The area named after the driver will be situated within the Oracle Red Bull grandstands for November’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.
Motor Sports
Several Raiders home games will rub elbows with several special events later this year, including Formula One and National Finals Rodeo.
Carver Road Hospitality is opening the 8,500-square-foot Flanker Kitchen in Mandalay Bay, near the walkway to Allegiant Stadium.
Construction on temporary structures for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix is slated to begin next month.
LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill said the walkability of the race’s footprint is something that isn’t really possible elsewhere.
Some Formula One drivers were unhappy with the long pre-race event before Sunday’s race near Miami. They said it was distracting ahead of the 57-lap race.
Although a large portion of the tickets are grandstand seats, the VIP experience is also big with up to 40,000 hospitality seats available for the race.
The inaugural Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix race week will be jam-packed with events, ushering in the new era of motor sports in Southern Nevada.
The Las Vegas Grand Prix is set to take place on 3.8 miles of mainly public roads, including stretches of Las Vegas Boulevard, Koval Lane and Sands and Harmon avenues.
Matt Hagan (Funny Car), Antron Brown (Top Fuel) and Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) raced to victories Sunday in the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Road work associated with paving efforts for the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix is underway on the Strip as work continues to determine what, if any, public money is used on the project.
Ron Capps last year became the first Funny Car back-to-back champion since 2002. The Four-Wide Nationals will conclude Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Matt Hagan posted the third-fastest pass (3.936 seconds, 327.82 mph) in Friday’s provisional qualifying for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Five-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Erica Enders is seeking her 10th win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals this weekend.
Formula One hit a Las Vegas milestone Thursday with the topping off of its 300,000-square-foot paddock building.
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