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<strong>UAW</strong>-DC 400<br />
ON THE MOVE<br />
The <strong>UAW</strong>-DC 400 and LVMS just keep getting better<br />
Las Vegas has always been<br />
known for doing things<br />
big, and the Las Vegas Motor<br />
Speedway (LVMS)<br />
takes that heritage to heart as host of<br />
the annual <strong>UAW</strong>-Daimler<strong>Chrysler</strong><br />
400, the third stop on the NASCAR<br />
Nextel Cup tour.<br />
In fact, NASCAR Weekend at LVMS<br />
is the racing venue’s most popular annual<br />
attraction, and the <strong>UAW</strong>-DC 400 is<br />
the weekend’s main event. The race<br />
takes place the weekend of March 10–<br />
12 this year, kicking off the speedway’s<br />
10th-anniversary season and marking<br />
the ninth consecutive year that the NAS-<br />
CAR event has ranked as Nevada’s bestattended<br />
annual sports weekend.<br />
Spectating in Style<br />
One look at the tremendous crowds<br />
that turn out all three days will tell you<br />
that NASCAR Weekend in Las Vegas<br />
has be<strong>com</strong>e one of the most significant<br />
events on the motorsports calendar.<br />
“With the construction of the Richard<br />
Petty Terrace, we expect to see this<br />
event continue to grow for years to<br />
<strong>com</strong>e,” says Chris Powell, general<br />
manager of LVMS.<br />
The new Richard Petty Terrace<br />
adds 17,000 seats for spectators<br />
above Grandstand Section 1, adjacent<br />
to Turn 1 of the 1.5-mile track.<br />
Seats in the new section, named in<br />
honor of seven-time NASCAR champion<br />
Richard Petty, provide fans with<br />
a clear view of the pit road and the<br />
cars leaving the pits. The terrace also<br />
features its own restrooms and concession<br />
stands.<br />
Adding the Richard Petty Terrace<br />
was a logical next step for the speedway,<br />
Powell notes. “Las Vegas is the fastestgrowing<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity in the country,” he<br />
says. “The growth of Las Vegas and the<br />
demand for tickets at Las Vegas Motor<br />
Speedway are remarkably similar. The<br />
decision to build the new spectator section<br />
reflects both that growth and the<br />
tremendous energy around motorsports<br />
here in southern Nevada.”<br />
NASCAR Weekend at LVMS<br />
Commemorating Champions<br />
Naming the new structure for the<br />
racing legend who is widely acknowledged<br />
as NASCAR’s king was not a<br />
difficult task, according to Powell.<br />
He talked it over with O. Bruton<br />
Smith, chair of Speedway Motorsports<br />
Inc., the parent <strong>com</strong>pany of<br />
LVMS, and the two agreed there was<br />
only one choice.<br />
“There are only two seven-time<br />
NASCAR champions, and our existing<br />
Dale Earnhardt Terrace is already<br />
named for one of them,” Powell explains.<br />
“With the addition of the Richard<br />
Petty Terrace, our speedway will<br />
now have grandstands named in<br />
honor of both champions.”<br />
NASCAR Weekend at<br />
Las Vegas Motor Speedway<br />
is the racing venue’s most<br />
popular attraction, and the<br />
<strong>UAW</strong>-DC 400 is its main event.<br />
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