Sam Schmidt Motorsports held a Menards Infiniti Pro Series (IPS) and Indy Racing League (IRL) test session at the 1.5-mile superspeedway at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Tuesday. Pat Rummerfield, a fully recovered spinal cord injury quadriplegic, was among the five drivers testing. Rummerfield, who was injured in an automobile accident in 1974, tested an IPS car in hopes to partner with Schmidt and race for spinal cord research.

The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities held its annual Grant Distribution and Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The Las Vegas chapter presented checks in the total sum of $250,000 to 41 local children's charities at the ceremony.

For the second time in the past three years, the NASCAR Winston Cup champion used Las Vegas Motor Speedway as a catalyst for the title. Matt Kenseth, who clinched the 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup championship Sunday in Rockingham, N.C., posted his only victory of the season on March 2 in the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. In 2001, Jeff Gordon won his first race of the season in Las Vegas en route to his fourth Winston Cup title.

Brendan Gaughan of Las Vegas won tonight's Las Vegas 350 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. He also won the Bud Pole Award and led the most laps. Gaughan earned $46,700 for his victory and continues to lead the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points.

Three local drivers who compete at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway beat five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers, two Speed Channel personalities and three local media members Thursday night. The Bullring¿s Super Late Model rookie-of-the-year Spencer Clark, 16, won the 25-lap Inaugural Driver/Media Go-Kart race at Fast Lap Indoor Kart Center. Clark started in the rear of the 13-car field. He quickly maneuvered to the front of the pack with the Bullring¿s Semi-Pro Legends Cars champion Alex Haase and the Late Model rookie-of-the-year Travis Swalwell in tow. Clark took the lead from NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver David Starr on lap three after Starr experienced kart failure that took him out of the race. Clark held off Haase, 13, and Swalwell, 18, for the win.

Micah Roberts, oddsmaker for Station Casinos, has chosen Las Vegan Brendan Gaughan as the favorite (3/1) to win Saturday night¿s Las Vegas 350 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Last year¿s winner, David Starr, is listed at 12/1. Saturday¿s race will start at 7 p.m.

No matter what David Starr does in the rest of his racing career, few moments are likely to top taking the checkered flag last year in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was truly a weekend of firsts for Starr and the Spears Motorsports team. Not only did Starr get his very first pole and his first win, he brought Wayne and Connie Spears their first victory in eight years of racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Even though this year¿s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is almost three weeks away, plans already are under way for the 2004 event. Speedway officials announced Tuesday that NASCAR¿s third-tier racing series will return to the 1.5-mile superspeedway on Sept. 25, 2004. This year¿s Las Vegas 350 is set for Saturday, Sept. 27.

Tickets for the March 5-7, 2004 NASCAR Weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will go on sale Monday, Sept. 8 at 8 a.m. Pacific Time. Tickets for the seventh annual UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup event on March 7, 2004, the Sam¿s Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series event (March 6), Pole Day (March 5) and the O¿Reilly World of Outlaws (March 4-5) will be available on Sept. 8. Race fans can call 1-800-644-4444, log on to www.lvms.com or visit the speedway box office to purchase tickets.

The seats with the most amazing view in motorsports are on sale now at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Tickets in the Dale Earnhardt Terrace are available to all race fans wanting to attend next year¿s UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup event and the Sam¿s Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series race. The seats offer excellent sight lines of the entire speedway and a panoramic view of the world-famous Las Vegas Strip.

Heavy demolition began today in Turn 4 of LVMS' 1.5-mile superspeedway to make room for construction of the new Dale Earnhardt Terrace.

For a few hours Thursday afternoon, hit country recording group Trick Pony traded in its guitars and cowboy hats for a racing helmet and a steering wheel. The group, which was among the nominees for five different Academy of Country Music Awards Wednesday night, spent the afternoon turning laps at over 150 miles per hour at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as part of the Driving 101 program.

Seven weeks after hosting a NASCAR Winston Cup Series event before a sold-out crowd of approximately 140,000, Las Vegas Motor Speedway would like to attract a second Winston Cup event to Las Vegas.

The Champ Car World Series is heading to Europe next month, and two of its rookie drivers are using Las Vegas Motor Speedway to prepare for the May 11 race at Eurospeedway in Lausitz, Germany. Leading rookie of the year contender Mario Haberfeld and fellow rookie candidate Tiago Monteiro used LVMS¿ 1.5-mile superspeedway to get their first laps around an oval on Wednesday. Haberfeld, driving for MiJack/Conquest Motorsports, and Monteiro, driving for Fittipaldi-Dingman Racing, will conclude the two-day test on Thursday.

Brett Olbur, a 17-year veteran of the emergency medical profession, has been hired as the new director of emergency medical services at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, general manager Chris Powell announced Wednesday.

The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities will host its inaugural charity golf tournament at the spectacular Revere Golf Club at Sun City Anthem in Henderson, Nev., on Monday, March 31 at 8 a.m.

The NASCAR Winston Cup event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will continue to be sponsored by UAW-DaimlerChrysler, officials of the sponsoring National Training Center and the speedway announced today.

Joe Nemechek won today's Sam's Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, outdistancing a determined Kevin Harvick by 0.6 sec. at the finish line. The 200-lap Sam's Town 300 was halted for nearly an hour by rain, but the weather cleared, the track dried and racing resumed. Nemechek kept the field at bay in the closing laps while a spirited battle for top-five positions was waged behind him.

$15,000 Award To Be Presented To The Cumulative Points Leader In Combined Sam¿s Town 300 and Sam¿s Town 250 NASCAR Busch Series Races

The annual Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities NASCAR Driver Auction, held Thursday, Feb. 27, at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall raised $145,720 for the children of Las Vegas and southern Nevada, eclipsing last year's record of $89,000.

Entry list for March 1 Sam's Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series event.

Preliminary entry list for March 2 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series event.

Thirteen NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series drivers are scheduled to appear at this year's Speedway Children's Charities NASCAR Driver auction at Sam's Town Live! Feb. 27.

The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities recently elected three new members to its board of directors and conducted an annual strategic planning session. Dawn Gardin (Assignment Editor, KVVU-TV), Brad Mark (General Manager, Richard Petty Driving Experience in Las Vegas) and Ron Landram (Vice President & Director, Risk Services-Nevada Inc.) joined the Las Vegas chapter's board this month.

The March 2 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 isn¿t the only race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway setting records for tickets sales. Based on current numbers, speedway officials are projecting this year¿s crowd for the Sam¿s Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series race to be larger than last year¿s record crowd of 82,500.

Wednesday¿s announcement of a sold-out grandstand for the March 2 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 has convinced officials of Speedway Motorsports, the parent company of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, to add more seats before next year¿s race.

The future looked bright for the man who finished fourth in Busch Series points last year. The 46-year-old veteran and his team were all set to come to Las Vegas to compete in the March 1 Sam's Town 300. While their trip west may still be in the cards, the odds just got longer. Mclaughlin's No. 03 Ford team, known as Angela's Motorsports, went bust two weeks ago, leaving the New Yorker without a ride for the 2003 season.

Jimmy Spencer¿s first trip to Las Vegas with his new team was a productive one. Stacy Compton served notice that he will be a top contender when the NASCAR Busch Series visits Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Sam¿s Town 300 on March 1.

While most NASCAR drivers point to the Daytona 500 as the crown jewel of the NASCAR Winston Cup season, Kurt Busch would rather win the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Meanwhile, Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet was the fastest car on the track.

Two former NASCAR Winston Cup champions, the reigning Winston Cup and Busch Series champions and Las Vegas¿ most celebrated driver are among 44 drivers scheduled to test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from Jan. 27-30.

Complete schedule for UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 (NASCAR Winston Cup Series), Sam's Town 300 (NASCAR Busch Series), J.D. Byrider World of Outlaws and Bullring events, Feb. 27-Mar. 2.

Two new restroom buildings are under construction at the 1.5-mile oval at LVMS to accommodate race fans attending the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race and Sam's Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series event Feb. 28-March 2.

The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities will hold its fifth annual NASCAR Driver Auction on Thursday, Feb. 27 in Sam's Town Live! at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall in Las Vegas.