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Junction
Motor Delmar has been around racing most of his
life and this has been a dream of his that he is making come true. He has stated
“It’s like the guy who put up the baseball field in The Track actually sits on 50 acres of
the 80 acres purchased. There was 500,000 yards of dirt moved to
build the track and there is 34 feet of fill at the deepest point. It took about 1 & ½ years to get the
track to the opening point. It is a
work in progress. The most difficult
part of this whole process was getting the permits for the buildings. The track is considered a 3/8 mile track
with a 6% banking on the straight-a-ways and 12% in the corners.
The racing surface is 80 feet wide and 90 feet in the corners providing
ample room for side by side by side racing excitement. The surface of the track
is gumbo. The concrete retaining wall and cable reinforced chain link fence are
built at a 90 degree angle to the track for added safety.
The Musco lighting system consists of 6
computer set light poles with lamps equivalent to candle power to daylight.
It is one of the best available short of a back lighting system.
The fastest class of cars has been timed
so far at 130 miles per hour on the straight a way, excluding the sprints. The grandstands hold 4000 people and they
are 33 feet tall.. At the top of the
grandstands is our press box and suites. The Press box is in the middle of the
building with two suites on each side. The
suites have a row of chairs in front of the windows, with a counter and bar
stools behind to watch the races from.
The food area consists of two self serve concession lines designed to
speed the flow of people. A separate
area is set up for beer sales and also an Ice Cream area that includes the now
popular Smoothies. We have a unique gift shop in the main building that is filled with racing apparel, hats, NASCAR toys and much more, including some special NASCAR memorabilia. Junction
Motor Delmar has been around racing most of his
life and this has been a dream of his that he is making come true. He has stated
“It’s like the guy who put up the baseball field in The land for this track was purchased
from Ron Real. It was a corn field before construction began. The Track actually sits on 50 acres of
the 80 acres purchased. There was 500,000 yards of dirt moved to
build the track and there is 34 feet of fill at the deepest point. It took about 1 & ½ years to get the
track to the opening point. It is a
work in progress. The most difficult
part of this whole process was getting the permits for the buildings. The track is considered a 3/8 mile track
with a 6% banking on the straight-a-ways and 12% in the corners.
The racing surface is 80 feet wide and 90 feet in the corners providing
ample room for side by side by side racing excitement. The surface of the track
is gumbo. The concrete retaining wall and cable reinforced chain link fence are
built at a 90 degree angle to the track for added safety.
The pit area is located behind the wall
on the backstretch, leaving the center of the track free of obstructions.
The Musco lighting system consists of 6
computer set light poles with lamps equivalent to candle power to daylight.
It is one of the best available short of a back lighting system.
It takes about 1 & ½ days to get the
track prepared for a race. The
weather is an important fact in how the surface is prepared. We will race anything that races on dirt,
take a look at the schedule of events to see the various types of races to be
here this year. The fastest class of cars has been timed
so far at 130 miles per hour on the straight a way, excluding the sprints. The grandstands hold 4000 people and they
are 33 feet tall. The foundation has been laid for another 8,000 seats to be
added in the future for a total of 12,000 seats. At
the top of the grandstands is our press box and suites. The Press box is in the
middle of the building with two suites on each side.
The suites have a row of chairs in front of the windows, with a counter
and bar stools behind to watch the races from.
There is also a table and chairs with a refrigerator in each suite for
use by the guest in the suites. There
are restrooms in the building for use of the guests. The food area consists of two self serve
concession lines designed to speed the flow of people.
A separate area is set up for beer sales and also an Ice Cream area that
includes the now popular Smoothies.
We have a unique gift shop in the main building that is filled with
racing apparel, hats, NASCAR toys and much more, including some special NASCAR
memorabilia. The total potential cost of the track
possibly will be $2,000,000. Some
of the potential benefits to the surrounding communities will be and have been
already to the motels, Gas Stations and eating Establishments.
Overnight camping facilities are in
future plans along with other ideas.
We have a web site, www.junctionmotorspeedway.com.
It is updated often to include upcoming events, pictures from the races
and also a racing story written for our track by a racing fan of ours.
We also can be reached by e-mail at jmsinfo@junctionmotorspeedway.com
and our phone # is 402-773-5538 ext 9.
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