Hundreds of go-kart racers from across the country will spend their holidays at the Speedway participating in World Karting Association races on three different courses.

The Speedway's three-ring circus includes its famous 3.56-mile road course, the Sprint track in Turns 3 and 4 and the newly constructed quarter-mile dirt track outside Turns 1 and 2.

Meanwhile, Volusia Speedway Park is hosting the second day of its Christmas In Dixie dirt racing program. Those races are sanctioned by the American Kart Racing Association.

WHERE: Daytona International Speedway

WHEN: Today through Wednesday

SANCTION: World Karting Association

COURSES: 3.56-mile road course; Sprint track between Turns 3-4; dirt oval outside of Turns 1-2

TICKETS: Adults -- 3-day pass $30, 2-day pass $20, 1-day pass (available daily) $15. Children 7 & under -- 3-day pass $20 , 2-day pass $15 , 1-day pass (available daily) $10

ACCESS: Tickets (wristbands) will provide access to all three tracks -- Sprint, Road Race and Dirt Track -- and will be available at Ticket Booth E, which sits on top of the Turn 1 tunnel off of Williamson Boulevard

WEB SITES: daytona500.com, worldkarting.com , akrainc.com


live webcast from Volusia

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/christmas-in-dixie

http://americankarting.us/website/modules/news/

the live webcast from the dirt track is pretty cool. I called my brother who races animal class karts and he knows these guys. He will be racing in Concord N.C. pretty soon in a big event there.


For the third straight year, McMurray, who won the 2007 Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola and drives for Earnhardt Chip Ganassi Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, is expected to return to his racing roots during Daytona KartWeek.

AJ Allmendinger, who drives a Richard Petty Motorsports Ford, is also expected to compete in the karts.

I read it too fast, and I thought it said "Go Kart racing live from Dayton" and I got really excited. Now I'm just sad.