Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood would not reveal a specific date -- although it's believed to be the weekend of Jan. 21-- but track spokesman Andrew Booth said the speedway hopes to have a formal announcement as early as next week.
Chitwood said he has been in talks with NASCAR to lobby for a January date -- the first preseason open test at the 2.5-mile superspeedway in four years -- a necessity to try out the $20 million pavement project that is supposed to be completed by January 1.
"That would certainly get the vibe going that we're back at it,'' said Chitwood, who also said he's seriously considering christening the track by driving a car on it on two wheels, a stunt made famous in his family's legendary "Joie Chitwood Thrill Show" -- and one that he personally performed hundreds of times as a third-generation member of the show.
"It will be a different way to start off the season. We'll have a ribbon cutting, maybe I do something crazy like that, we'll put all the elements together and it will feel special,'' Chitwood said. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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