| HERE'S WHAT'S NEW AT ANTIOCH SPEEDWAY |
| ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH , AFTER WEEKS OF PREPARATION, THE FIRST 14 OF 48 NEW LIGHTS WERE RAISED INTO THEIR PERMANENT POSITION BY PATTON CRANE SERVICE. EACH OF THE FIRST THREE POLES LIFTED ON THAT FRIDAY TOOK 10,000 POUNDS OF A CONCRETE AND METAL BASE. THE FIRST OF THE POLES LIFTED TOWERS 50 FEET INTO THE AIR AND WEIGHED 2,500 POUNDS |
| SUNOCO RACE FUEL BANNERS ATTACHED TO THE 40 AND 50 FOOT POLES GREET RACE FANS INTO THE SPEEDWAY.\ (SHOWN BELOW) |
| THESE 4 LIGHTS ON A NEW 40' POLE LOCATED NEXT TO THE GRANDSTAND TOWER WILL ADD LIGHT DOWN THE FRONTSTRETCH |
| HERE'S THE GRAND- DADDY LIGHT POLE TOWERING 50 FEET. 5 LIGHTS ON THIS POLE WILL LIGHT UP THE GRANDSTAND PARKING LOT, |
| HERE'S A VIEW OF TWO OF THE FIRST NEW LIGHT POLES FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE SPEEDWAY. ONE POLE TO THE LEFT NEAR TURN 4 AND ONE UP IN THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE FRAME IN THE GRANDSTAND PARKING LOT. |
| THESE FIRST 14 LIGHTS ARE THE TEST LIGHTS FOR THE SPEEDWAY. ONCE WE SEE HOW MUCH LIGHT EACH OF THESE FOURTEEN, ONE-THOUSAND WATT LIGHTS PRODUCES, WE WILL BEGIN INSTALLING THE REMAINING 36 LIGHTS AROUND AND ON THE SPEEDWAY TO MAKE THIS HUGE HALF MILE SPEEDWAY ONE OF THE MOST LIT IN THE CAROLINAS. BY THE TIME THIS PROJECT IS COMPLETE, AROUND AN ESTIMATED $50,000 WORTH OF LIGHTING WILL BE ADDED TO NORTH CAROLINA'S FASTEST HALF MILE DIRT TRACK!!! |
| One of the most impressive sights at the speedway for every Winterfest race is that bright 800 foot wall down the long front-stretch. Above left is Susan brightening up the word speedway and to the right "SPEEDWAY" is completed. |
| Susan is at it again, adding red white and blue to the upper bleachers. The people who sit in this area will really like the new change. |
| EACH OF THE 1,500 LB LIGHT POLES ARE MOUNTED ON A 10,000 LB CONCRETE BOX |
| Much of the "buzz" around the speedway over the winter of 2008-2009 has been about the new lighting project. It will take months to complete. Above, in the background, is one of the parking lot lights on a 40 foot pole at the Feb 21st Winterfest event. |
| The first test of the new lights was done on Saturday, March 7th. Above is five 1,000 watt lights finally fired up at the speedway |
| This picture taken on Wednesday, March 11th is phase two of the lighting project. Pictured above is the form for 10,000 lbs of concrete to be poured for the first new set of lights going up in turn 1 |
| During our mid-season break July 4th, we have been busy putting a new clay surface on the speedway. |
