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Las Vegas Motor Speedway - NASCARNASCAR moved to Sin City in the late 1990s with the development of the $200 million Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Located a few miles north of "The Strip," Las Vegas Motor Speedway sits like a diamond in the desert with seating for nearly 150,000 fans. 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. Construction of the $200 million complex began in 1995. At its heart, however, is the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway, home of the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. LVMS is the third stop on the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series circuit. 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.

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 Terrace overlooking the frontstretch. Construction started shortly after the 2004 race and was completed in time for the 2005 UAW-DaimlerChrylser 400. The day of the 2005 race Chris Powell, LVMS's General Manager, announced that come 2006, a new grandstand would e built. 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 tracks seating capacity to nearly 150,000.

Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth have visited victory lane twice with Jeff Gordon and Sterlin Marlin making the trip once. Jimmie Johnson has a total of four victories at LVMS, earning them in 2005, '06, '07, and '10.


Infield ConstructionLas Vegas Motor Speedway - All About Racin'

Following the 2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 crews began a multi-million dollar renovation of the track surface and infield. The banking has been increased from twelve to twenty degrees, a new state-of-the-art media center has been built in the infield along with a fan interactive Neon Garage where fans can look down on the cars or look through windows at ground level, and pit road has been moved 275 feet closer to the grandstand.



Las Vegas Motor Speedway - All About Racin'


Track Facts:

Las Vegas Motor Speedway - NASCAR
Completed: 1996
Reconfigured: 2006-2007
Distance: 1.5 miles
Shape: D-shaped oval
Banking:
20° turns
9° frontstretch
9° backstretch
Frontstretch: 2,275 feet
Backstretch: 1,572 feet
Seating : 142,000

Photos:

Las Vegas Motor Speedway - NASCAR

View from the Richard Petty Terrace
This is an outdated picture of the LVMS complex. The two striped lines represent where the new pit road is with the two stock cars representing the first and last pit stalls.



Past Winners:

Year Series Winner Car Avg. Speed
2010Sprint CupJimmie JohnsonChevorlet--
2009 Sprint Cup Kyle Busch Toyota --
2008 Sprint Cup Carl Edwards Ford --
2007 Nextel Cup Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet --
2006 Nextel Cup Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 133.358 mph
2005 Nextel Cup Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 121.038 mph
2004 Nextel Cup Matt Kenseth Ford 128.790 mph
2003 Winston Cup Matt Kenseth Ford 132.934 mph
2002 Winston Cup Sterling Marlin Dodge 136.754 mph
2001 Winston Cup Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 135.546 mph
2000 Winston Cup Jeff Burton Ford 119.982 mph
1999 Winston Cup Jeff Burton Ford 137.537 mph
1998 Winston Cup Mark Martin Ford 146.554 mph



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