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Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 174

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I One-way west I during peak momin 4 rush and east durin peak evening rush Dallas Typical luxury suite From $65000 to $100000 Typical luxury half suite From $42000 to $50000 c4 tvnfltrn 7II- rrfidvi 141i 11nrkg PI 4- Fun facts Construction workers moved more than 4 million cubic yards of dirt in building the speedway The speedway contains 5250 tons of concrete enough to build a sidewalk from Fort Worth to San Antonio The speedway lighting system which uses mirrors to simulate glare-free daylight uses enough electricity to power 2286 homes or to light a 406-mile highway The windows in the VIP suites contain enough glass to glaze all four sides of a 16-story building The speedway covers approximately 1000 acres The dual-banked oval track is 50 feet wide and 15 miles around It can accommodate both stock-car and Indy-car racing The speedway cost about $110 million Speedway officials say more than $110 million worth of tickets have already been sold There are 150061 seats and room for 53000 more people in the infield garage and pits equivalent to three sellout crowds at a Cowboys game The speedway has 194 VIP suites with wet bars buffet dining plush seats and televised race broadcasts The suites seat 64 people apiece for a total of 13192 seats More than half have already been leased to notables like Ross Perot Jr Dale Earnhardt and Troy Aikman Lone Star Tower the 10-story building that looks out over the raceway's second turn has 76 luxury condominiums with living-room views of auto races Each sells for between $275000 and $575000 Most have already been sold A second tower above the first turn will be built to house speedway offices Getting there From Fort Worth: Interstate 35W north to Texas 114 to speedway From Dallas (centralIrving area): Texas 183 west to Interstate 35W north to speedway From Dallas (eastnorth area): Interstate 635 (LBJ Frwy) to Interstate 35E north to Denton then to Interstate 35W south to speedway From Dallas (south area): Interstate 20 west or Interstate 30 west to Interstate 35W north to speedway From DFW Airport: Texas 114 west (Bridgeport) to Texas 170 west to Interstate 35W north to speedway TEXAS MOTO SPEEDWAY -AjI Wftf 1( ms bon bo( Interstate Batteries: Thursday April 3 1 i Oallfil 0 al 1771 0 yal Ao r--------7----- 1 Fun facts 1 --e' 1 Construction workers moved more than 4 s'''''-' I million cubic yards of dirt in building the i 's0 speedway I 4 0' 4 4 The speedway contains 5250 tons of concrete I ''1' kc1 ni si' il enough to build a sidewalk from Fort Worth to I et 4 1 San Antonia 1 ir i 0 f- The speedway lighting system which uses I mirrors to simulate glare free daylight uses enough electricity to power 2286 homes or to light a 406-mile highway 1 The windows in the VIP suites contain enough 4 t3 I glass to glaze all four sides of a 16-story building s' I The speedway covers approximately 1000 acres The dual-banked oval track is 50 feet wide 1 1 1 and 15 miles around It can accommodate both 1 i 1 II 4 '6 it 'A i 0" 1cke't stock car and Indy-car racing i 4' 1 9 P-1 1 4 )v-11 I The speedway cost about $110 million t--- 11 nok1 vet wr 10 't Speedway officials say more than $110 million ss-- VIP Su tt --'ts tk 14 4- A- worth of tickets have already been sold There are 150061 seats and room for 53000 titfo') 4 more people in the infield garage and pits --e equivalent to three sellout crowds at a Cowboys game 1 I tot S---- The speedway has 194 VIP suites with wet 3 a -71-7 1 bars buffet dining plush seats and televised 0------- 0 1 race broadcasts The suites seat 64 people i I apiece for a total of 13192 seats More than -sf 1 I half have already been leased to notables like Ross Perot Jr Dale Earnhardt and Troy Aikman I i Lone Star Tower the 10-story building that 4' looks out over the raceway's second turn has I 76 luxury condominiums with living-room views 0 illiinerS CirCe of auto races Each sells for between $275000 4 and 5575000 Most have already been sold A 4 second tower above the first turn will be built to i "tiri house speedway offices 'r I '11 Getting there 9 A 1 1 4 From Fort Worth: Interstate 35W north to Texas I CC71CeSSIOnSt '41 1-- 114 to speedway Its I I i 1 From Dallas (centralIrving area): Texas 183 1 1 1 L-1' il I 1 west to Interstate 35W north to speedway ik ti 1 1 I From Dallas (eastnorth area) Interstate 635 A 1 (LBJ FnNy) to Interstate 35E north to Denton i (( 1 1 Caf teria then to Interstate 35W south to speedway 1 From Dallas (south area): Interstate 20 west i Is-t ---d st or Interstate 30 west to Interstate 35W north 't rnCe -ss cs i A Gnia I-- 'rv i Fp -74 1 to speedway 1 From DFW Airport: Texas 114 west r''' (Bridgeport) to Texas 170 west to Interstate I speedway 35W north to eedwa Runoff -c 4 ditch 4 I 1- 1 1 TEXAS MOTO I SPEEDWAY i One-way west 0 I during peak momin 4 rush and east durin d'N --11-4 peak evening rush 7--- '-e I I 1 4 1 0 ID qgt 4 ---LL: LI fel 6: 1" 1 1 i' (II) 7 17) 'stt 1 'Ilt 1 DiFIN4 i CC- I 1 -t' Airport 1 i I -I 1 0 0 0 Restro ms bon I TIC et bo( 1 1 30 1 a 1 i Worth 4 A 1 LOOP 1 1 st 1 'iil-4 Fort A 4 Dallas I 1 I i i 'A 1 CP 9) 4110m-- road 1 1: 1 1 I 4" 4 IL eS 1 j- ---v---- Typical luxury suite Typical luxury half suite Interstate Ba caries' From $65000 to $100000 From $42000 to $50000 Thursday April I'il or iesn 7 NI Regulations for race events No drink coolers over 14" will be permitted in the grandstands Only one cooler per ticket holder will be permitted in the infield No scaffolds or platforms will be permitted in the infield No glass containers allowed No fires of any kind including charcoal and gas grills No ATV-type vehicles (three or four wheels) box trucks or golf carts Regulations for race events No drink coolers over 14" will be permitted in the grandstands ru-1 nnnicir mnr intent hriirlor 'will hn normittori in infinH Ref No Or No No No No 5 ri I in the infield gas grills i box trucks or golf carts JASCAR ASCAR a NASCA NASCAF ItAch'Ser WI Cup' ASCAR ASCAR NASCA NASCAF uch'Ser Cup 8:30 10 am21 11:30 pr 12:15 rlni 1:30 pm: NASCAR 3 pm: NASCAR Wir 111:: n2 pcni AR WI Cate ing Bar Men Entry stor co I IMen 5 11 I -J I Entry Entry i Stor rin Cate ing 0 2 Men 0 42 Men Bar (I) Bar 1 Stor Cate ILL) 'cif b- 'c5 I 111 gm CI CI iiimLLII ittit -w 1111 11i2i111 II I I I I I ra IIIP 11 MI i I 74111 i Camping information Reserved infield camping spots and speedway grounds camping are available by calling the Texas Motor Speedway ticket office at (817) 215-8500 Car Re are (817 Jwav arounds camping Friday April 4 9:30 10:30 Lev NASCA 11:30 am NASCA Noon-1 pm: NASCAR1Ninsto 1:30 pm: NASCAR Busch Ser 2:30 pm: NASCAR Winston pm: NASCAR Busc 5 pm: Garages close 0) Saturday April 5 9:30 1 pm: Inaugural COca-Cola 3Q final practice (time permitting) Sunday April 6 1 12:15 pm: NASCAR Winston 1 pm: Inaugural Interstate Bat Schedule i subject to thanget 1 VI Womeno o4 1 0 IL 0 seat 0000000 000000011100000000 boorot1louuuuuuli boop000doop000t5 000000 000000 0000000 vvo7nci it 110 0111711 0 28 seats 0000E300 0000000 co 0 Women Li jo womer2a 4w4 014 oi 10 oi 1 i 64 seats 28 seats 28 seats 00000000 00000000 0000000 0000E300 IIMMIONONS 00000000i 100000000 000000 111 0000000 bEIDOCIElltit1itiliJULtililii 11U1U11111U0 60E100000 :113001301:36 000000111 0000000 WALL-TO-WALL MEASUREMENT The infield including the track measures 566 yards wide by 1033 yards long WA The yard 36' 53' (upper) 36' 50' (lower) 36' 53' (upper level only).

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