There was no hitch in Denny Hamlin’s giddy-up as he strode onstage Friday night at Wynn Las Vegas to accept his check for finishing second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
The runners have spoken. They said they were cold. As a result, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon, which debuted last year at 6 a.m. in a breezy predawn chill of 36 degrees, will start at 7 a.m. Sunday. The temperatures should be well into the 40s.
Sadness and even silence quieted the usual rock ‘n’ roll ruckus Friday on two local stations that bid farewell to a longtime Las Vegas disc jockey.
With an estimated 30,000 runners from nearly 40 countries, the Zappos.com Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon is expected to produce a nongaming economic impact of $18.6 million and about 55,000 room nights this weekend, a tourism spokesman said Friday.
