This Week - the UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Sprint Cup UAW-Dodge 400 - March 2 - FOX Sun. 330 pm ET |~ | Qualifying 2/29/08 SPeed 630pm ET
Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 - March 1 - ESPN2 Sat. 4 pm ET |~| Qualifying 3/1/08 SPeed Noon ET
At its heart, however, is the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway, home for the UAW-Dodge 400 on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Construction of the $200 million complex began in 1995.
Nearly 2,000 tons of concrete were originally used to build more than 100,000 seats. Shortly after Speedway Motorsports Inc. bought the track in 1998, it announced plans to add 22,000 seats in the Dale Earnhardt Tower overlooking the frontstretch.
Construction of the Richard Petty Terrace in Turn 1 was completed in 2006, allowing fans a shot at 14,000 additional tickets and pushing the trackýs seating capacity to nearly 150,000.
The first NASCAR race held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was a Busch Series event in 1996. Two years later, the Cup series made its first visit with Mark Martin picking up the victory.
Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth have both won two Cup races there. Jeff Gordon, Sterling Marlin and Jimmie Johnson also have visited Victory Lane at the 1.5-mile track.
Track Facts
Banking/Turns: 12 degrees
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: Tri-Oval
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Vegas race thread is up PinG!
Let’s try that again. In before you know who...
Nice intro work. Looking forward to this.
My 99 is always my pick. Had to work Monday and missed the flip!! Woo hoo!! Hopefully Vegas will be dry.
Wohoo! One driver on the poll and one driver in the caboose. Go Kyle!!!
Okay the boys and I are here.