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Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park
Home of the NHRA U.S. Nationals, drag racing's most prestigious event, this Indianapolis-area complex pairs a legendary quarter-mile strip with a short oval and road course.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Plainfield
Indiana, United States · North America
About Plainfield
Plainfield is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Avon, 13km from Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Plainfield is in Indiana, United States, with about 31,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Avon, about 7 km away.
Plainfield Historic District is a national historic district located at Plainfield, Indiana. The district encompasses 174 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential area of Plainfield. The district developed between about 1840 and 1959 and includes notable examples of GreekRead more
Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, and Bungalow / American Craftsman style architecture. Notable buildings include the Ezra Cox House (c. 1861–1863), Oscar Hadley House (1891), Plainfield Carnegie Library (1912), Plainfield Methodist Episcopal Church (1891), Bly Bros. Dry Goods Store (c. 1880), Knights of Pythias Building (c. 1900), Prewitt Theater (1927), First National Bank of Plainfield (1903), Mansion House Hotel (1874), Fisher's Tavern (c. 1840), and Quaker Meeting House (1857–1858).
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
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Within an hour or so of Plainfield: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park (13 km), Indianapolis Motor Speedway (17 km), Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum (17 km).
Where is Plainfield?
Plainfield is in Indiana, United States, about 7 km from Avon.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 30,590
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Indiana
- Timezone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Coordinates
- 39.7042, -86.3994
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AAA roadside assistance: 1-800-222-4357. Right turn on red is legal in most states unless signed otherwise.
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Worth the detour from Plainfield
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Brickyard - home of the Indy 500, the greatest spectacle in racing
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum
Museum inside the legendary Brickyard showcasing Indy 500 winning cars and offering track tours of the 2.5-mile oval.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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