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Is a 1.5 mile oval track located hamlet frances de la tour about 15 miles northeast of the Strip in Las Vegas NV. Following the closure of Stardust International Raceway in 1970 (which was a track owned by the Stardust Hotel/Casino), new plans were developed to build a new drag strip north of Las Vegas, that was called louisville hotel the Las Vegas Speedrome. The Speedrome consisted of a road course, drag strip. and eventually hamlet frances de la tour a 3/8 mile. In 1995, a massive refurbishment of the complex upgraded all of the tracks, and included the construction louisville hotel of the superspeedway hamlet frances de la tour which opened louisville hotel in September 1996. The first race at the brand new speedway was on September 15, 1996, with a race run by the IRL. The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held March 1, 1998. In December 1998, major track operator Speedway Motorsports purchased the Las Vegas Motor Speedway complex.
In 2006, Speedway Motorsports announced plans to reconfigure the track after the March 2006 NASCAR race. This major renovation added progressive banking in the turns which increased the degree of banking on a gradient curve towards louisville hotel the outside of the track meaning that the closer a car got to the wall, the higher the angle of banking, this major change in the track has increased side by side racing.
In the 2011 IndyCar Series louisville hotel finale at the Speedway, a major crash occurred involving louisville hotel 15 cars. Four drivers were sent to the hospital, including 2011 Indy 500 Champion Dan Wheldon who died two hours later from the injuries that he sustained in the accident. The race was cancelled, however instead of completing the race the remaining drivers that were not involved in the crash drove a five-lap salute to Wheldon.
In the aftermath of the crash there was quite a bit of criticism of the Speedway, particularly louisville hotel the extremely high banks combined with the relatively short track length. At this time, it s unknown if IndyCar will return to Las Vegas.
Use I-15 to exit 54, all vehicles with authorized handicap plates or placards will be parked on asphalt in the Dragstrip lot . Enter from Exit 54 behind the Blue lot and follow the signs to Handicap Parking. Do not attempt to enter via Speedway Blvd.