Five-time defending NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson & DAYTONA 500R winner headline
(PHOENIX, Ariz.) – NASCAR fans at Phoenix International Raceway will be treated to a star-studded line-up of drivers taking time to visit with crowds as part of the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500T weekend Feb. 24-27. Guests for fan Q&A appearances throughout the weekend include five-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, 2010 Sprint Cup Series regular season points leader Kevin Harvick, 1989 Sprint Cup champion Rusty Wallace, 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Clint Bowyer and the winner of the 2011 DAYTONA 500R.
Other drivers scheduled to mix with fans throughout the race weekend include extreme sports legend Travis Pastrana, who is racing in the 3 Amigos Organic Blanco 100 at PIR on Feb. 24, defending SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500T champ Ryan Newman and West Coast fan favorites AJ Allmendinger and Robby Gordon.
PIR will also offer fans a host of live entertainment options, headlined by renowned New York DJ Kid Capri. Kid Capri will perform at 11 a.m. on Feb. 27 on the Budweiser ROLL-BAR main stage – just before SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500T pre-race ceremonies commence. The pre-race ceremonies promise to be equally exciting, with Golden Globe nominee Emmy Rossum performing the Star-Spangled banner and record-setting speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno serving as Grand Marshal for the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500T. Ohno will also make an appearance in PIR’s Octane lounge on Feb. 27.
The weekend’s full schedule of entertainment is listed below. Please note that events scheduled within the Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club or the Trackside Club require patrons to purchase a ticket to those areas.
Tickets to Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club are available for advance purchase at $99 for Feb. 26 and $149 for Feb. 27. Additional purchase of a grandstand ticket is still required for track admission. Tickets for a full weekend package in Trackside Club are $699. A three-day package for Octane is $2,400 per person and includes unlimited food/beverage and many other plush accommodations. Tickets to Budweiser ROLL-BAR, Octane, and Trackside Club are available online at PhoenixRaceway.com, or by calling 1-866-408-RACE (7223).
SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500T – Entertainment Schedule
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Travis Pastrana Q&A Pre-race On track Chad Freeman and Redline 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. SPEED Cantina
Friday, February 25, 2011
Tickle Checkered Flag Budweiser ROLL-BAR Main Stage
TRACKSIDE Special Edition 8:30 p.m. SPEED Display on Fan Midway
Hollywood Yates 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. SPEED Cantina
Saturday, February 26, 2011
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Driver Autograph Session 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Budweiser ROLL-BAR Beer Garden METALHEADS Checkered Flag Budweiser ROLL-BAR Main Stage
Crown Kings 9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. SPEED Cantina
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Clint Bowyer Q&A 9:30 a.m. Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club Stage Kevin Harvick Q&A 10:00 a.m. Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club Stage
Jimmie Johnson Q&A 10:15 a.m. Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club Stage NASCAR RaceDay 10:30 a.m. SPEED Display on Fan Midway
Ryan Newman Q&A 10:30 a.m. Chevy Display on Fan Midway
DJ Kid Capri 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Budweiser ROLL-BAR Main Stage
DAYTONA 500R Winner Q&A TBD Budweiser ROLL-BAR Main Stage
Apolo Ohno Q&A TBD Octane
AJ Allmendinger Q&A TBD Trackside Club Robby Gordon Q&A TBD Trackside Club
Robby Gordon Q&A TBD Octane
No. 42 Chevy Pit Crew Autograph Session TBD Chevy Display on Fan Midway
(Entertainment schedule and locations subject to change)
Tickets for the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500T on Feb. 27 are available now and start at just $25. For Phoenix International Raceway tickets and information, call 866-408-RACE (7223) or visit http://phoenixraceway.com/ PhoenixRaceway.com. Let the GO begin.
About Phoenix International Raceway Since 1964, Phoenix International Raceway has served race fans as the premier motorsports venue in the Southwest. Watch the brightest stars in NASCAR take on PIR’s famed one-mile oval – including five-time defending Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Tony Stewart and many more – on February 27, 2011 in the Subway Fresh Fit 500. Tickets for the entire Subway Fresh Fit 500 weekend at Phoenix International Raceway can be purchased online at http://www.PhoenixRaceway.com/Tickets PhoenixRaceway.com/Tickets or by calling 1-866-408-RACE (7223). For more, visit http://PhoenixRaceway.com/ PhoenixRaceway.com, http://Facebook.com/PhoenixRaceway/ Facebook.com/PhoenixRaceway and http://Twitter.com/PhoenixRaceway/ Twitter.com/PhoenixRaceway.
