Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix has seen an uptick in interest in the marshal program for this year’s race, a race official said.

Race officials took in over 3,100 applications to participate in the local marshals training program for Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend, scheduled for Nov. 20 through Nov. 22. Of those, 1,300 were chosen for the program, with 17 percent being Southern Nevadans, according to Silvia Bellot, vice president of sporting and race operations for Las Vegas Grand Prix.

During race weekend there will be 600 marshals used. On top of the Clark County Fire Department and medical officials, there will be 700 race officials stationed around the 3.8-mile track.

“The majority of them are American,” Bellot said. “Seventeen percent are locals from Southern Nevada and 26 percent

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