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[nwfisch]

[Mr. Cub]

[85Bears4life]

next track to be repaved....kansas

Kansas Speedway will undergo a major facelift between its two Sprint Cup race dates in 2012.

The 1.5-mile track will be repaved and rebanked and a road course will be added into the infield.

"These are significant projects for Kansas Speedway and our fans," Kansas Speedway president Patrick Warren said in a release. "Given the harsh weather conditions in the Midwest, a repave of our existing racing surface was a must. Repaving a track is a huge undertaking so we decided it was the right time to make the other changes to our facility, which we believe will enhance our fans experience at Kansas Speedway."

The news doesn't come as a surprise as Warren said in June that the track was facing a repave in the future. With the new asphalt, the track will add variable banking in the corners from 18-20 degrees. In its current configuration, the corners at Kansas Speedway are banked at 15 degrees.

The road course — outlined in yellow in the picture above — is part of the provision that brought the Hollywood Casino to the track outside turn two and can be utilized for Grand-Am racing in the future.

[85Bears4life]

Shit...Pocono is in the middle of being repaved...started in october. Paving will stop soon because it will be too cold. resume paving when weather warms up.Hopes to be done in april

Pocono Raceway announced Tuesday it has already begun repaving its 2.5-mile surface, making it the latest NASCAR track to put down new asphalt.

Phoenix International Raceway just finished repaving and reconfiguring its surface, and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers are at a test today and Wednesday to try it out in advance of November's race weekend.

Kansas will repave its surface next year, and Michigan is currently repaving in time for the 2012 season. Daytona had new asphalt in time for this season's Daytona 500 after the infamous pothole debacle in 2010.

Here's a list of tracks who have repaved their surfaces in the last 10 years:

Star-divide

2012: Pocono, Michigan, Kansas

2011: Daytona, Phoenix (reconfigured)

2008: Darlington

2007: Bristol

2006: Talladega, Charlotte, Las Vegas (reconfigured)

2005: Indianapolis

2004: Martinsville, Richmond

2003: Homestead-Miami (reconfigured), Infineon, New Hampshire

Tracks that have not re-paved in the last 10 years: Watkins Glen (partial repave in 2006), Texas (fixed dips in 2007), Kentucky (opened 2000), Chicagoland (opened 2001), Fontana (opened 1997), Atlanta (last repaved/reconfigured 1997), Dover (last resurfaced 1995).

[GaelicSoxFan]

Originally Posted by 85Bears4life

Shit...Pocono is in the middle of being repaved...started in october. Paving will stop soon because it will be too cold. resume paving when weather warms up.Hopes to be done in april

Wonder if the new pavement will make Pocoslow any faster ?

[85Bears4life]

Originally Posted by GaelicSoxFan

Wonder if the new pavement will make Pocoslow any faster ?

Only hope...plus both races have been cut by 100 miles. Down from 500 to 400 mile races...which is about 40 laps less

200 down to 160 lap races

[GaelicSoxFan]

Originally Posted by 85Bears4life

Only hope...plus both races have been cut by 100 miles. Down from 500 to 400 mile races...which is about 40 laps less

200 down to 160 lap races

If you ever need a sleep aid, watch a TNT broadcast of a Pocono race.

[85Bears4life]

Originally Posted by GaelicSoxFan

If you ever need a sleep aid, watch a TNT broadcast of a Pocono race.

TNT=Best NBA Coverage

TNT=The worst NASCAR coverage...kyle petty is just awful. AWFUL. same as wally dallenshit..he is awful as well

[GaelicSoxFan]

Originally Posted by 85Bears4life

TNT=Best NBA Coverage

TNT=The worst NASCAR coverage...kyle petty is just awful. AWFUL. same as wally dallenshit..he is awful as well

The only reason Kyle got anywhere in NASCAR was because of his last name. If he hadn't been The King's son, he'd most likely be still out there trading paint on local short tracks.

[Mr. Cub]

Originally Posted by GaelicSoxFan

The only reason Kyle got anywhere in NASCAR was because of his last name. If he hadn't been The King's son, he'd most likely be still out there trading paint on local short tracks.

He actually has won 8 races haha His first from the famous Richmond race in '86 when Earnhardt wrecked Waltrip at Richmond. Also many will argue the same for E-Jr. But he is actually a good driver so that should hush up those people.