Modernization of Daytona International Speedway

Hukill Senate bill for Daytona International Speedway step closer to reality

Headline Surfer photo by Henry Frederick / The 2013 Daytona 500 was full of thrills as shown here, with the race won by Jimmie Johnson.

PORT ORANGE -- State Senator Dorothy Hukill was able to get her Bill 1394 relating to Motorsports Entertainment Complexes approved today by colleagues in the Commerce and Tourism Committee, a big step in gaining eventual sales tax incentives for a private $250 million modernization of Daytona International Speedway.