Pit road will have a new look for the Tums QuikPak 500.

Fans and competitors will be the beneficiaries of more than $2 million in improvements set for Martinsville Speedway before the October 19th running of the TUMS QuikPak 500.

Martinsville Speedway president Clay Campbell announced the projects Thursday afternoon. He said work will begin on them in the next few weeks and will be completed by the fall event.

The centerpiece of the track enhancements will be a new, state of the art scoreboard. Campbell also announced that pit road would be resurfaced, the fourth-turn pit gate will be reconfigured to include SAFER barrier technology and portable chair seats surrounding the track will be replace with individual stadium seats.

”This is a huge step forward for Martinsville Speedway. These are all areas that needed to be addressed and we’ve been able to do them at one time,” said Campbell. “I think everyone is going to be impressed by the scoreboard. It’s pretty amazing. And I think we’re making improvements that will make everyone’s weekend here more enjoyable.”

The scoreboard will be 120 feet tall and be positioned behind the backstretch. It will feature three 30-foot video display screens that can be utilized for everything from scoring rundowns to instant replays. There will also be rotating signage atop the scoreboard.

“The way the scoreboard is going to be positioned and with the three screens, it will be visible to everyone,” said Campbell.