Nascar Sprint Cup - UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Sun. March 2

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This Week - the UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

March 2, 2008

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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

Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Just a few miles north of "The Strip," Las Vegas Motor Speedway sits like a diamond in the desert. One of the most complete racing complexes in the world, its 1,600 acres include road courses, a three-eighths mile oval, a dirt track and a state-of-the-art drag racing facility.
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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1 posted on 02/27/2008 2:17:55 PM PST by NormsRevenge

To: NormsRevenge; glock rocks; Pete-R-Bilt; NYTexan; WestCoastGal; tubebender; afnamvet; Afronaut; ...

Vegas race thread is up PinG!

2 posted on 02/27/2008 2:18:42 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)

To: NormsRevenge

The 473rd post in this thread will be very profound.

And Matt Kenseth will finish in the top 5. Wooo!

3 posted on 02/27/2008 2:20:22 PM PST by RabidBartender

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4 posted on 02/27/2008 2:24:33 PM PST by mnehring ("Ronald Reagan has made Jimmy Carter look like a conservative..."- Ron Paul)

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5 posted on 02/27/2008 2:27:35 PM PST by TommyDale (Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)

To: NormsRevenge

Thanks Norm.

Texas will be here before I know it. April 4-6 Woo-Hoo!!

Took the Friday & Monday off to make a great race weekend.

One of these days, we'll have to make a road trip.

Vegas would be a great race city for a road trip.

The races would keep out of the casinos for a little while anyway. :)

6 posted on 02/27/2008 2:31:56 PM PST by TexasCajun

To: NormsRevenge

Let’s try that again. In before you know who...

7 posted on 02/27/2008 2:34:00 PM PST by tubebender

Smoke...All the way!

8 posted on 02/27/2008 2:35:23 PM PST by afnamvet (Support The Troops. Your life may depend on it.)

To: NormsRevenge

My kids leave this afternoon for Vegas. They’ll stay in Jean tonite and then move their RV trailer onto track property tomorrow. Gonna be a 4 day party for them.

9 posted on 02/27/2008 2:35:41 PM PST by umgud

To: NormsRevenge

Thanks, Norm!

Can't wait.......

10 posted on 02/27/2008 2:38:22 PM PST by LasVegasMac (Islam: Bringing the world death and destruction for 1400 years!)

Gonna be a 4 day party for them.

I'm in for 3!

11 posted on 02/27/2008 2:40:11 PM PST by LasVegasMac (Islam: Bringing the world death and destruction for 1400 years!)

To: NormsRevenge

Thanks for the ping. My this week is going fast!

12 posted on 02/27/2008 2:42:18 PM PST by vox_freedom

To: NormsRevenge

Thanks for theping NR. Looking forward to a great race.

13 posted on 02/27/2008 2:49:36 PM PST by afnamvet (Support The Troops. Your life may depend on it.)

“Bolder than eggplant?”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKAkWoArt_c

14 posted on 02/27/2008 2:50:10 PM PST by RabidBartender

Gud on you. Have fun and take your laptop for Sunday’s thread.

15 posted on 02/27/2008 2:51:29 PM PST by umgud

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16 posted on 02/27/2008 2:58:28 PM PST by SouthTexas (We are home.)

To: NormsRevenge

Thanks for the ping and hosting this weeks thread.

Now let's see if we can pick a team that doesn't crash and burn!

17 posted on 02/27/2008 3:26:05 PM PST by NYTexan

To: NormsRevenge

Silver State Updating Doppler...

18 posted on 02/27/2008 3:31:55 PM PST by glock rocks ( I can see clearly now the brain is gone... gonna be a bright bright sunshiny day.)

... and here I thought you were the thread killer.

19 posted on 02/27/2008 4:24:21 PM PST by glock rocks ( I can see clearly now the brain is gone... gonna be a bright bright sunshiny day.)

20 posted on 02/27/2008 5:01:43 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE’s toll-free tip hotline —1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRGeT)

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