New Vegas
So the Las Vegas track is getting a facelift - a new garage, a new media center, pit road will be closer to the front stretch stands, blah blah blah. Unless you're Dustin Long, you don't really care about the media center. And I don't plan on a trip west anytime soon.
So what about the racing? The big news, the one buried under Bruton Smith's hoo-ha about the enhanced fan experience and whatnot, is the increased banking: to 20 degrees in the corners from 12.
The Vegas people say it'll make for more side-by-side racing. Let's hope so. The racing there has always been average, a strung-out, follow-the-leader affair. It can only get better, right?
Work starts as soon as the last hauler pulls out after the Cup race in March. Everything should be done by the time the Cup series returns in 2007.
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Does anyone know who will be in the #15 car for DEI?
Posted on February 3, 2006 8:04 PM
Suite310: The short answer is no one. Martin Truex Jr. will run in the No. 1 car (Steve Park's old number). Michael Waltrip will be running the No. 55 car w/ the NAPA sponsorship - it'll look pretty much the same as the 15 except that it's a Charger.
Posted on February 6, 2006 11:34 AM
D'oh! Forgot about Paul Menard. He'll drive the 15 in a few races this season. He tested at Daytona and I'm guessing he'll try to make the 500.
Posted on February 6, 2006 1:22 PM