With many of the events that were synonymous with the postseason awards having moved to Las Vegas’ second race weekend in September, Champion’s Week has been reduced to Champion’s 48 Hours.
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Sixteen of NASCAR’s best drivers took to the Las Vegas Strip Wednesday to show off their biggest burnouts in the traditional NASCAR Victory Lap.
When Tammy Richardson of Las Vegas learned she was a finalist for NASCAR’s prestigious 2017 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award, the voice telling her the news via telephone sounded familiar. It was Danica Patrick.
Fans gathered Wednesday at the Fremont Street Experience to get autographs and see their favorite drivers upclose at the beginning of NASCAR Champion’s Week. The Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Fanfest featured drivers taking part in a version of “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” Tonight the annual awards luncheon and industry gathering will be at Encore Las Vegas.
Only 11 days ago, Tony Stewart won his third NASCAR Sprint Cup championship, racing from the back of the pack twice, passing 118 cars on the 1.5-mile Homestead-Miami oval. It was 15 years ago that Stewart finished second by 0.086 seconds in the inaugural Indy Racing League event at Walt Disney World Speedway. But a star was born.
Often, you’re only as good as the company you keep. And this week, Las Vegas is hanging with the fast crowd.