DAYTONA RED V3
SPECIALTY PAVING
© Lane
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY®, DAYTONA BEACH, FL
PROJECT SCOPE Demolition and reconstruction of Daytona International Speedway®. TYPE Race track paving OWNER International Speedway Corporation PROJECT DESCRIPTION In July 2010, Lane began the demolition and construction of Daytona International Speedway®, the most well-known race track in NASCAR. Work consisted of seven-inch milling of 42,883 square yards of the track, including the front stretch, backstretch and pit road, as well as five-inch milling of 36,000 square yards of aprons. In turns one through four, Lane crews raked off 5,185 cubic yards of asphalt and lime rock with a long-stick Hitachi 450, then hauled them off for crushing. Lane used approximately 20,000 cubic yards of material to build access roads behind the crash walls in the turns. It used Caterpillar D-9s to support the paving equipment in the 31-degree turns. The competitive areas of the track required four lifts of asphalt. The bottom lift had two-inch, open-graded drainage layer ends at the hinge point of the track, paralleled by six-inch, perforated under-drain. A two-inch base course was next, followed by an inch-and-a-half wearing course. The skid pads and road course tie-ins each received an inch-and-a-half overlay. Lane produced the 50,000 ton of mix with a temporary asphalt plant located off the backstretch coming out of turn two.
PROJECT BACKGROUND The Daytona 500, NASCAR’s premier racing event, was halted twice in February 2010 because of a pothole repair. Initially crews repaired the pothole that developed on the second turn after 32 laps. But the repair came undone due to unusually cold and rainy weather and had to be repaired again. The two red flags disrupted the race for nearly two and half hours. This project was the track’s first repave since 1979. PROJECT BENEFITS • Improved track surface • Increased safety for drivers ABOUT LANE The Lane Construction Corporation is one of America’s premier heavy contractors and the preferred partner on projects that connect and improve the communities and the world in which we live. Founded by railroad engineer John S. Lane in 1890, Lane constructs quality bridges, highways, locks and dams and mass transit and airport systems in 20 states. In its 121year history, Lane has never failed to complete a contract. Lane is the race track paving company of choice, utilizing unique equipment and highly skilled workers to create complex turns and slopes up to 33 degrees. Since 2003, Lane has paved many of NASCAR’s most well-known tracks. • • • • • • •
Talladega Super Speedway Texas Motor Speedway Homestead Miami Speedway Darlington Raceway Richmond International Speedway Lowe’s Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway
The Lane Construction Corporation 90 Fieldstone Court, Cheshire, CT 06410 203.235.3351 LaneConstruct.com
05/2011
© Lane
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY®, DAYTONA BEACH, FL
PROJECT SCOPE Demolition and reconstruction of Daytona International Speedway®. TYPE Race track paving OWNER International Speedway Corporation PROJECT DESCRIPTION In July 2010, Lane began the demolition and construction of Daytona International Speedway®, the most well-known race track in NASCAR. Work consisted of seven-inch milling of 42,883 square yards of the track, including the front stretch, backstretch and pit road, as well as five-inch milling of 36,000 square yards of aprons. In turns one through four, Lane crews raked off 5,185 cubic yards of asphalt and lime rock with a long-stick Hitachi 450, then hauled them off for crushing. Lane used approximately 20,000 cubic yards of material to build access roads behind the crash walls in the turns. It used Caterpillar D-9s to support the paving equipment in the 31-degree turns. The competitive areas of the track required four lifts of asphalt. The bottom lift had two-inch, open-graded drainage layer ends at the hinge point of the track, paralleled by six-inch, perforated under-drain. A two-inch base course was next, followed by an inch-and-a-half wearing course. The skid pads and road course tie-ins each received an inch-and-a-half overlay. Lane produced the 50,000 ton of mix with a temporary asphalt plant located off the backstretch coming out of turn two.
PROJECT BACKGROUND The Daytona 500, NASCAR’s premier racing event, was halted twice in February 2010 because of a pothole repair. Initially crews repaired the pothole that developed on the second turn after 32 laps. But the repair came undone due to unusually cold and rainy weather and had to be repaired again. The two red flags disrupted the race for nearly two and half hours. This project was the track’s first repave since 1979. PROJECT BENEFITS • Improved track surface • Increased safety for drivers ABOUT LANE The Lane Construction Corporation is one of America’s premier heavy contractors and the preferred partner on projects that connect and improve the communities and the world in which we live. Founded by railroad engineer John S. Lane in 1890, Lane constructs quality bridges, highways, locks and dams and mass transit and airport systems in 20 states. In its 121year history, Lane has never failed to complete a contract. Lane is the race track paving company of choice, utilizing unique equipment and highly skilled workers to create complex turns and slopes up to 33 degrees. Since 2003, Lane has paved many of NASCAR’s most well-known tracks. • • • • • • •
Talladega Super Speedway Texas Motor Speedway Homestead Miami Speedway Darlington Raceway Richmond International Speedway Lowe’s Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway
The Lane Construction Corporation 90 Fieldstone Court, Cheshire, CT 06410 203.235.3351 LaneConstruct.com
05/2011
