LONG POND, Pa.(AP) -- Pocono Raceway has the flipped the switch on
a solar energy system that leaders say will make the NASCAR
track the world's largest solar-powered sports facility.
It will be partially up and running this weekend and provide
power to the raceway for Sunday's Pennsylvania 500. It would be
the first track to run on solar energy.
Track leaders say the 250-acre installation is so large that
it's visible from space. Track president Brandon Igdalsky says
the roughly $16 million project will provide enough power for
more than 1,000 homes beyond what's needed for the raceway.
Igdalsky says the system should be finished in the next week.