"The King of Rock and Roll" and "The Material Girl" have played on some of the biggest stages around the world, and come March they'll be adding the center stage of the Neon Garage to their resumes.

Testing tires is pretty boring stuff for most drivers, but this week's two-day Goodyear test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway left Kyle Busch excited and Greg Biffle with a headache.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway is bringing Blue Man Group from the Las Vegas Strip to the front straightaway. The world famous group, which performs nightly at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in their custom-built Blue Man Theatre, will be the headline attraction during the Pre-Race Show prior to the March 11, 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 at LVMS.

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, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. in the Busch garage (in the infield of the superspeedway). The Las Vegas Chapter will grant $299,000 to 64 local children's charities at the ceremony.

Starting times for Las Vegas Motor Speedway's 2007 NASCAR Weekend are set. For the second straight year, the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race on Sunday, March 11, 2007 will start at 1:40 p.m. (Pacific Time). The Sam's Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series on Saturday, March 10 will start at 2 p.m. The Busch race starting time is 90 minutes earlier than this past year.

America's premier motorsports attraction is growing in the Las Vegas Motor Speedway infield. Construction crews have started adding the second floor to LVMS' Neon Garage. The second level will allow race fans who have purchased passes to the Neon Garage to look directly down into the garage bays as the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series crewmen tune their cars.

Reality TV couple Rob and Amber Mariano and professional poker player Daniel "The Kid" Negreanu spent Tuesday morning at Las Vegas Motor Speedway participating in the Richard Petty Driving Experience.

The racing series that christened the new high banks of Las Vegas Motor Speedway will return to LVMS in 2007. Speedway officials announced Tuesday that next year's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race will be held on Sept. 22. The 2007 event will be the 11th visit by the Truck Series to LVMS.

Drivers from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series were introduced to Las Vegas Motor Speedway's new high banks this weekend, and most can't wait for a return engagement.

Mike Skinner, driving the No. 5 Toyota Tundra-sponsored Toyota, was fastest overall in both morning practice sessions and continued his dominance by winning the Bud Pole Award for this evening's Smith's Las Vegas 350. Everyone knew the track record would be shattered since the new, higher banking would increase speeds and Skinner was running almost 13 miles per hour faster than the track record of 165.320 mph, which he set in 2004.

Mike Skinner, driving the No. 5 Toyota Tundra-sponsored Toyota, was fastest overall during this morning's first official practice session in preparation for this evening's Smith's Las Vegas 350. Skinner’s lap of 30.505 sec./177.020 mph was more than two miles per hour faster than the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series record of 174.904 mph, set by Kasey Kahne in 2004 - and nearly 12 miles per hour faster than the NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Series record (165.320 mph, set by Mike Skinner in 2004).

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series won't be the only fast machines on four wheels at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Saturday night. The speedway will host a quad exhibition prior to the start of the Smith’s Las Vegas 350. >>

Twenty degrees of banking and a completely revamped infield - featuring the most fan-friendly garage in motorsports - have driven ticket demand to new heights for the 2007 NASCAR Weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Please click here for complete story.)

Jeremy Mayfield will get a leg up on the competition before the 2007 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 on Las Vegas Motor Speedway's new high banks. (Please click here for full story.)

Las Vegas Motor Speedway has more banking and a new racing surface, but Todd Bodine is hoping his finishing position stays the same. Bodine is the defending champion of the Smith's Las Vegas 350 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at LVMS and hopes to defend his title on Saturday, Sept. 23. (Please click here for complete story.)

Although we're headed into the final week of August, it's beginning to look like spring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After enduring months of drab brown (dirt) and black (pavement), the color green has emerged in the infield of the tri-oval of the 1.5-mile superspeedway as four acres of sod was planted between pit road and the front straightaway. >>

While four NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series teams tested the new 20 degrees of banking at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, construction crews were continuing their work on the speedway's new media center and the Neon Garage.

A new racing surface and a new race sponsor will greet fans and drivers at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race this fall. Smith's Food and Drug Stores has signed on as cosponsor of the Sept. 23 Truck Series event. Smith's has joined longtime Truck race sponsor Las Vegas Events to form the Smith's Las Vegas 350. This will mark the first race on the speedway since the track's banking was raised from 12 to 20 degrees and the pit road was moved approximately 250 feet closer to the grandstands.

NASCAR's 2004 Nextel Cup Series champion Kurt Busch today became the first driver to turn laps on Las Vegas Motor Speedway's new pavement and high-banked turns. The Las Vegas native drove a car from the Richard Petty Driving Experience (RPDE) which was painted to resemble his No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge. Busch had nothing but praise for the new asphalt surface and 20-degree banked turns as he exited the car. >>

Records will fall and excitement will rise when the stars of the NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the annual NASCAR Weekend March 9-11, 2007. While Petty and Earnhhardt Terrace seats are on sale now, all remaining tickets will go on sale Sept. 16. This will mark the first visit to the speedway for NASCAR's premier series since the speedway raised its banks from 12 to 20 degrees, moved pit road approximately 250 feet closer to the grandstand and erected the state-of-the-art, fan-interactive area as part of the Nextel Cup garage.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Public Relations Department will be providing weekly construction updates as the speedway undergoes its multi-million dollar facelift, which will result in a new fan interactive garage area, a pit road closer to the grandstands, resurfaced and re-banked racing surface and state-of-the-art media center.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Public Relations Department will be providing weekly construction updates as the speedway undergoes its multi-million dollar facelift, which will result in a new fan interactive garage area, a pit road closer to the grandstands, resurfaced and re-banked racing surface and state-of-the-art media center. Click here for this week's update >>

Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Public Relations Department will be providing weekly construction updates as the speedway undergoes its multi-million dollar facelift, which will result in a new fan interactive garage area, a pit road closer to the grandstands, resurfaced and re-banked racing surface and state-of-the-art media center.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Public Relations Department is providing weekly construction updates as the speedway undergoes its multi-million dollar facelift, which will result in a new fan interactive garage area, a pit road closer to the grandstands, resurfaced and re-banked racing surface and state-of-the-art media center.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Public Relations Department is providing weekly construction updates as the speedway undergoes its multi-million dollar facelift, which will result in a new fan interactive garage area, a pit road closer to the grandstands, resurfaced and re-banked racing surface and state-of-the-art media center.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been selected one of the world's top 10 speedways in the launch issue of Professional Motorsport World magazine. The publication, which is based in the United Kingdom, is aimed at the business side of the motorsports industry.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Public Relations Department will be providing weekly construction updates as the speedway undergoes its multi-million dollar facelift, which will result in a new fan interactive garage area, a pit road closer to the grandstands, resurfaced and re-banked racing surface and state-of-the-art media center.

A lot of Las Vegas Motor Speedway is being torn down, but very little is being thrown away. The speedway's multi-million dollar construction project has created a considerable amount of rubble which might be misconstrued as waste. But quite a bit of what was demolished will be reused.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Public Relations Department will be providing weekly construction updates as the speedway undergoes its multi-million dollar facelift, which will result in a new fan interactive garage area, a pit road closer to the grandstands, resurfaced and re-banked racing surface and state-of-the-art media center.

The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities will hold its fourth annual Speedway Children's Charities Golf Tournament on Monday, June 5, at the exclusive South Shore Golf Course at Lake Las Vegas. The tournament will begin with an 8 a.m. shotgun start and will end with a luncheon and awards ceremony.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Public Relations Department will be providing weekly construction updates as the speedway undergoes its multi-million dollar facelift, which will result in a new fan interactive garage area, a pit road closer to the grandstands, resurfaced and re-banked racing surface and state-of-the-art media center.

Demolition of the 1.5-mile superspeedway's infield has begun. The old buildings will make way for a new garage area, interactive fan experience, media center and relocated pit road.

Kasey Kahne passed raced leader Kevin Harvick with 22 laps to go and went on to win today's Sam's Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Kahne, driving the Ragu Dodge, was able to pull away from Harvick and Matt Kenseth until a late-race caution on lap 198 necessitated a green-white-checkered finish. Kahne held off Kenseth, who had passed Harvick, to win the two-lap shootout.

Condominium projects have sprung across Las Vegas, but a site for luxury living like no other is about to emerge in the northeast valley. Trophy Towers, a multi-story condominium with panoramic views of both the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and Las Vegas Motor Speedwayís 1.5-mile superspeedway, is the latest addition to LVMSís multimillion-dollar makeover.

For the fifth consecutive year, Las Vegas Motor Speedway has attained a virtual sellout for the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race. "The demand for race tickets in Las Vegas continues to increase every time we stage a NASCAR race," said LVMS General Manager Chris Powell. "We're especially thrilled to be announcing this sellout, given that we added the 17,000-seat Richard Petty Terrace for this year's race."

Las Vegas Motor Speedway has received 96 entries for the annual NASCAR Weekend doubleheader.

The hit country music group Trick Pony and John Schneider, best known for his role as Bo Duke on the "Dukes of Hazzard" TV show will sing the National Anthems for the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 and Sam's Town 300.

Veteran oddsmaker Micah Roberts of Station Casinos in Las Vegas has chosen not one, but two favorites for the March 12 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year candidate Burney Lamar had the type of success that any racer would wish for in his first race. Now, with a second-place finish in Daytona, Lamar is hoping that success will follow him to the Sam's Town 300 on March 11 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Many people still wonder why NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver Kurt Busch decided to leave his Roush Racing team only a year after winning the Nextel Cup.

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver Bobby Labonte took as much time as he could during testing at Daytona and Las Vegas Motor Speedway to get to know his new car and team. Labonte made the move from Joe Gibbs Racing to Petty Enterprises for the 2006 season and seems to be happy with the results so far. With a good qualifying run at Daytona and a good test at LVMS last month, Labonte says the best part of the whole experience has been getting acquainted with his new team.

The Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosted the inaugural Night of Champions dinner, honoring Mel Larson, on Tuesday, January 31, at Mandalay Bay. The event raised more than $83,000 for the Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities.

Spencer Clark has turned thousands of laps at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But until Monday afternoon, all of those laps had been confined to the 3/8-mile Bullring and the road courses.

At least 13 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series regulars are scheduled to participate in the Busch Series edition of NASCAR Preseason Thunder Las Vegas.

It seems no other driver is as excited for testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as former NASCAR Nextel Cup Series champion Kurt Busch.

NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver and defending UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 winner Jimmie Johnson didn't find what he was looking for during the morning test session Tuesday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Many NASCAR Nextel Cup Series drivers are excited about the upcoming changes in the banking of the turns at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is no exception.

Las Vegas turns out winners every day and Tony Stewart says he's no exception.

You might say that Nextel Cup driver Greg Biffle is a little more excited about testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway than most.

To say that Kasey Kahne has a lot riding on his test session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in two weeks, would be an understatement.

Martin Truex Jr. has been the class of the field in the NASCAR Busch Series the past two seasons. Now, it's time to take a step up.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Speedway Children's Charities will honor Las Vegas legend Mel Larson at the inaugural "Night of Champions" Tuesday, Jan. 31 at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.