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Motorsports facilities attract music festivals05 / 20 / 13Concert promoters are booking more music festivals at racetracks, finding those venues to be the right fit for multiday events. The Electric Daisy Carnival, an electronic music festival, this year added Chicagoland Speedway to its list of sites after its success at Las Vegas Motor Speedway the pa... Tags: Facilities |
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Red seats produce some green
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Capacity increase could make Qatar stadium costliest ever
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Gameday hits the road for WFC retail
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Movable mounds allow flexibility
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Daytona app will get test
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