Now paralyzed from the neck down, former IndyCar driver Sam Schmidt is looking for a different type of victory at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Wednesday, when he will become the first person in the nation to receive a restricted driver’s license for a semi-autonomous vehicle.
Motor Sports
By ART MARROQUIN / RJ
A Motel 6 with 87 rooms will be built on a vacant 6.9-acre parcel spanning the northwest corner of Interstate 15 and Speedway Boulevard, under a plan approved 3-0 Wednesday night by the North Las Vegas City Council.
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Nevada Highway Patroll is preparing for speedway traffic with traffic control units and extra cars as the Kobalt 400 comes to an end, according to State Trooper Chelsey Stuenkel.