Nascar Going To Vegas To Race At New Speedway

NASCAR’s top drivers will be testing their luck in this gambling city next year.

NASCAR officials have called a news conference for today to announce a Winston Cup stock car race for Las Vegas in early March.

The race is expected to be run either March 1 or March 8. It will take the spot held by the Pontiac Excitement 400 in Richmond, Va. Richmond changed its date because of weather concerns.

The Las Vegas race will be held at the 110,000-seat Las Vegas Speedway oval, which opened last year.