Daytona Rising project means off-track changes July 4 weekend
On-going construction at Daytona International Speedway for the track’s Daytona Rising project will mean a few off-track changes for NASCAR teams next weekend.
Among the moves are the locations of the spotters stand and race control for the XFINITY Series and Sprint Cup Series events at the 2.5-mile track.
Frontstretch spotters will now be located in a dedicated seating area in section 458, the first section on the Turn 1 side of the new suite tower. Previously, spotters were located atop the Sprint Tower on the frontstretch.
Race control, the area from which NASCAR officials “call” the race, will now be located inside a temporary structure on the Turn 1 side of the track’s new stadium tower.
Daytona Rising, the $400 million project renovation project, officially broke ground in July of 2013 and is scheduled to be completed prior to the start of the 2016 season.
Part of the renovation required the removal of the Sprint Tower and the remaining original grandstand seats located on the frontstretch.
Construction in that area necessitated the need to re-locate race control and spotter areas for next week’s events.
The Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is scheduled for Sunday, July 5 (7:45 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR). The Subway Firecracker 250 XFINITY Series event is slated for Saturday, July 4 (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR).