International Speedway Corporation has partnered with InStadiumSolutions to implement a text-message based communication system at all of its 12 motorsports facilities.
The service was introduced last weekend during the NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup races at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. The system allows fans to communicate with the racetrack’s command post if assistance is needed inside the facility. The technology was tested at Homestead-Miami Speedway last November during the final weekend of the NASCAR season. Instructions will be posted throughout each racetrack and will be broadcast through audio and video public announcements. Besides Darlington and Homestead-Miami, ISC owns and/or operates Daytona International Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway, Michigan International Speedway, Richmond International Raceway, Auto Club Speedway of Southern California, Kansas Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway, Chicagoland Speedway, Martinsville Speedway and Watkins Glen International. The Fan Text Messaging Service is also being used by several professional and U.S. college teams, as well as at events such as the Super Bowl, BCS National Championship and World Baseball Classic. KAHNE WINS AGAIN: Kasey Kahne’s win in last year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Race, after being voted into the invitational race by the fans, has been selected as the greatest racing moment in Lowe’s Motor Speedway’s history in an online vote.
On the final ballot, Kahne’s win was up against 1992’s “One Hot Night,” when Davey Allison duelled with Kyle Petty for the first win under the lights at the suburban Charlotte, N.C., track.