26 million pounds of dirt being dumped on the baseball field at Petco Park, is being turned into a racetrack for the Monster Energy Supercross, Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season.

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26 million pounds of dirt turns Petco Park into a supercross track

26 million pounds of dirt being dumped on the baseball field at Petco Park, is being turned into a racetrack for the Monster Energy Supercross, Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Billy Swapp operates a bulldozer to create jumps on the racetrack being created out of 26 million pounds of dirt, on the baseball field at Petco Park, in preparation for the Monster Energy Supercross, to be held Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Billy Swapp operates a bulldozer to create jumps on the racetrack being created out of 26 million pounds of dirt on the baseball field at Petco Park, in preparation for the Monster Energy Supercross, to be held Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

26 million pounds of dirt being dumped on the baseball field at Petco Park, is being turned into a racetrack for the Monster Energy Supercross, Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a brand new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cameron Tyler smoothes out dirt on one of the jumps on the racetrack being created out of 26 million pounds of dirt, on the baseball field, at Petco Park, in preparation for the Monster Energy Supercross, to be held Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a brand new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Randy Mennenga operates a bulldozer to create jumps on the racetrack being created out of 26 million pounds of dirt, on the baseball field at Petco Park, in preparation for the Monster Energy Supercross, to be held Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

A front loader dumps some of the 26 million pounds of dirt on the baseball field at Petco Park, to create a racetrack in preparation for the Monster Energy Supercross, to be held Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Randy Mennenga operates a bulldozer to create jumps on the racetrack being created out of 26 million pounds of dirt, on the baseball field at Petco Park, in preparation for the Monster Energy Supercross, to be held Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a brand new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

26 million pounds of dirt being dumped on the baseball field at Petco Park, is being turned into a racetrack for the Monster Energy Supercross, Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Cameron Tyler walks in between jumps on the racetrack being created out of 26 million pounds dirt, on the baseball field at Petco Park, in preparation for the Monster Energy Supercross, to be held Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Billy Swapp operates a bulldozer to create jumps on the racetrack being created out of 26 million pounds of dirt on the baseball field at Petco Park, in preparation for the Monster Energy Supercross, to be held Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a brand new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Billy Swapp operates a bulldozer to create jumps on the racetrack being created out of 26 million pounds of dirt on the baseball field at Petco Park, in preparation for the Monster Energy Supercross, to be held Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Tread marks from the earth moving equipment used to create the Monster Energy Supercross racetrack out of 26 million pounds of dirt on the baseball field at Petco Park, for the race this Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Billy Swapp operates a bulldozer to create jumps on the racetrack being created out of 26 million pounds of dirt on the baseball field at Petco Park, in preparation for the Monster Energy Supercross, to be held Saturday, February 2. Padres fans need not worry about the field. After the supercross is over, a new field will be installed, and ready for the 2019 season. (Howard Lipin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)