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Speedway Motorsports Attracts Record Crowds at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

9 March 2000

Speedway Motorsports Attracts Record Crowds at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

    CONCORD, N.C., March 7 Officials of Speedway Motorsports,
Inc. today announced record crowds for its CarsDirect.com 400
NASCAR Winston Cup Series event weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 2-5.
    The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series ushered in the weekend's events
with wild-west track action at the 1/2-mile dirt track.  Friday and Saturday's
shows hosted sold-out crowds.  Mark Martin took the checkered flag in
Saturday's Sam's Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series, Grand National Division race
and his Roush Racing teammate Jeff Burton claimed victory in the rain
shortened CarsDirect.com 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race.
    Highlights of the weekend included record weekend crowds and greatly
improved traffic flow.
    "This was by far the most successful weekend in the history of Las Vegas
Motor Speedway," stated Bruton Smith, chairman and chief executive officer of
Speedway Motorsports.
    "Our first priority was to provide smooth traffic ingress and egress for
this event weekend -- which includes the largest sporting event in the history
of Nevada -- and we achieved that goal.  I'd like to thank the Nellis Air
Force Base, the Nevada State Highway Patrol, the Nevada Department of
Transportation, the Metro Police and the North Las Vegas Police Department
among others for their efforts in creating efficient traffic routes and for
providing effective traffic control for our fans."
    Speedway Motorsports is a leading marketer and promoter of Motorsports
entertainment in the United States.  SMI owns and operates Atlanta Motor
Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Lowe's Motor Speedway at Charlotte, Las
Vegas Motor Speedway, Sears Point Raceway, and Texas Motor Speedway.  SMI
provides event food, beverage and souvenir merchandising services through its
Finish Line Events subsidiary, and manufactures and distributes smaller-scale,
modified smaller-scale modified racing cars through its 600 Racing subsidiary.
SMI also owns Performance Racing Network which broadcasts motorsports
programming to over 500 syndicates nationwide.