After achieving significant construction milestones related to the $400 million
DAYTONA Rising project during the past year, Daytona International Speedway (DIS) is now preparing for the 53
rd Anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona and Budweiser Speedweeks 2015.
“We had another great year and hit several major milestones along the
way,” Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said.
“We’re now beginning to prepare the facility for the 2015 racing season
to ensure that our fans enjoy some of its new amenities.”
Fans can get an early preview of DAYTONA Rising during
Budweiser Speedweeks 2015
(the stadium will officially open in 2016). Approximately 40,000 new
seats will be available along with two of the five injectors/entrances,
new concessions, several of the neighborhoods or social areas and the
new vertical transportation.
Key DAYTONA Rising Accomplishments to Date:
- Installed more than:
- 470,000 bolts
- 90,000 square feet of metal panel skin
- 20,000 tons of structural steel and miscellaneous metals
Upcoming Race-Ready Activities:
- Install temporary Americrown® kitchens and miscellaneous trailers
- Prepare vertical transportation for final testing
- Set up more than 4,000 feet of construction fencing
About DAYTONA Rising
DAYTONA Rising is a $400 million reimagining of an American icon –
Daytona International Speedway. Five expanded and redesigned entrances,
or “injectors,” will lead fans to a series of escalators and elevators,
transporting them to three different concourse levels. Each level
features spacious social areas, or “neighborhoods,” along the nearly
mile-long frontstretch. At the conclusion of the redevelopment, Daytona
International Speedway will have approximately 101,000 permanent, wider
and more comfortable seats, twice as many restrooms and three times as
many concession stands. In addition, the Speedway will feature over 60
luxury suites with track side views and a completely revamped
hospitality experience for corporate guests.
DAYTONA Rising: Reimagining an American Icon, expected
to create 6,300 jobs, $300 million in labor income and over $80 million
in tax revenue, will be completed in time for the 2016 Rolex 24 At
Daytona and DAYTONA 500. DAYTONA Rising was recently cited as a key
source of expected job growth in Volusia County as part of the Manpower
Employment Outlook Survey.
Toyota and Florida Hospital are Founding Partners of DAYTONA Rising,
joining the Speedway to help provide the very best experience for fans
through more than 40,000 total square feet of engagement areas, branding
rights for two of the injectors/entrances and two of the new
neighborhoods.
Barton Malow is serving as the design-builder for the project. In
addition to DAYTONA Rising, Barton Malow has renovated the University of
Michigan “Big House” and the Rose Bowl.
ROSSETTI, an award-winning architectural design and planning firm for
the past 40 years, which headed the design for Ford Field NFL Stadium,
University of Notre Dame Compton Family Ice Arena and five Major League
Soccer Stadiums, is leading the master planning of the DAYTONA Rising
site.
Race fans can follow the progress of the DAYTONA Rising project by visiting
www.DAYTONARising.com and connecting with Daytona International Speedway on
Twitter,
Facebook and
Pinterest.
Also, fans can see the construction project up close by taking one of
the daily tours available at the Speedway on non-event days throughout
the year. Visit
www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/tours
or the Speedway Ticket and Tours Building for more information. For
tickets and more information on Daytona International Speedway events,
visit
www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or call 1-800-PITSHOP.
About Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is the home of "The Great American
Race" - the DAYTONA 500. Though the season-opening NASCAR Sprint Cup
event garners most of the attention - as well as the largest audience in
motorsports - the approximately 500-acre motorsports complex boasts the
most diverse schedule of racing on the globe, thus earning it the title
of "World Center of Racing." In addition to eight major weekends of
racing activity, rarely a week goes by that the Speedway grounds are not
used for events that include civic and social gatherings, car shows,
photo shoots, production vehicle testing and police motorcycle training.
