Floodwaters cleared from Daytona speedway

[May 27, 2009]  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A racing official says all flood waters have been pumped out of Daytona International Speedway, and the facility will be ready for the Coke Zero 400 race on the Fourth of July.

Speedway spokesman Andrew Booth said Tuesday that the speedway was not damaged.

Several days of rain drenched Daytona Beach and flooded two parts of the speedway. Water filled a tunnel used by haulers to enter the track and the apron of a viewing area near a manmade lake in the infield. None of the water ever was on the track.

Daytona Beach received 21 inches of rain last week, leaving nearly waist-deep water in several areas.

[Associated Press]

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