Schedule for Driver Appearances Is Announced
PHOENIX – NASCAR fans and racing fans in general are in for a special treat during The Profit on CNBC 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. In addition to current stars of the sport, a number of legendary race car drivers will make appearances at PIR in celebration of the track’s 50th anniversary.
Legends such as A.J. Foyt, Bobby Allison, Tom Sneva, Rusty Wallace, Michael Waltrip and Billy Boat will all make public appearances throughout the weekend.
On Saturday, March 1, Foyt will join current star Tony Stewart for a joint appearance in the Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club on Saturday at 11 a.m. MST.
Allison, a three-time Daytona 500 champion and the 1983 Winston Cup Series champion, will visit ‘Memory Lane,’ where his 1973 Chevelle Grand National is on display, at the same time. Allison will also stop by ROLL-BAR for a question-and-answer session at 11:30 a.m.
Two-time Daytona 500 champion Waltrip will follow Allison in ‘Memory Lane’ at 11:30 a.m. before stopping by PIR’s exclusive Octane club at 11:50 a.m. Boat, a legend in Valley racing circles, will appear in Memory Lane at 11:45, and Scottsdale resident Sneva, the 1983 Indianapolis 500 champion, will follow him on stage at Noon.
Among active drivers, 2014 Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year contender and Tucson native Alex Bowman will precede them in the ROLL-BAR Club at 10:45 a.m. and Phoenix native Michael McDowell will visit Octane at 11 a.m.
A star-studded lineup of appearances on Sunday, March 2 includes the Stewart-Haas Racing teammates of Danica Patrick and four-time race winner at PIR Kevin Harvick, along with legends like Wallace, Allison and Sneva.
Patrick and Harvick will make consecutive appearances at 9:50 and 10:00 a.m. MST in ROLL-BAR, respectively while UFC star and PIR’s Honorary Pace Car Driver Chael Sonnen will take the ROLL-BAR stage at 9:30.
‘Memory Lane’ will again be a popular destination, as Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Farmland Ford, will appear at 9:15, followed by master storyteller Sneva at 10. 1989 Winston Cup champion Wallace will take the ‘Memory Lane’ stage at 10:30 followed by Allison at 10:45.
McDowell will visit the Trackside Club, located above Turn 4, at 10:25, while Sneva will stop by Octane at 10:30.
Tickets to the ROLL-BAR Club, Trackside Club and Octane are available for advance purchase by visiting PhoenixRaceway.com or by calling 1-866-408-RACE (7223). Memory Lane is free to all fans with a grandstand ticket
A grandstand ticket is still required for track admission.
Blue Jeans Go GreenTM 200 Presented by Cotton, The Fabric of Our Lives® Pre-Race Driver Appearances
Saturday, March 1
10:45 a.m. Alex Bowman ROLL-BAR Club
11:00 a.m. Tony Stewart & A.J. Foyt ROLL-BAR Club
11:00 a.m. Michael McDowell Octane
11:00 a.m. Bobby Allison Memory Lane
11:30 a.m. Bobby Allison ROLL-BAR
11:30 a.m. Michael Waltrip Memory Lane
11:45 a.m. Billy Boat Memory Lane
12:00 p.m. Tom Sneva Memory Lane
The Profit on CNBC 500 Pre-Race Driver Appearances
Sunday, March 2
9:15 a.m. Aric Almirola Memory Lane
9:30 a.m. Chael Sonnen Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club
9:50 a.m. Danica Patrick ROLL-BAR Club
10:00 a.m. Kevin Harvick Budweiser ROLL-BAR Club
10:25 a.m. Michael McDowell Trackside Club
10:30 a.m. Tom Sneva Octane
10:30 a.m. Rusty Wallace Memory Lane
10:45 a.m. Bobby Allison Memory Lane
About Phoenix International Raceway
Since 1964, Phoenix International Raceway has been the premier motorsports venue in the Southwest. Host to some of the most notable moments in motorsports history, PIR will celebrate its 50th anniversary throughout the entire 2014 season. As the only track in the West to have two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekends a year, PIR will help kick off the 2014 NASCAR season with its traditional March date and round out the year with the semifinal race for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in November. Season tickets for 2014 are available by visiting PhoenixRaceway.com or calling 866-408-RACE (7223).
