 TRACK SPECS1.5 Mile Tri-Oval Front straight: 2,275 feet Back straight: 1,572 feet Banking: Corners:12 degrees, Front Straight: 8 degrees, Back Straight: 3 degrees TRACK HISTORYCourtesy of www.lvms.comWith 1,600 acres in the northeast portion of the Las Vegas Valley, the "Diamond in the Desert" has been deemed the most remarkable race complex in the world. Sports Illustrated called it the Racing Capital of the West. With more than a dozen different venues at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, ranging from go-karts to NASCAR Nextel Cup at the 1.5-mile superspeedway, there's something for everyone at the complex. Short track programs include The Bullring (a 3/8-mile paved oval), along with road courses, a dirt track, motocross and a state-of-the-art dragway. On any given weekend, there is activity in virtually every portion of the facility. Simply put, if it has wheels, it can be raced at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. And with the many racing schools like the Richard Petty Driving Experience, Derek Daly Performance Driving Academy, 600 Racing, Driving 101 and Freddie Spencer's Riding School, fans can do more than watch racing. Since it opened with the Las Vegas 500 Indy Racing League event in 1996, Las Vegas Motor Speedway has blossomed. And on March 2-4 of 2001, another Nevada attendance record was established when more than 275,000 fans attended Pennzoil World of Outlaws, NAPA 300 NASCAR Winston West, Sam's Town 300 and UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR Winston Cup race events. In 2003, more than 140,000 fans attended the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. In a city of marquee superstars, this was strongest group of headliners ever assembled under one marquee. NASCAR stars Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the rest now invade Las Vegas every year to bring a new meaning to the word "entertainment". LVMS has been lauded by every driver and fan who have been to the facility. The tri-oval features 12-degree banking in all turns, three-degree banking on the backstretch and nine-degree banking on the front stretch. The speedway currently is in the process of constructing the Earnhardt Terrace, a new 22,000-seat grandstand overlooking the front straightaway. These seats are set to open for the 2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. Additionally, the nearly 130,000 hotel rooms situated throughout Las Vegas provide the perfect getaway with affordable prices. As one hotel director of advertising said, "We have the best prices in hotel rooms, food and entertainment. You can't beat Las Vegas." Both the fans and the drivers rave about LVMS. Las Vegas is a fun city, and LVMS is a fun facility. The combination couldn't be any better, and the hospitality in the city that never sleeps is virtually unchallenged anywhere else in the nation. Construction on LVMS began in 1995, and required crews to move a total of four million cubic yards of dirt, equaling 35,000 yards per day. A custom-designed lighting system features 2,600 lighting fixtures on 200 light poles. In addition, LVMS has 8,000 mirrors, 175 miles of wire, 600 tons of steel and 1,975 tons of concrete. A total of 42,000 tons of asphalt was added just on the racing surface, equal to 17 miles of residential roadways. As the perfect icing on the cake, the air-conditioned infield garages of the super speedway have room for 106 teams. A $200 million state-of-the-art facility, Las Vegas Motor Speedway is the crown jewel of auto racing. The 1,600-acre complex has complete accommodations for virtually every form of motorsports activity, along with any type of function. One thing is for sure. In a city that never sleeps, the action at Las Vegas Motor Speedway never seems to slow down much either. SPRINT CUP LAS VEGAS WINNERS 1998-2010
TRACK RECORDSSprint Cup Race Record Mark Martin 146.554 03|01|98 Nationwide Race Record Jeff Burton 135.118 03|04|00 Truck Race Record David Starr 135.394 10|13|02 Sprint Cup Qualifying Record Kasey Kahne 184.855 2007 Nationwide Qualifying Record Kevin Harvick 181.111 2007 Truck Qualifying Record Mike Skinner 178.065 2006
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