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Pikes Peak to Host a NASCAR BGN Series Race in 1998

16 October 1997

FOUNTAIN, CO - Pikes Peak International Raceway will host its first
NASCAR Busch Series Grand National Division event on June 14,
1998. The announcement was made today from the 1-mile, D-shaped oval
located 70 miles south of Denver, CO by track and NASCAR officials.

The track, which opened just this year, has hosted several racing
divisions including the NASCAR Winston West Series, Indy Racing
League, SCCA Trans Am, Western Super Modified, and Rockie Mountain
Midgets.

The complete 1998 NASCAR Busch Series schedule will be released on a
future date.