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By Dave Rodman, Turner Sports Interactive
June 30, 2003
11:26 AM EDT (1526 GMT)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- In its 45-year history, Daytona International Speedway has created a plethora of statistical facts and figures .
2 -- The number of television studios that overlook Gatorade Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway.
2.5 -- The length in miles of a lap of the high-banked trioval at Daytona International Speedway, which is used for the Pepsi 400 and Daytona 500, among other events.
3 -- The number of degrees of banking on the backstretch and short chutes entering and exiting Daytona International Speedway's trioval, to help drain the surface in the event of rain.
3.56 -- The length in miles of the road course at Daytona International Speedway, which is used for the Paul Revere 250, Rolex 24 At Daytona and Daytona 200 By Arai, among other events.
7 -- The approximate number of miles the hot dogs sold at Daytona International Speedway during the four-day Pepsi 400 weekend would cover, if they were laid end-to-end; which is nearly three laps of the 2.5-mile track.
8 -- The height limit, in feet, of vehicles that can pass through the tunnel under Turn 4 that enters the infield of Daytona International Speedway.
18 -- The number of degrees of banking at the start/finish line at Daytona International Speedway.
31 -- The number of degrees of banking in the four corners at Daytona International Speedway.
40 -- The number of corporate hospitality suites that are housed within the Winston Tower at Daytona International Speedway.
40 -- The number of 400-mile mid-summer Winston Cup races that has been held at Daytona International Speedway, annually since 1963. The event was 250 miles in each of its first four editions.
44 -- The number of acres covered by Lake Lloyd, which is in the infield of Daytona International Speedway and was created when earth was excavated to create the 31-degree high-banked curves.
45 -- The number of Daytona 500s that have been held at Daytona International Speedway, annually in February since 1959.
120 -- The number of recreational vehicle parking spaces in the reserved driver/owner lot adjacent to the Winston Cup garage area in the Daytona International Speedway infield.
150 -- The number of miles of wire that was used to install Daytona International Speedway's Musco Lighting system.
180 -- The number of acres in Daytona International Speedway's infield.
191 -- The number of light poles, ranging in height from 70 to 110 feet that comprise Daytona International Speedway's Musco Lighting system.
300 -- The height in feet that the Winston Tower, Daytona International Speedway's signature structure, stands above the race track's start/finish line.
480 -- The number of acres on which Daytona International Speedway and its infrastructure sit.
800 -- The number of tons of concrete that was used to install Daytona International Speedway's Musco Lighting system.
1,000 -- The number of media credentials requested by outlets covering the 2002 Pepsi 400 and its supporting events at Daytona International Speedway.
1,835 -- The number of light fixtures in Daytona International Speedway's Musco Lighting system, which when it was installed in less than one year in 1998, was the world's largest sports lighting project.
2,000 -- The number of specialty vehicles parked at Daytona International Speedway during the Pepsi 400 weekend.
2,600 -- The number of square feet of mirrors that are used in Daytona International Speedway's Musco Lighting system.
3,000 -- The length in feet of the backstretch at Daytona International Speedway.
4,000 -- The number of temporary employees hired directly by Daytona International Speedway and through temporary staffing agencies, to conduct the Pepsi 400 and its supporting events.
7,000 -- The number of gallons of carbonated Pepsi products that will be poured at Daytona International Speedway during the four-day Pepsi 400 weekend -- that's 74,677 12-ounce cans.
21,900 -- The number of brownies sold at Daytona International Speedway during Speedweeks.
60,000 -- The approximate number of grandstand seats that were built at Daytona International Speedway in the 1990s.
167,785 -- The grandstand seating capacity of Daytona International Speedway, 100,000 of which are located on the frontstretch.
250,000 -- The estimated attendance of the 2003 Daytona 500, which made Daytona International Speedway the 10th largest city in Florida while the race was running.
1,700,000 -- The dollar amount of local property taxes paid in 2001-2002 by Daytona International Speedway.
1,500,000,000 -- The estimated dollar amount of the annual economic impact of Daytona International Speedway on the community of Daytona Beach, Fla.
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