The
UNOH Battle At The Beach will not return to Dyatona International Speedway in
2015.
DIS
President Joie Chitwood III ended months of speculation today, confirming that
the “World Center Of Racing” will not host the event next season, as a result
of its ongoing DAYTONA Rising reconstruction project.
“After
much consideration, Daytona International Speedway will not host any future
UNOH Battle At The Beach events,” said Chitwood. “For the past two years, the
UNOH Battle At the Beach has produced thrilling racing on our backstretch. It
was necessary for us to make this difficult decision given that we will open
40,000 new seats during Budweiser Speedweeks 2015 as part of the DAYTONA Rising
redevelopment project and will remove the backstretch grandstands prior to 2016
racing season.
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“We
are pleased to see the NASCAR K&N Pro Series and the NASCAR Whelen
All-American Series will remain in Central Florida during Budweiser Speedweeks
at New Smyrna Speedway and encourage fans to attend those exciting races. The
University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) has been a great partner in supporting
the Battle At The Beach and we look forward to continuing to work with them to
grow our relationship.”
NASCAR
Vice President of Regional and Touring Series George Silbermann also commented
on the decision, saying, “The UNOH Battle at the Beach provided NASCAR’s stars
of tomorrow an excellent opportunity to participate at The World Center of
Racing, but it isn’t feasible to continue the event given the progress with the
DAYTONA Rising project.
“Fortunately,
nearby New Smyrna Speedway is excited to bring the K&N Pro Series East back
for the season opener again this year in addition to its week-long slate of
NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action; NASCAR fans will still have plenty of
opportunities to see exciting short-track action in the Daytona area again this
February.”
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