Las Vegas Motor Speedway Construction Update

08-04-2006 | TruckSeries.com Report

Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Public Relations Department will be providing weekly construction updates as the speedway undergoes its multi-million dollar facelift, which will result in a new fan interactive garage area, a pit road closer to the grandstands, resurfaced and re-banked racing surface and state-of-the-art media center.

In the past week, construction crews have completed the following tasks:

  • Completed all paving on the superspeedway.
  • Restored approximately 80 percent of the SAFER barrier.
  • Began internal construction of the new Busch Series garage.
  • Started installation of the irrigation system for the tri-oval grass.
  • Completed all infrastructure and underground work on the new media center.
  • Began grading parts of the infield to make room for more camping spaces.
  • Continued the widening of the entrance road to the vehicular tunnel.