Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, an event that once attracted more than 250,000 speed freaks before the novelty wore off, drew less than 50,000 this year, according to the Indianapolis Star.
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Once hottest ticket in town, massive grandstands at Indianapolis Motor Speedway expected to be 70 percent vacant for running of Sunday’s NASCAR race.
A Motel 6 with 87 rooms will be built on a vacant 6.9-acre parcel spanning the northwest corner of Interstate 15 and Speedway Boulevard, under a plan approved 3-0 Wednesday night by the North Las Vegas City Council.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss two more races as he recovers from concussion-like symptoms and retired NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon will replace him at Indianapolis and Pocono.
Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director who has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994, analyzes the field for Saturday’s Sprint Cup Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky.
After getting spun out by Joey Logano on the last lap with victory in sight, Las Vegan Kurt Busch showed restraint rather than temper Saturday at Daytona International Speedway.
Of the 40 drivers starting Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona’s massive 2.5-mile layout, 35 have a legitimate shot to win because of the volatile nature of the track and cars being so equal.
Micah Roberts, a former Las Vegas sports book director who has been setting NASCAR odds since 1994, analyzes the field for Saturday’s Sprint Cup Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Kyle Busch was traveling second in a line of four cars Friday during practice for Saturday night’s NASCAR Coke Zero 400 when his No. 18 Toyota snapped out of control and slammed nose first into the outside wall.