zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Racing
/
Daytona International Speedway Damaged In Hurricane, Pitching In With Recovery
Daytona International Speedway Damaged In Hurricane, Pitching In With Recovery-July 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:28

Hurricane Matthew hit Daytona Beach, Florida hard, flooding streets and pulverizing structures with wind. The hurricane killed six in Florida after causing hundreds of deaths in Haiti, per . Daytona International Speedway was right where Matthew made landfall in Florida, and it received moderate damage in the storm.

A Daytona International Speedway on the damage reads:

Daytona International Speedway experienced moderate damage from Hurricane Matthew with impacts to lights, speakers, signage, fences, gates, awnings and palm trees. Daytona International Speedway Ticket Office and Tours and the Richard Petty Driving Experience will be closed on Saturday and Sunday for facility cleanup.

Daytona also warned that of its backstretch that had been circulating around social media was from 2009, not from Hurricane Matthew. There was no flood damage to the facility this time.

Fortunately, it seems as though most of Daytona’s structure is intact, which allows them to help with recovery efforts. The track’s statement continues:

We are working with local, regional and state officials on recovery efforts following Hurricane Matthew. Daytona International Speedway is once again serving as a staging site for Florida Power & Light crews.

Over a million Floridians lost power in the hurricane, per ABC News. Photos show crews using the speedway’s big parking lots to meet up before heading out to restore service to thousands of area homes.

IMSA, NASCAR and the International Speedway Corporation (which owns Daytona, among other race tracks) are also headquartered in Daytona Beach. However, IMSA’s season is over for the year and NASCAR appears to be largely carrying on as usual with arace weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway. No word on any damage to their facilities in Daytona Beach has been posted.

However, NASCAR communications rep Mike Lovecchio opted to ride it out from his home, posting periodic updates throughout the storm from a few blocks away from the beach:

Other locals posted videos of the storm in town as well:

Hurricane Matthew had been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane by the time it reached Daytona Beach.

The speedway itself had just completed ahead of this year’s Daytona 500.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Racing
Indicted Racer Who Funded Rides With Payday Loans Forced To Give Up Posh $8,000 A Month Lifestyle
Indicted Racer Who Funded Rides With Payday Loans Forced To Give Up Posh $8,000 A Month Lifestyle
Indicted former American Le Mans Series champion and payday lending mogul Scott Tucker will no longer be able to tap into his frozen assets to maintain his lavish lifestyle, reports . How lavish? Tucker has been living off of $99,000 in the last five months for their many “spa, steakhouse,...
Jul 12, 2025
Two Dead Bodies Found In Home Of Robby Gordon's Father And Stepmother
Two Dead Bodies Found In Home Of Robby Gordon's Father And Stepmother
Two dead bodies were found inside an Orange County home that belongs to racer Robby Gordon. Gordon’s parents lived inside the home, per neighbors who spoke with . However, authorities have not identified the two bodies they found inside the home at this time. [ The coroner’s office confirmed this...
Jul 12, 2025
Racing Driver Alex Zanardi Wins Repeat Time-Trial Paralympic Gold
Racing Driver Alex Zanardi Wins Repeat Time-Trial Paralympic Gold
Alex Zanardi has repeated his 2012 Paralympic gold medal victory in the hand-cycling time trial today, just before the fifteenth anniversary of the horrific CART series racing crash that amputated both of his legs. On September 15th, 2001, Zanardi was involved in a horrific crash during the American Memorial CART...
Jul 12, 2025
Would More Speed Separate The Pros From The Amateurs In Endurance Racing?
Would More Speed Separate The Pros From The Amateurs In Endurance Racing?
No. 67 Ford GT driver Ryan Briscoe had one of the best suggestions I’ve heard on how to improve the WeatherTech Sports Car Championship: let the all-pro GT Le Mans class go faster, for the good of both the cars and the series. Jalopnik met up with Briscoe and the...
Jul 12, 2025
NASCAR Mandates More Clever Cheating
NASCAR Mandates More Clever Cheating
We know that asking NASCAR not to cheat is like asking an old Volkswagen not to drop oil, but a new ruling means that the series (and this comes as a shock) may now actually strip the benefits of winning from rule-breaking cars. You know what this means? Teams will...
Jul 12, 2025
Ask No. 5 Toyota Le Mans Prototype Driver Anthony Davidson Anything You Want
Ask No. 5 Toyota Le Mans Prototype Driver Anthony Davidson Anything You Want
If there’s anyone who knows his way around the highest levels of motorsport, it’s ex-Formula One driver and current Le Mans prototype driver Anthony Davidson. Davidson’s No. 5 Toyota TS050 team was the of Le Mans this year, and he’s here with us now to answer your questions. Davidson is...
Jul 12, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved