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

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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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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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,

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

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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

South Point 400 racers finished under the lights Sunday.

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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

July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news 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, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

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Another day, another NBA arena idea in Las Vegas: During a quarterly earnings report call, VICI Properties execs said they’re teaming up with Caesars Entertainment on an idea to build an NBA arena behind three hotel-casinos in the center of the Strip just north of Flamingo Road.

The Thrill is back: The pro women’s volleyball team, the Thrill, was out of business last year but a press release says the Thrill has a new local owner and a new coach and details will be reveled at a Monday presser. The Las Vegas Thrill of Major League Volleyball used to play at the Lee Family Forum in Henderson.

Union deal at Allegiant Stadium: The Culinary Union announces tentative agreement on union contract reached with Oak View Group for 730+ cooks, servers, bartenders, & concessions workers at Raiders-run Allegiant Stadium.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere extend deal: F1, Sphere announces new five-year agreement that extends their partnership through 2030, with Las Vegas Grand Prix utilizing Sphere’s exterior campus each year during race week.

The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

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

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.