STADIUM NOTES

          In an SI "Point After" column entitled "Crash But No
     Smash," Ed Hinton writes the new Texas Motor Speedway "lacks
     one essential element: a race track that even approaches the
     standard set by the luxury boxes. ... Truth is, in NASCAR's
     rush uptown -- an abandonment of its backwoods roots for the
     big markets -- the essence of the sport is disappearing at
     breakneck speed" (SI, 4/14 issue)....In a Tuesday proposal
     to Denver officials, the Broncos said that they need a
     stadium with 12,000 luxury seats in place of less expensive
     seats, which "are now held by longtime season-ticket
     owners," and 100 to 135 suites, compared to the 60 at Mile
     High Stadium (ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 4/9)....Penske
     Motorsports won an option to buy a majority share of
     Rockingham-based North Carolina Motor Speedway with an offer
     of $18.61 a share (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 4/10).