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Article: NASCAR event brings big money to Las Vegas.
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- Las Vegas Review-Journal (Las Vegas, NV)
- Article date:
- March 10, 2007
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Byline: Benjamin Spillman
Mar. 10--Unlike clueless tourists, the NASCAR racers who drive around in circles without signaling are possibly some of the most welcomed group of out-of-towners in Las Vegas.
That the racers' bump-and-grind driving attracts 160,000 locals and visitors to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and generates an estimated $129.5 million in nongaming economic impact contributes to the welcoming atmosphere.
The big money is evidence of just how deeply Las Vegas has cultivated America's racing culture since the late 1960s, when everything from Indy cars to stock cars to drag racers sped around places like the Stardust International ...