The start time for the March 12, 2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been changed to 1:40 p.m. Pacific Time.

The Richard Petty Terrace at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is getting colorful this holiday season.

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, Nov. 29. The Las Vegas chapter granted $275,000 to 67 local children's charities at the ceremony, an increase of 16 groups from 2004. Honored guests included Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and Secretary of State Dean Heller.

The Champ Car World Series, which has run a doubleheader with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series the past two seasons, will not return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2006. The announcement was made Tuesday by LVMS officials.

LVMS is one of just six tracks that will conduct tests for the Nextel Cup teams in 2006, according to the standards announced by NASCAR. More than 40 teams are expected to converge on the 1.5-mile superspeedway Jan. 30, 31 and Feb. 1 for three days of testing in preparation for the March 12, 2006 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400.

The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities will hold its annual Grant Distribution and Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 6 p.m. in Garage No. 4 in the infield of the superspeedway. The Las Vegas Chapter will grant $275,000 to 67 local children's charities at the ceremony.

NHRA Funny Car drivers Tony and Frank Pedregon will join NHRA Top Fuel Dragster drivers Rod Fuller, "Fast Jack" Beckman, Brandon Bernstein, Cory McClenathan and David Grubnic in the second annual Speedway Children's Charities Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Cannery Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The charity event will kick off the NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Todd Bodine is no stranger to Las Vegas Motor Speedway's victory lane and the Chemung, N.Y., native visited that coveted patch of real estate again tonight following a thrilling late-race battle with Ted Musgrave.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2006 with a return engagement by the first major NASCAR series to compete at LVMS.

Champ Car World Series drivers Sebastien Bourdais and Jimmy Vasser participated in a press conference Thursday afternoon at the ESPN Zone in Las Vegas to kick off this weekend's second annual Double Down In The Desert for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Champ Car World Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 

This month's hurricane disasters are hitting close to home for one NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver. David Starr, winner of the 2002 Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, is a native of Houston, Texas.

Micah Roberts, oddsmaker for Station Casinos in Las Vegas, has set the odds for Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Champ Car World Series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Do you have a need for speed? On Sunday, September 26, auto racing legend Mario Andretti will give 10 individuals a once-in-a-lifetime ride in a two-seat, Indy-style race car around the 1.5-mile superspeedway at LVMS. Mario¿s passengers will each receive three heart-pounding laps at speeds reaching 180 mph. Rides with Mario begin at 9 a.m. In addition to rides with Mario, there will be 150 additional ride-a-long opportunities offered that morning, with professional drivers/instructors from the Mario Andretti Racing School.

Some of the biggest stars in both the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the Champ Car World Series will participate in separate autograph sessions during the week leading up to the Las Vegas Double in the Desert.

A high volume of telephone ticket orders and an equally heavy dosage of Internet orders kept Las Vegas Motor Speedway's ticket office working at maximum capacity Monday as tickets went on sale for the 2006 NASCAR Weekend.

Complete schedule for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Las Vegas 350 and Champ Car World Series event at the 1.5-mile superspeedway.

Burney Lamar signed with NASCAR Nextel Cup star Kevin Harvick as a developmental driver and the two laid out a two-year plan. But a sudden rise to prominence has accelerated Lamar's career path.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway General Manager Chris Powell joined Adrian Jones, general manager of Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, in an unveiling of a first-of-its-kind wax likeness of seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt Wednesday.

Defending Champ Car World Series champion Sebastien Bourdais and Paul Tracy tested at Las Vegas Motor Speedway today in preparation for the Sept. 24 Double Down in the Desert NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series-Champ Car World Series doubleheader.

The latest phase of Las Vegas Motor Speedway's expansion began in earnest Wednesday with the demolition of the upper Section 1 grandstand. Construction crews will spend the next week clearing debris from the area, diverting parts of Checkered Flag Lane and relocating palm tress in preparation for the construction of the 17,000-seat Richard Petty Terrace.

The 2005 NASCAR Weekend in Las Vegas had a record $167 million impact on the state's economy, the greatest expenditure figure in the eight-year history of the event and an astounding 17.1-percent increase from 2004.

Work began earlier this month on the new Richard Petty Terrace at the 1.5-mile superspeedway at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Before construction can begin, crews must remove some existing seating and demolish old rest room and concession areas beneath the first-turn grandstands. The new grandstand will be built in time for the 2006 NASCAR Weekend. The seating capacity for the new structure likely will exceed 14,000.

The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children¿s Charities will hold its second annual Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Cannery Hotel & Casino. The charity event will kick off the NHRA ACDelco Las Vegas Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Tournament players will have the opportunity to play against NHRA drivers, including Brandon Bernstein, driver of the Budweiser King NHRA Top Fuel Dragster. Entry fee (buy-in) is $250 and players will receive $1,000 in chips. Players also will receive complimentary hors d'oeuvres and drinks throughout the evening.

A record crowd and increased TV ratings for the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 helped make the 2005 NASCAR Weekend the most successful in Las Vegas Motor Speedway history.

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Ryan Newman added yet another Bud Pole Award to his burgeoning collection after posting a lap of 173.745 mph in his ALLTEL/Mobil 1 Dodge Charger during qualifying for the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. It was the 28th Bud Pole Award of his still-young career and he now has won poles at 13 different NASCAR Nextel Cup Series venues.

The NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series drivers have arrived.

What are your plans for this weekend? How do sunny skies, an average temperature of 80 degrees, America¿s greatest city and the excitement of NASCAR sound? For less than $1,000, those of you in the northeast can escape the bitter cold and rainy weekend and head to beautiful Las Vegas to attend the Sam¿s Town 300 on March 12 and the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 on March 13.

More than 100 drivers will attempt to qualify for this weekend¿s UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 and Sam¿s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The large number of drivers will add more intensity to Friday¿s Pole Day as 49 drivers vie for the 43 spots in Sunday¿s UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 and 52 drivers will attempt to qualify for Saturday¿s Sam¿s Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series event. There are no surprises among the Nextel Cup entries. Matt Kenseth, who has won two straight at LVMS, local drivers Kurt and Kyle Busch and superstars Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all have filed entries. Saturday¿s Sam¿s Town 300 will look a lot like Sunday¿s race. Sixteen drivers will pull double-duty by running both events. Mark Martin, Sterling Marlin, Kasey Kahne, Michael Waltrip, Joe Nemechek, Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch, Scott Riggs and Dave Blaney all are entered in both events.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway¿s ever improving vehicle flow for its March 11-13 NASCAR Weekend should be even better for this year¿s event, according to LVMS officials.

Kasey Kahne, who holds the Las Vegas Motor Speedway track qualifying record, has been installed as the early favorite in the March 13 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup event.

While only a few single seats remain in the main grandstand for the March 11-13 NASCAR Weekend, the special Triple Play tickets still are available. Click on Tickets or call us at 1-800-644-4444 to get these special $119 tickets while they last.

When Kyle Busch was a child, he played on a makeshift go-kart riding around the cul-de-sac outside of his home. From the outside looking in, one can wonder what penetrated his young mind while he veered his way though the asphalt road course he constructed out of soda cans. Potentially visions of competing like his favorite NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon or winning as he had seen his older brother Kurt do on the local racetracks time and time again. Fast forward the clock of time 10 years and Busch is strapping into the ride of a lifetime.

LAS VEGAS ¿ Kurt and Kyle Busch have won races all over the United States, but the Las Vegas natives have one major void in their trophy case ¿ a trophy from Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Las Vegas' NASCAR Weekend in Las Vegas is still weeks away, but it will certainly look like race weekend when the stars of the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series invade Las Vegas Motor Speedway this week for Preseason Thunder Las Vegas. A record 43 Nextel Cup teams have filed testing vouchers, including all 10 drivers in last year¿s Chase for the Cup. The Cup teams are scheduled to test on Monday, Jan. 31 and Tuesday, Feb. 1. On Wednesday and Thursday, 20 NASCAR Busch Series teams are scheduled to test including 2004 champion Martin Truex Jr. and former Champ Car star Michel Jourdain Jr.

Two NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers will be pulling double duty when they arrive in Las Vegas to test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Jan. 31-Feb. 1 for the 2005 UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 and Sam¿s Town 300. Las Vegas native Kurt Busch ¿ NASCAR¿s 2004 Nextel Cup Series champion ¿ will sign autographs at Sam¿s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall (5111 Boulder Highway) on Monday, Jan. 31, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Busch's Roush Racing teammate, Greg Biffle, will sign autographs at the Stardust Hotel & Casino on the famous Las Vegas Strip on Monday, Jan. 31, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Both autograph sessions are open to the public and there is no admission charge.

A few single tickets are all that remain in Las Vegas Motor Speedway¿s Dale Earnhardt Terrace for NASCAR Weekend March 11-13. "The demand for seats in the Earnhardt Terrace this year has far surpassed our expectations," said Chris Powell, general manager of LVMS. "It¿s quite apparent that fans who attended last year¿s NASCAR Weekend enjoyed the great view and the extra amenities afforded by the Earnhardt Terrace."

Complete schedule for LVMS' 2005 NASCAR Weekend, including: NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series, World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, related events.

The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities has appointed a new director. Janae Melvin was introduced to the local board of trustees by Debbie Wilson, Speedway Children's Charities' national marketing director, during the chapter's Nov. 30 meeting.