Las Vegas Notes & Facts – Thursday – history:

‚· The construction to build the superspeedway known today as Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) began in 1995. Speedway Motorsports Inc. acquired the property in 1998.
‚· The first NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was a NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race won by Ken Schrader on Nov. 2, 1996.
‚· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was held on March 1, 1998, won by Mark Martin.
‚· In 2006, the track was reconfigured to include progressive banking.
(NASCAR)(3-5-2015)