The move coincides with the scheduled January
2016 completion of DAYTONA Rising, the speedway’s $400 million frontstretch
renovation project currently underway.
Plans call for the Hall of Fame's displays
featuring cars, images, stories and bronze sculptures of 209 icons of American
motorsports to be located in the Daytona International Speedway Ticket and
Tours Building, which was formerly known as the “DAYTONA 500 Experience.”
Vehicles and artifacts representative of the
diversity of motorized competition celebrated by the Hall of Fame, including
Open Wheel, Stock Cars, Motorcycles, Aviation, Drag Racing, Sports Cars and
Powerboats, will be exhibited as a regular part of the tours admission at
Daytona International Speedway all year long.
“The partnership between Daytona
International Speedway and the Hall of Fame is a match made in racing heaven,”
said Ron Watson, president of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. “The
Hall gets a home within one of America’s most famous and best-loved sports venues.
Race fans and tourists who come to Daytona will have another great attraction
to visit throughout the year.”
“Daytona International Speedway is an iconic
racing venue and will be a fitting home to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of
America,” Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said.
“Having the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America right here in Daytona will
complement DAYTONA Rising and provide another reason for race fans to visit
Daytona International Speedway.”
Daytona International Speedway offers three
different types of tours – a 30-minute, 90-minute All-Access and a three-hour
VIP tour. More information on the tours can be found at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com/tours.
In addition, the champion Daytona 500 car
will continue to be on display at the Daytona International Speedway Ticket and
Tours building and be a part of the Speedway tours.
DAYTONA Rising, which broke ground last July
at Daytona International Speedway, 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 is
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. Fans
can follow the project online by using #DAYTONARising on Twitter or visiting www.daytonarising.com.
Tickets for the next Motorsports Hall of Fame
of America induction ceremony, August 6, 2014 at the Fillmore Theater in
Detroit, can be purchased by calling 248-349-7223 or through the Hall of Fame's
website www.mshf.com.
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