Photo for Headline Surfer / Heavy eqipment is used to repave the high banks at Daytona Intrernational Speedway.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The crew from Lane Construction began the most challenging aspect of the 2010 Daytona Repave project on Thursday morning - putting new asphalt on the steep 31-degree high banks of Daytona International Speedway.
Workers paved the drainage layer in Turns 3 and 4, the first of four layers that will make up the 2.5-mile tri-oval.
The crew completed the first 21-foot wide pass late Thursday and will pave the bottom 21-foot pass on Friday or Saturday. Paving of the other layers of asphalt in the Turn 3 and 4 high banks will continue through next week.
Other highlights from the ninth week of work on repaving Daytona International Speedway include:
* Installation of the underdrain pipe and trench on frontstretch;
* The milling of asphalt on pit road has started;
* Paving of the overlay on the existing Supersuperstrech skid pad has begun.
Jeff Burton, driver of the No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has scheduled a visit for next week to view all the progress on the project and assist Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III in burying a time capsule near the start/finish line.