04-22-2005 | TruckSeries.com Report

First, it was the computer-designed, 20-degree variable banking. Then, Homestead-Miami Speedway announced the addition of lights for prime-time racing. Now, due to high demand for premium seating and hospitality, the Turn One Tower will provide individuals and corporations a new opportunity to experience championship NASCAR racing while enjoying state-of-the-art amenities during November's Ford Championship Weekend.

Homestead-Miami Speedway will expand this year with the addition of the 16-suite, approximately 800-premium club seat Turn One Tower, announced Speedway President Curtis Gray. Construction on the project is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 25 and be complete in time for the 2005 Ford Championship Weekend, the season-finales for the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, NASCAR Busch Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, November 17-20.

"With Ford Championship Weekend continuing to emerge as one of the nation's premier sporting events, the Turn One Tower is yet another step, along with the banking and the lights, in making NASCAR's championship speedway that much better," said Gray. "The addition of the new Turn One Tower will provide a unique, never-before-seen hospitality experience for our guests."

The Turn One Tower provides guests with a spectacular view of the entire track and all the racing action from above turn one of the Speedway. A total of 16 private, totally enclosed suites will sit above the approximately 800-seat Turn One Club.

The 16 private Turn One suites will each seat 32 people and feature comfortable indoor seating, closed-circuit televisions, a wet bar, and catering.

The indoor, air-conditioned Turn One Club features a private dining area with buffet and full-liquor bars, plasma televisions with live feed, and outdoor, reserved chair-back seating. Members of the Turn One Club will also enjoy reserved parking, exclusive elevator and lavatories, the pre-race track pass, and a $200 food and beverage credit that can be used throughout Ford Championship Weekend.

The new expansion is further indication of the continuing growth of Homestead-Miami Speedway and Ford Championship Weekend. The Speedway is currently installing lights that will allow this year's Ford Championship Weekend to be held for the first time in prime-time, under the lights. In 2003, the Speedway underwent a major track reconfiguration project whereby the track's banking was increased to a maximum of 20 degrees using a state-of-the-art, variable banking system that created more exciting racing action for the fans.

Turn One Tower Club seats and private Turn One suites for this year's Ford Championship Weekend are now available. For more information on Turn One Tower Club seats, please call the Homestead-Miami Speedway Ticket Office at (305) 230-RACE. For more information on corporate hospitality and the Turn One Suites, please call the Speedway's Corporate Partnerships Department at (305) 230-5125.

"The Turn One Tower, just like grandstand tickets for Ford Championship Weekend, will surely become one of the hottest tickets in South Florida,"
added Gray. "We encourage individual fans and businesses alike to reserve their spot in the Turn One Tower before it's too late."

Grandstand tickets to Ford Championship Weekend are now on sale as well. For more information or to order tickets, call (305) 230-RACE, (866) 409-RACE, or log on to www.homesteadmiamispeedway.com