Daytona International Speedway says that it has experienced “moderate damage” from Hurricane Matthew.
The track hosts two NASCAR Sprint Cup races a season, including the Daytona 500. The damage at the track includes “impacts to lights, speakers, signage, fences, gates, awnings and palm trees,” according to a statement.
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The ticket office, tours and the Richard Petty Driving Experience will be closed this weekend for cleanup, with the track planning more updates over the weekend.
“We are working with local, regional and state officials on recovery efforts following Hurricane Matthew,” the statement read. “Daytona International Speedway is once again serving as a staging site for Florida Power and Light crews. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who has been impacted by this weather system.”
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Daytona officials also addressed a photo circulating social media that shows heavy flood damage on the race track, but actually occurred in an earlier storm.
“Pictures of a past weather event at Daytona International Speedway have been circulating on social media during the storm. Those pictures are from a weather event in 2009. There was no flood damage to the facility from Hurricane Matthew.”
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is in Charlotte, N.C., this weekend for Saturday night’s Bank of America 500. It’s the first of three races in the Round of 12 in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.