Faith Lutheran seniors will receive their diplomas as they drive across the start-finish line May 22 before making a victory lap at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway oval.
Motor Sports
NASCAR announced Thursday that it will resume its season without fans starting May 17 at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.
Las Vegas native’s quest to drive in IndyCar series becomes a virtual reality in simulated race on Japan’s Twin Ring Motegi oval.
Always optimistic, IndyCar team owner Sam Schmidt of Henderson says Indianapolis 500 postponement is just another detour on the road map of life.
Speedway Motorsports, which owns Las Vegas Motor Speedway, announced it has laid off approximately 200 employees and furloughed about 100 others because of the COVID-19 virus.
Kyle Larson was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing on Monday for using a racial slur on a livestream during a virtual race.
The eNASCAR race that took place Sunday at virtual Bristol Motor Speedway generated plenty of real money in wagers at Las Vegas sportsbooks.
The Four-Wide Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, scheduled for this weekend, became the latest local sports casualty during the coronavirus shutdown.
The state Gaming Control Board granted approval Friday for books to offer wagers on the winner of each virtual race and on matchups between drivers.
Publisher Norman Jacobs said he wanted to provide the service to help fill the void while the season is delayed because of the new coronavirus outbreak.
The Monster Energy AMA Supercross and Supercross Futures scheduled April 25 and 26 at Sam Boyd Stadium has been canceled.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host four Red Cross blood drives beginning Friday at the track media center.
NASCAR has suspended its season until May as part of the CDC’s recommendation to postpone gatherings for the next eight weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Drag racing joins virtually every other sports league and organization in suspending activity amid the coronavirus pandemic for a minimum of 30 days.
NASCAR and IndyCar both reversed course Friday and pulled the plug on racing this weekend, with IndyCar suspending its season through the end of April due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.