Nevada's largest annual sports weekend has a new date for
2012. Las Vegas Motor Speedway's NASCAR Weekend is scheduled for March 9-11, 2012, a week later than in recent years.
Again in 2012, the Kobalt Tools 400 is
scheduled to be the third stop on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tour. The 2012
event will mark the 15th visit of NASCAR's most elite series to Las Vegas's 1.5-mile superspeedway.
The Sam's Town 300 NASCAR
Nationwide Series event will precede the NASCAR Sprint Cup event on Saturday,
March 10. Stratosphere Pole Day for the Kobalt Tools 400 will be held Friday,
March 9.
"We're very excited
about this new date," said Chris Powell, LVMS general manager. "Even
though we're just a few months removed from this past year's event, we already
are in the process of renewing tickets for the 2012 event, and the renewals are
coming in at a strong pace. NASCAR Weekend in Las Vegas has become one of the most significant events on the
motorsports calendar, as evidenced by the tremendous crowds that turn out all
three days. The new date should further increase the anticipation that race
fans have for this event."
The 2011 event drew more than 300,000 people
to LVMS and generated more than $198 million for the local economy.
History was made in this
year's Sam's Town 300 as Danica Patrick recorded the highest finish ever
(fourth) for a woman in a NASCAR national series event. Patrick will return in
2012 for the Sam's Town 300 as a full-time competitor in the NASCAR Nationwide
Series.
Times for all events will be
announced at a later date. FOX Sports will televise the Kobalt Tools 400 for the
12th consecutive year. Television information for the Sam's Town 300 will be
announced later.
Carl Edwards is the defending
champion of the Kobalt Tools 400, while Mark Martin captured this year's Sam's
Town 300.
Tickets as well as Neon
Garage, Lucky 7 Preferred parking and driver introduction passes are on sale
now by logging on to www.lvms.com or calling 1-800-644-4444.
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