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COVID-19 Speedway 

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Seeking Permission To Have Fans At NASCAR Weekend March 5-7

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Alan Snel Chris Powell

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Motor Speedway is looking to have some fans at its NASCAR weekend March

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LVCVA Speedway Sports Tourism 

Your Public Dollars At Work: Las Vegas Tourism Agency Gives $7.75 Million To Las Vegas Motor Speedway For Sponsorship Through 2031

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Always in a generous mood to give public dollars for private sports events, venues and

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway Will Host Fans At 10 Percent Attendance Capacity For NHRA Drag Races Oct. 30-Nov. 1

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas Motor Speedway is selling tickets and inviting fans for the upcoming hot rod

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NASCAR Weekend At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sept. 25-27 Will Not Include Fans

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Alan Snel Chris Powell

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com NASCAR fans suffered a big loss Friday when they learned the South Point 400 NASCAR

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Faith Lutheran Graduation at Speedway: ‘These Kids Will Never Forget This’

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Alan Snel Dr. Steve Buuck, Jack Frevola, Jim Frevola, Kevin Camper, Mason VanHouweling

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Jack Frevola will likely never forget many details from

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Students, Start Your Engines: Faith Lutheran High School Graduates To Receive Diplomas In Cars At Las Vegas Motor Speedway

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Alan Snel Chris Powell, Steve Buuck

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Class of 2020 at Faith Lutheran High School will have a graduation they will

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Speedway 

Joey Logano Wins NASCAR’s Pennzoil 400 At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday

February 23, 2020February 24, 2020 Alan Snel Carnell Johnson, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr.

  By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell   Before there were fancy sports venues like

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Speedway Sports Marketing 

Changing Racers’ Image from Good Ol’ Boys to Fighter Pilots, NASCAR Negotiating Through Twists and Turns of Evolving Sports Marketing Landscape, Plans to Beef Up Profile in Las Vegas

February 21, 2020February 22, 2020 Alan Snel Bubba Wallace, Chase Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Sr., Jeff Gordon, Kevin Camper, Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney, Scott Warfield

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It was 1998 and I was reporting a story on the 50th anniversary of NASCAR,

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Another NASACAR weekend is coming soon to Las Vegas. LVSportsBiz.com photos by Daniel Clark
Speedway 

Las Vegas NASCAR Preview: Speedway’s Sales/Marketing Chief Says 60,000+ Expected For Pennzoil 400 This Month

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Alan Snel Kevin Camper

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Another NASCAR weekend is heading straight for Las Vegas Motor Speedway this month. The big

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South Point 400 racers finished under the lights Sunday.
Speedway 

Speedway Downshifts South Point 400 To Later Start As NASCAR Race Finishes Under Lights In Las Vegas

September 15, 2019 Alan Snel Kevin Camper, Martin Truex Jr.

Story and photos by Daniel Clark LVSportsBiz.com    Las Vegas Motor Speedway tried a $49 Sunday ticket. The NASCAR track

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July 5, 2021

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LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. Our story of the month on F1 economics and race event in Las Vegas.


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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.  

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

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May 24, 2021

Our bicycle story collection:

Red Rock Scenic Drive outside Las Vegas

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet Outside Vegas

Bicycling Las Vegas far from Strip

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

Move over road cycling, here comes mountain biking in Las Vegas

Pedaling Zion National Park

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Remembering the Knapper

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Remembering BeFly Beth

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

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