joey chitwood is the president of the speedway right here part of the $400 million renovation. his birthday is tomorrow and he says -- ping-pong on his friday night. >> the daytona international speedway 2016, joey you say what? >> world's first and only motor sports stadium. >> what does that mean for the fans? search words or less. >> best experience ever, great race. >> i think that was seven. there was close though. >> is raising you have to push the limits right? >> if he did not do what you do for living what do you think you would be doing? >> i think i'll be a stuntman with a family business making life crashing cars. >> what do you do the fans have no idea that you do on a daily basis? >> the ten-day weather report, i will press refresh over and over on my computer. that is the worst day and a promoters life is when you can't get the tended forecast. >> joey chitwood is playing ping-pong. with a brand-new facility here. do you feel any better about your day? >> at this point, the fact that i get to talk to his mind made my day. >> happy birthday joey. magic, tonight aft

and we'll speak to track president joey chitwood. >>> and race cars on the track will be seen on the road soon. how the ford fusion is designing. >> amy: the chaos, the the twitter mirror jeopardy style questions. i don't know if the drivers like it or hate it. #-gs they are very active on social media. they like it maybe more than other sports because they know how to relate to the fans. that's one of the big differences between the drivers here and other pro sports we cover. >> amy: there's an intimacy there. >>> let's talk about the poles. after the canams we have the line up.|h >> dale ern hart jr. gets in front with six laps to go. he takes the checkered flag. the 15th anniversary of the death of his father. the win earns him a third flays start. matt kenseth got in a crash in the final lap of the duals. he expects to use a backup car meaning he will have to start in the back of the pack. second row. >>> we have chase elliot, son of bill el-out out front. and matt kenseth will move back because of the crash. other notables. karl edwards, and danica patrick at 16. >>> a lot of ch

as for joey chitwood, the track president here, he put together a great $400 million renovation project. >> the daytona 500, this is exciting for you. >> it really is. close to 10 years since we were it was part of our plan. great renewal from last year. fans understood what the experience was going to be like. we're going to have a packed house. a great weather forecast. get us good weather. we'll have a great event. >> tom promises good weather. i'll see you tonight live at 11:00 with the ping-pong and introducing longhorn' s big, bold, steaks. the only way to make em' better was to make em' bigger. our new center cut 10 ounce filet. our perfectly seasoned 16 ounce t-bone. and our fire grilled 18 ounce outlaw ribeye. big, bold, steaks. only at longhorn steakhouse. you can' t fake steak. for lunch, try our steakhouse burger >> and that is it for us right now. the cbs evening news with scott pelley starts right now. >> remember, you can always get the latest headlines at clickorlando.com. we will see you back here tonight at 7:00 and 11:00. goodnight. >> pelley: pax romana. >> i think h

will take us behind the scenes and show us some of the things it you don't get to >> john: and joey chitwood, the track president will join us. and he'll talk about a lot of the changes. some of is the suites are very nice (vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. the new caramel macchiato of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. oh-oh, oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-ooh, oh hearts are made for sharing. spread some sweetness with dunkin' donuts' cookie dough and brownie batter donuts. heart-shaped happiness too sweet not to share. america runs on dunkin'. >> john: drivers start your engines. >> amy: the 58th daytona 500 is here. it's an experience like never before. >> a lot of history. super glad to be back down. >> john: the world's first motor

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