If the Jacksonville Jaguars are forced to play their home games at an alternate site during their proposed renovations to TIAA Bank Field, one option could be Daytona International Speedway.
DIS president Frank Kelleher released a statement to The Daytona Beach News-Journal over the weekend that he and team representatives will meet soon to discuss potentially playing at the 101,500-seat facility roughly 90 miles south of the Jaguars’ current stadium.
If the city and the Jaguars agree on the two-year stadium renovation plan, the Jags would have to play their home games elsewhere. In addition to Daytona Speedway, the team has also had conversations with eh University of Florida to use Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and Orlando officials to use Camping World Stadium.
If the team and city agree to a four-year renovation plan, the team could still play its home games at TIAA Bank Field, but Lamping said that would add an additional $190 million to the cost of the stadium renovations.
The Jaguars’ lease with the city expires after the 2029 season, and the team is hoping to reach a deal with the city in March 2024 and present it at the NFL spring meeting for approval in May 2024. If that happens, construction could begin after the 2025 season.
