From the February, 2007 issue of Stock Car Insider
Next stop on the Nextel Cup Schedule is Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Next week NASCAR heads to sin city to try their luck at the newly revamped Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Since the last race at Vegas, Bruton Smith, owner of Speedway Motorsports Inc and Las Vegas Motor Speedway, took a gamble on overhauling the turns at the 1 1/2 mile track. The track prior to this season had 12 degree banking, low for a speedway. The revamped track will boost turns of 20 degrees rivaling other speedway tracks like Atlanta and Lowe's Motor Speedway.What Mr. Smith is banking on with his renovations is that Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be the premiere venue for all of NASCAR. As it stands now, Vegas is the premiere venue for reigning champion Jimmie Johnson. Of the current drivers, Jimmie has had the most success at LVMS. In 5 starts, Johnson has an average finish of 7th.
Other drivers to note:
Matt Kenseth - Average finish of 8th
Casey Mears - Average finish of 9th
Denny Hamlin - Average finish of 10th
Jeff Burton - Average finish of 11th
Next Week's Schedule:
Nextel Cup: @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway (all times EST)
03/09/07 - 06:10pm NASCAR Nextel Cup UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Qualifying
03/10/07 - 01:20pm NASCAR Nextel Cup UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 Practice
03/11/07 - 04:30pm NASCAR Nextel Cup UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
Busch Series: @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway
03/09/07 - 01:20pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Sam's Town 300 Practice
03/09/07 - 08:05pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Sam's Town 300 Qualifying
03/10/07 - 03:00pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Sam's Town 300
Craftsman Truck Series: @ Texas Motor Speedway
11/02/06 - 02:30pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Silverado 350k Practice
11/02/06 - 07:00pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Silverado 350k Qualifying
11/03/06 - 08:00pm NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Silverado 350k
| See complete 2007 NASCAR Schedule |
