Here's how NASCAR is building a million-dollar disposable track in the L.A. Coliseum
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New Valley Construction director Steve Boscardin explained to Fox News Autos how the company is building a quarter-mile NASCAR track inside of the L.A. Memorial Coliseum for the Busch Light Clash.
The quarter-mile track will be used for just one weekend, then torn up to return the facility to its original condition.
Steve Boscardin, the New Valley executive in charge of the project, told Fox News Autos that it's following nearly the same procedure it would if it were laying a long-term surface. The big difference, is that it put protective layers of plastic and plywood over the field before laying a six-inch base of dirt on top.
It took 500 truckloads to do that, which Boscardin said was tricky due to the narrow tunnel available to drive through. Another 70 semis had to deliver 1,560 tons of a special blend of high performance asphalt that requires special equipment to pave.