| NASCAR is one of the fastest growing spectator | | | | be completed in time for the November race. Mr. |
| sports in America with 75 million fans that tune in or | | | | NASCAR is one of the fastest growing spectator |
| show up every weekend to watch their favorite | | | | sports in America with 75 million fans that tune in or |
| drivers battle it out. The Homestead-Miami Speedway | | | | show up every weekend to watch their favorite |
| is a beautiful speedway located in a fun getaway | | | | drivers battle it out. NASCAR's Nextel Cup Series |
| city. NASCAR fans have some pretty definite | | | | season finale continues to be a hot ticket. |
| opinions and I would love to showcase them for you. | | | | Homestead-Miami Speedway officials say the Ford |
| So, build a lens on who you love (or on who you | | | | 400 has sold out, nearly five months before the Nov. |
| hate, but don't get evil about), or how you started | | | | Drivers find 20 degree variable banking in the turns |
| as a fan, or on something NASCAR related. NASCAR | | | | and an ample garage area. The facility includes 65,000 |
| moved the season-ending races to the track two | | | | grandstand seats, a number of garage suites, 750 |
| years ago, and last year, new rules created more | | | | television monitors, etc. |
| intense competition for the final races. Officials are | | | | Homestead-Miami Speedway also has raised |
| adding 16 suites at the track that are to be | | | | grandstands that help provide superior sight lines for |
| completed in time for the November race. | | | | those holding tickets. All in all, it's a great place to |
| Homestead-Miami Speedway officially opened in | | | | watch great racing. Homestead-Miami sits on 600 |
| November 1995 with a NASCAR Busch Series race | | | | acres of land, holds 65,000 people, and has seen a |
| and in the spring of 1996, the CART series held its | | | | number of exciting finishes since it opened, especially |
| first race there. | | | | since it was renovated in 1997 and then again in |
| Homestead-Miami Speedway is a tough track for | | | | 2003. As part of the 2003 renovation, lights were |
| veterans much less raw rookies. There is no | | | | installed, meaning night racing was now an option. |
| tolerance for error at this superb track. | | | | Track president Curtis Gray said as many as 4,400 |
| Homestead-Miami Speedway is studying the possibility | | | | seats could be added in Turn 4 for the Ford 400. |
| of installing lights and moving the Nextel Cup season | | | | Under our old configuration, I don't think NASCAR |
| finale to Sunday evening, the track's general manager | | | | would have continued to end the season here.". The |
| said recently in interviews. Curtis Gray, in New York | | | | race will mark the fourth consecutive sellout since |
| for the championship banquet, said representatives | | | | Homestead was reconfigured in 2003 with variable |
| from Musco Lighting were at the speedway recently | | | | banking, which has been hailed by drivers for |
| preparing a preliminary proposal. | | | | promoting more side-by-side racing. Track reentry |
| NASCAR moved the season-ending races to the | | | | passes are available. Binoculars, cameras, and |
| track two years ago, and last year, new rules | | | | headsets (worn around the neck) are allowed, as are |
| created more intense competition for the final races. | | | | seat cushions. |
| Officials are adding 16 suites at the track that are to | | | | |