On Monday morning, Daytona International Speedway began to remove the backstretch grandstand as part of the Daytona Rising redevelopment project. The full removal process will be completed later this year.

By moving all seating to the frontstretch, all attendees will now have the opportunity to enjoy a full race day experience including pre-race ceremonies, pit road action and the facility’s new amenities. Beginning in January 2016, Daytona Int’l Speedway will feature approximately 101,000 permanent, wider and more comfortable seats.

Daytona Rising is a $400 million reimagining of the iconic track. Five expanded and redesigned entrances, or “injectors,” will lead fans to a series of escalators and elevators, transporting them to three different concourse levels. Each level features spacious social areas, or “neighborhoods,” along the nearly mile-long frontstretch.