The publicly announced investigation followed two Title IX suits. In July 2014,

2349-586: The Thunderbird School of Global Management became the Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU. Partnerships for education and research with Mayo Clinic established collaborative degree programs in health care and law, and shared administrator positions, laboratories and classes at the Mayo Clinic Arizona campus. The Beus Center for Law and Society, the new home of ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law , opened in fall 2016 on

2436-431: The four-vertex theorem , every smooth simple closed curve has at least four vertices , points where its curvature reaches a local minimum or maximum. In a tri-oval, there are six such points, alternating between three minima and three maxima. This term is most often used to describe the shape of many automobile racetracks . The use of the tri-oval shape for automobile racing was conceived by Bill France Sr. during

2523-609: The 1960s, under G. Homer Durham , the university's 11th president, ASU began to expand its curriculum by establishing several new colleges and, in 1961, the Arizona Board of Regents authorized doctoral degree programs in six fields, including Doctor of Philosophy . By the end of his nine-year tenure, ASU had more than doubled enrollment, reporting 23,000 in 1969. The next three presidents— Harry K. Newburn (1969–71), John W. Schwada (1971–81) and J. Russell Nelson (1981–89), including and Interim President Richard Peck (1989)—led

2610-529: The 2020–21 Center for World University Rankings. Money magazine ranked ASU 124th in the country out of 739 schools evaluated for its 2020 "Best Colleges for Your Money" edition. The Wall Street Journal ranks ASU 5th in the nation for producing the best-qualified graduates, determined by a nationwide poll of corporate recruiters. ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication has been named one of America's top 10 journalism schools by national publications and organizations for more than

2697-459: The 2022–23 academic year was 3.54. Barrett, The Honors College is ranked among the top honors programs in the nation. Although there are no set minimum admissions criteria for Barrett College, the average GPA of Fall 2017 incoming freshmen was 3.78, with an average SAT score of 1380 and an average ACT score of 29. The Honors college has 7,236 students, with 719 National Merit Scholars . ASU enrolls 10,268 international students , 14.3% of

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2784-446: The 4+1 accelerated program, which allows students in their senior year to attain their master's degree the following year. The 4+1 accelerated program is not associated with all majors; for example, in the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College the 4+1 accelerated program only works with Education Exploratory majors. ASU uses a plus-minus grading system with highest cumulative GPA awarded of 4.0 (at time of graduation). Arizona State University

2871-593: The ASU campuses, an increase of 3.2% from 2021. Just over 61,000 students were enrolled in ASU Online courses and programs as of August 2022, an increase of roughly 7% in online student enrollment from the previous year. According to the U.S. News & World Report , for the 2022–2023 academic year ASU admitted 88% of all freshman applicants and classified the school's admissions in the “selective” category. The average high school GPA of incoming first-year students for

2958-466: The Arizona legislature, the West Valley campus sits on 277.92 acres (1.1247 km ) in a suburban area of northwest Phoenix. The West Valley campus lies about 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Downtown Phoenix , and about 18 miles (29 km) northwest of the Tempe campus. The West Valley campus is designated as a Phoenix Point of Pride and is nearly completely powered by a solar array . The campus serves more than 4,000 students enrolled in at least

3045-590: The Barrett & O'Connor Washington Center are connected to classrooms in Arizona through video-conferencing technology. The Barrett and O'Connor center is located at 1800 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006, close to the White House . ASU operates its "California Center" in Los Angeles at the Herald Examiner Building . The center offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs, executive education, workshops and seminars. In 2022, ASU acquired

3132-557: The Downtown Phoenix campus, relocating faculty and students from the Tempe campus to the state capital. In September 2024, ASU announced several cuts in response to state budget cuts, including the closure of the Lake Havasu City campus, a reduction of the Arizona Teachers Academy and the addition of a "tuition surcharge." The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) governs Arizona State University as well as

3219-734: The Humanities fellows, and 289 Fulbright Program American Scholars. Arizona State University was established as the Territorial Normal School at Tempe on March 12, 1885, when the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature passed an act to create a normal school to train teachers for the Arizona Territory . The campus consisted of a single, four-room schoolhouse on a 20-acre plot largely donated by Tempe residents George and Martha Wilson. Classes began with 33 students on February 8, 1886. The curriculum evolved over

3306-567: The Raceway infield and pit lane; most are held in the area just behind the main grandstand, using the structure itself as a backdrop. American DJ Subtronics holds the record for the largest headlining EDM show at the venue (and in Arizona’s history), with an attendance figure of over 15,000 in April 2023. Tri-oval While an oval has four turns, a tri-oval has six. More formally, according to

3393-574: The SPEED Cantina, a one-of-a-kind at-track sports bar and grill, outside turn 2. In early 2010, some of the grandstands along the backstretch were removed to allow additional room for recreational vehicles, thus the seating capacity dropped to around 67,000. On June 11, 2015, Phoenix International Raceway announced the track would be renamed to Jeff Gordon Raceway for the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 in tribute to Gordon, who

3480-474: The Tempe campus. During the Great Depression , Ralph Waldo Swetman was hired to succeed President Matthews, coming to Arizona State Teachers College in 1930 from Humboldt State Teachers College where he had served as president. He served a three-year term, during which he focused on improving teacher-training programs. During his tenure, enrollment at the college doubled, topping the 1,000 mark for

3567-458: The U.S. The innovation ranking, new for 2016, was determined by a poll of top college officials nationwide asking them to name institutions "that are making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities." ASU is ranked 42nd–56th in the U.S. and 101st–150th in the world among the top 1000 universities in the 2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities , and 67th U.S./183rd world by

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3654-458: The announcement, the track installed lights to allow the newly scheduled NASCAR race to be run in the evening. The addition of a second NASCAR racing weekend had dramatic effects on the economy of the state of Arizona. A study at Arizona State University estimated that Phoenix International Raceway brings in nearly $ 473 million annually to the state. 2005 would also become the last year that a major open-wheel racing series would race at PIR, until it

3741-715: The campus added the Sun Devil Fitness Center in conjunction with the original YMCA building. ASU's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law relocated from Tempe to the Downtown Phoenix campus in 2016. In response to demands for lower-cost public higher education in Arizona, ASU developed the small, undergraduate-only college in Lake Havasu City . ASU Colleges are teaching-focused and provide a selection of popular undergraduate majors. The Lake Havasu City campus offers undergraduate degrees at lower tuition rates than other Arizona research universities and

3828-421: The campuses. In addition to the physical campuses, ASU's "virtual campus" at the university's SkySong Innovation Center , provides online and extended education. In 2018, the Arizona Board of Regents reported that the ASU facilities inventory totaled more than 23 million gross square feet. ASU's Tempe campus is in downtown Tempe, Arizona , about eight miles (13 km) east of downtown Phoenix . The campus

3915-531: The construction of several buildings on the Tempe campus. He also guided the development of the university's graduate programs; the first Master of Arts in Education was awarded in 1938, the first Doctor of Education degree in 1954 and 10 non-teaching master's degrees were approved by the Arizona Board of Regents in 1956. During his presidency, the school's name was changed to Arizona State College in 1945, and finally to Arizona State University in 1958. At

4002-430: The dogleg, giving sanctioning bodies the option of whether or not to allow drivers to shortcut the dogleg and run on the now-paved apron that replaced the grass. Renovations in 2018 reconfigured the pit road and infield areas, and moved the start/finish line to just coming out of what was turn 2 (now turn 4), before the dogleg. The owner of the track and NASCAR specified the oval length as exactly one mile. However, after

4089-851: The early 20th century, then state universities in the late 20th century. One of three universities governed by the Arizona Board of Regents , Arizona State University is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity". ASU has nearly 145,000 students attending classes, with more than 62,000 students attending online, and 112,000 undergraduates and nearly 30,000 postgraduates across its five campuses and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona. ASU offers 350 degree options from its 17 colleges and more than 170 cross-discipline centers and institutes for undergraduates students, as well as more than 400 graduate degree and certificate programs. The university

4176-463: The elevation changes. On October 4–5, several NASCAR Cup Series teams tested the oval which was open to the public. Over $ 7 million went towards connecting the track property to the Avondale water and sewer systems. Work began following the 2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500 . The reconfiguration in 2011 increased the banking slightly, removed the road course entirely and removed the grass and curbing inside of

4263-450: The episode Drive, Lady, Drive on the TV show CHiPs even though they used Riverside International Raceway as the stand in and racing footage from Ontario , Daytona and Atlanta were used. Phoenix was also in the movie Days of Thunder starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman . The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.700 mi (4.345 km) road course that ran on both

4350-685: The fact that for the first time in the school's history, during the Fall Semester of 2021 Hispanic students comprised over 25% of the university's total undergraduate enrollment. ASU offers over 350 majors to undergraduate students, and more than 100 graduate programs leading to numerous masters and doctoral degrees in the liberal arts and sciences , design and arts , engineering , journalism , education , business , law , nursing , public policy , technology , and sustainability . These programs are divided into 16 colleges and schools that are spread across ASU's six campuses. ASU also offers

4437-478: The first time. Matthews also conceived of a self-supported summer session at the school at Arizona State Teachers College, a first for the school. In 1933, Grady Gammage , then president of Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff , became president of Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe, beginning a tenure that would last for nearly 28 years, second only to Swetman's 30 years at the college's helm. Like President Porter Eric Gasvoda before him, Gammage oversaw

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4524-485: The inside and the outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the 1.510 mi (2.430 km) interior layout. Phoenix Raceway currently has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 51,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend. In November 2010, ISC and the Avondale City Council announced plans for

4611-574: The new buildings, the campus included the adaptive reuse of several existing structures, including a 1930s era Post Office that is on the National Register of Historic Places . Serving 11,465 students, the campus houses the College of Health Solutions, College of Integrative Science and Arts, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, College of Public Service and Community Solutions , Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, and Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication . In 2013,

4698-486: The northwest edge of campus is the Mill Avenue district (part of downtown Tempe ), which has a college atmosphere that attracts many students to its restaurants and bars. Students also have Tempe Marketplace , a shopping, dining and entertainment center with an outdoor setting near the northeast border of the campus. The Tempe campus is also home to all of the university's athletic facilities. Established in 1984 by

4785-432: The old 2.700 mi (4.345 km) road course was removed and replaced by a 1.510 mi (2.430 km) infield road course. In 1996 the grandstand capacity was increased to 65,000. International Speedway Corporation (ISC) officially took ownership of Phoenix Raceway from Emmett "Buddy" Jobe in April 1997. Racing at Phoenix International Raceway began to dramatically change in 2003. Turn 2 was reconstructed by pushing back

4872-414: The outside wall to make racing safer. The wall originally came to an end where the old road course crossed the oval track. At the same time, an access tunnel was built under turn 4. Previously, vehicles had to use crossover gates and pedestrians used a crossover bridge. In 2004, NASCAR announced it would give a second annual race weekend to Phoenix International Raceway starting with the 2005 season. Following

4959-413: The overall university mission. The Tempe campus is the university's research and graduate school center. Undergraduate studies on the Tempe campus are research-based programs that prepare students for graduate school , professional school , or employment. The Polytechnic campus is designed with an emphasis on professional and technological programs for direct workforce preparation. The Polytechnic campus

5046-475: The planning for Daytona. The triangular layout allowed fans in the grandstands an angular perspective of the cars coming towards and moving away from their vantage point. Traditional ovals (such as Indianapolis ) offered only limited linear views of the course, and required fans to look back and forth much like a tennis match. The tri-oval shape prevents fans from having to "lean" to see oncoming cars, and creates more forward sight lines. In other racing vernacular,

5133-650: The president of the university, who is considered the institution's chief executive officer and the chief budget officer. The president executes measures enacted by the Board of Regents, controls the university's property, and acts as the university's official representative to the Board of Regents. The chief executive officer is assisted through the administration of the institution by the provost, vice presidents, deans, faculty, directors, department chairs, and other officers. The president also selects and appoints administrative officers and general counsels. The 16th ASU president

5220-437: The removal of International from the track's name. New amenities after it was completed: Additional changes to the track after the project was completed: In September 2017, PIR formed a partnership with Ingenuity Sun Media (ISM Connect) to rename the track to ISM Raceway starting in 2018. On June 22, 2018 IndyCar announced it will not return to ISM in 2019 due to mediocre races and poor attendance. On January 28, 2019, it

5307-439: The school earlier in a variety of roles beginning in 1939, including director of graduate studies, college registrar, dean of instruction, dean of the College of Education and academic vice president. Although filling the role of acting president of the university for just nine months (Dec. 1959 to Sept. 1960), Richardson laid the groundwork for the future recruitment and appointment of well-credentialed research science faculty. By

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5394-421: The school was given all-college student status. The first dormitories built in the state were constructed under his supervision in 1902. Of the 18 buildings constructed while Matthews was president, six are still in use. Matthews envisioned an "evergreen campus", with many shrubs brought to the campus, and implemented the planting of 110 Mexican Fan Palms on what is now known as Palm Walk , a century-old landmark of

5481-474: The state's other public universities; University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University . The board is composed of 12 members including 11 who are voting members, and one non-voting member. Members of the board include the state governor and superintendent of public instruction acting as ex-officio members, eight volunteer Regents members with eight-year terms who are appointed by the governor, and two student regents, each with two-year terms, and each serving

5568-508: The term "tri-oval" is also used to specifically describe the part of the track which represents the top triangular point of the course, which is used as the main stretch, the pit straight and usually the start–finish line. It is recognizable in most tracks by a manicured grass area. The modern tri-ovals were often called cookie cutters because of their (nearly) identical shape and identical kind of races. Arizona State University Arizona State University ( Arizona State or ASU )

5655-521: The time, two other names were considered: Tempe University and State University at Tempe . Among Gammage's greatest achievements in Tempe was the Frank Lloyd Wright -designed construction of what is Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium/ASU Gammage . One of the university's hallmark buildings, ASU Gammage was completed in 1964, five years after the president's (and Wright's) death. Gammage was succeeded by Harold D. Richardson , who had served

5742-512: The top three series has been held at Phoenix since 2020, the first year since NASCAR inaugurated the weekend that Homestead-Miami Speedway did not host. The track will hold the championship races through at least the 2025 season. Phoenix International Raceway was built in 1964 around the Estrella Mountains on the outskirts of Avondale. Because of the terrain and the incorporation of a road course and drag strip, designers had to build

5829-474: The top. Project leader Bill Braniff, Senior Director of Construction for North American Testing Corporation (NATC), a subsidiary of Phoenix International Raceway's parent company International Speedway Corporation, said "All of the changes – including the adjustment of the dog-leg – will be put in place in order to present additional opportunities for drivers to race side-by-side. We’re very confident that we’ll have multi-groove racing at Phoenix from Day 1 because of

5916-477: The total student population. The international student body represents more than 150 nations. The Institute of International Education ranked ASU as the top public university in the U.S. for hosting international students in 2016–2017. In June 2022, Arizona State University was designated a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) by the United States Department of Education in recognition of

6003-553: The track in 1964, and the track quickly became a favorite of drivers and soon replaced the old track at the Arizona State Fairgrounds . In 1973, the track was purchased by FasTrack International, Inc. and renamed FasTrack International Speedway . The name was reverted to Phoenix International Raceway in August 1976 when USAC team owner Bob Fletcher bought the speedway. In 1977, the first Copper World Classic

6090-428: The track schedule, Phoenix International Raceway built a 3-story suite building outside of turn 1 and increased grandstand capacity to 30,000. A year prior, the track's main grandstand was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, reconstruction was finished in time for the first NASCAR cup race. That first race was won by Alan Kulwicki where in his celebration he performed the first "Polish Victory Lap ". In 1991,

6177-468: The unique view and lower ticket prices. At the top of this hill lies a USGS bench marker known as Gila and Salt River Meridian , now listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Long before Phoenix Raceway existed, this spot was the original land survey point for all of what later became the state of Arizona . Phoenix International Raceway was built with the goal of being the western home of open wheel racing. Sports cars and USAC began racing at

6264-556: The university continued its campaign to expand the West Valley and Polytechnic Campuses, and establish a low-cost, teaching-focused extension campus in Lake Havasu City . As of 2011, an article in Slate reported that, "the bottom line looks good", noting that: Since Crow's arrival, ASU's research funding has almost tripled to nearly $ 350 million. Degree production has increased by 45 percent. And thanks to an ambitious aid program, enrollment of students from Arizona families below poverty

6351-569: The university expanded its West Valley and Polytechnic campuses. ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus was also expanded, with several colleges and schools relocating there. The university established learning centers throughout the state, including the ASU Colleges at Lake Havasu City and programs in Thatcher, Yuma, and Tucson. Students at these centers can choose from several ASU degree and certificate programs. During Crow's tenure, and aided by hundreds of millions of dollars in donations, ASU began

6438-670: The university to increased academic stature, the establishment of the ASU West Valley campus in 1984 and its subsequent construction in 1986, a focus on computer-assisted learning and research, and rising enrollment. Under the leadership of Lattie F. Coor , president from 1990 to 2002, ASU grew through the creation of the Polytechnic campus and extended education sites. Increased commitment to diversity, quality in undergraduate education , research, and economic development occurred over his 12-year tenure. Part of Coor's legacy to

6525-593: The university was a successful fundraising campaign: through private donations, more than $ 500 million was invested in areas that would significantly impact the future of ASU. Among the campaign's achievements were the naming and endowing of Barrett, The Honors College , and the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts ; the creation of many new endowed faculty positions; and hundreds of new scholarships and fellowships. In 2002, Michael M. Crow became

6612-603: The university's 16th president. At his inauguration, he outlined his vision for transforming ASU into a " New American University " —one that would be open and inclusive, and set a goal for the university to meet Association of American Universities criteria and to become a member. Crow initiated the idea of transforming ASU into "One university in many places"—a single institution comprising several campuses, sharing students, faculty, staff and accreditation. Subsequent reorganizations combined academic departments, consolidated colleges and schools, and reduced staff and administration as

6699-821: The university's contacts with the capital city. The center houses ASU's D.C.-based academic programs, including the Washington Bureau of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication , the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Rule of Law and Governance program, the Capital Scholars program, and the McCain Institute's Next Generation Leaders program, among many others. In addition to hosting classes and internships on-site, special lectures and seminars taught from

6786-437: The university's research facilities. The economic downturn that began in 2008 took a particularly hard toll on Arizona, resulting in large cuts to ASU's budget. In response to these cuts, ASU capped enrollment, closed some four dozen academic programs, combined academic departments, consolidated colleges and schools, and reduced university faculty, staff and administrators; with an economic recovery underway in 2011, however,

6873-445: The variable banking that will be implemented.” The infield road course was also sealed off and removed from use, making Phoenix International Raceway an oval-only facility. The reconfiguration project was completed by mid-August 2011, and on August 29–30, five drivers tested the new track, describing the new dogleg and backstretch as a "rollercoaster" as now when they enter it dips, then rises on exit and dips down going into turn 3, due to

6960-556: The west, and Apache Boulevard on the south to Rio Salado Parkway on the north. The Tempe campus is ASU's original campus, and Old Main , the oldest building on campus, still stands. Today's university and the Tempe campus were founded as the Territorial Normal School when first constructed, and was originally a teachers college. There are many notable landmarks on campus, including Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium , designed by Frank Lloyd Wright ; Palm Walk, which

7047-441: The years and the name was changed several times; the institution was also known as Tempe Normal School of Arizona (1889–1903), Tempe Normal School (1903–1925), Tempe State Teachers College (1925–1929), Arizona State Teachers College (1929–1945), Arizona State College (1945–1958) and, by a 2–1 margin of the state's voters, Arizona State University in 1958. In 1923, the school stopped offering high school courses and added

7134-554: Was contesting his last NASCAR season as a full-time driver in 2015. On January 30, 2017, Phoenix International Raceway and ISC announced a $ 178 million renovation called the Phoenix Raceway Project Powered by DC Solar. The project was completed in October 2018, just in time for their November race weekend. It was also noted that the facility would be referred to as Phoenix Raceway moving forward, signaling

7221-478: Was held, a marque event for USAC midget and Silver Crown cars. NASCAR began racing at Phoenix International Raceway in 1978. Then 1979 saw the inaugural CART race, the Arizona 150 , which was won by Gordon Johncock driving a Penske PC6/78. However, it was not until 1988 when NASCAR's premier series, now the NASCAR Cup Series , began racing at the track. Following the announcement of NASCAR being added to

7308-408: Was moved outward by 95 ft (29 m), tightening the turn radius of the dogleg from 800 to 500 ft (240 to 150 m). Along with the other changes, progressive banking was added to the turns: Turns 1 and 2, which had 11 degrees of banking, changed to 10 degrees on the bottom and 11 degrees on the top. Turns 3 and 4, which had 9 degrees of banking , changed to 8 degrees on the bottom and 9 on

7395-457: Was ranked in the Top 4 for Best Online Bachelor's Programs by U.S. News & World Report . Online students are taught by the same faculty and receive the same diploma as on-campus students. ASU online programs allow students to learn in highly interactive environments through student collaboration and through technological personalized learning environments. In April 2015, ASU Online announced

7482-533: Was recently announced that the track will return to the schedule for the 2016 IndyCar season . Despite the 2006 departure from the schedule, the track was still used by IndyCar for testing purposes. In 2006, the Allison Grandstand was expanded from turn 1 to turn 2, increasing the reserved seating to 76,800. Included with the expansion is "Octane", an exclusive lounge on top of the grandstands overlooking turn 1. In 2008 Phoenix International Raceway added

7569-498: Was revealed on ISC's 2018 annual report that the raceway's track seating was reduced from 51,000 to 42,000. On March 26, 2019, it was announced that starting in 2020, the track will become the host of the NASCAR Championship Weekend . On January 3, 2020, the track mutually agreed to terminate the naming rights agreement with ISM Connect and its name reverted to Phoenix Raceway. Phoenix was only mentioned in

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