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Las Vegas Motor Speedway has the distinction of being the first completely new superspeedway to be built in the southwest region of the United States in more than 20 years. But along with everything else in this glamorous corner of Nevada, growth is a sign of the times.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which first hosted a NASCAR event in 1996 --the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season finale. Jack Sprague rolled to victory in that historic event.
A new attendance record for a Nevada athletic event was established the week of Feb. 25-March 1, 1998, when an estimated 250,000 fans converged on Las Vegas Motor Speedway for an extravaganza of auto racing activity.
The track features a 1.5-mile superspeedway, a 2.5-mile FIA-approved road course, a 4,000-foot drag strip, paved and dirt short tracks, motocross circuits, stadium truck racing facilities, go-kart and Legends cars layouts as well as a Junior Drag racing strip.
Speedway Motorsports Inc., which purchased speedway in December, is already busy at work making improvements to the facility situated in the northeast Las Vegas valley near Nellis Air Force Base.
Construction crews are currently building a ramp at the west end of the 1.5-mile grandstand seating, just off the first turn. The 250-foot pedestrian ramp will enable fans to enter the facility from Checkered Flag Lane.
More than 25,000 cubic yards of soil have been moved to create the ramp and expand a third-turn berm for additional seating. Additional temporary seating overlooking the third turn is being added, bringing total seating capacity to more than 120,000. Track officials said permanent restroom facilities are being designed and will be ready for the 2000 season. Two new vehicle entrances onto the property are being added. One is northeast of Checkered Flag Lane off Las Vegas Boulevard North. The other is being constructed off Hollywood Boulevard. Finally, a helipad is being added at the end of the existing drag strip, just west of the superspeedway.
Location: A short drive from downtown and the strip, take Interstate 15 north to Speedway Exit 54.
Source: NASCAR.com
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