[1] Joseph M. Smoot hitched a ride from lawyer Hank Greenspun to get from New York City to Las Vegas.
[1] The track was built to be a major horse racing facility on the south side of Las Vegas.
[1] After the construction was delayed well past its original opening date, Smoot published an apology in a local newspaper.
[2] In 1954, an American Automobile Association (AAA) Champ Car event was held at the track, followed by a 1955 NASCAR Grand National race.
[2] The final race was a United States Auto Club (USAC) Stock Car event in 1959.
[2] The American Automobile Association held its final Indy Car race of the 1954 season on November 14.
[1] The race was won by three-time USAC stock car champion Norm Nelson after darkness shorted the event to 111 laps; it was his only NASCAR win.