Las Vegas
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
| Location |
Las Vegas,
Nevada |
 |
| Track length |
1.5
miles (2.41
kilometres) |
| Track shape |
Tri-Oval |
| Banking |
Turns - 12° |
| Major events |
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup,
NASCAR Busch Series,
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series,
Champ Car World Series |
| Capacity |
156,000 |
| Address |
7000 Las Vegas Blvd. North, Las Vegas, Nevada 89115 |
| Owner |
Speedway Motorsports |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located at 7000 Las Vegas Boulevard North in
Las Vegas, Nevada, is a 1,200 acre (4.9 kmē) complex of 4 different tracks
for automobile racing. The complex is owned by
Speedway Motorsports, which is located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The complex is home to several race teams. Currently, March, 2005, the track
is open two nights a week for locals to drag race. This is an effort to get this
activity off of local streets and into a safer environment.
The track is used by the
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department as their driver training facility.
Major races
- Superspeedway, a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) quad oval hosts:
- NASCAR's
Nextel Cup
-
Busch Series events
-
Craftsman Truck Series race
-
Champ Car World Series event
- The quarter-mile (400 m) dirt oval hosts:
-
World of Outlaws event
- other dirt-racing events
- The quarter-mile (400 m) drag strip hosts:
- Two NHRA
events every year
Tracks
- Bullring
- Dirt Track 0.5 mile (800 m) clay oval
- Drag Strip
- Superspeedway 1.5 mile (2.4 km) tri-oval
Racing Schools
600 Racing Driving Schools[1]
The Derek Daly Academy[2]
Drivers Edge[3]
Mario Andretti Racing School[4]
Richard Petty Driving Experience[5]
Freddie Spencer's High Performance Riding School[6]
External links
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