PHOENIX – Fans are invited to join Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Busch Beer Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing, at the grand opening of the Busch Garage this Friday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Phoenix International Raceway. The event will also feature live entertainment and giveaways, as well as a chance to view a replica of the No. 4 Busch Beer Chevrolet driven by Harvick.
“We’re excited to offer fans this unique experience alongside one of our great partners,” said Phoenix International Raceway President Bryan R. Sperber. “We’re constantly looking for new opportunities that enhance the overall track experience at PIR, and there’s no better way to launch our relationship with Busch beer than by celebrating the grand opening of the Busch Garage this Friday.”
The grand opening of the Busch Garage marks the next step in a long-standing relationship between Phoenix International Raceway and the Anheuser-Busch family, as well as Arizona-based distributor Hensley Beverage Company.
The Busch Garage sits on the former site of the SPEED Cantina, located just outside of Turn 2 behind the Bobby Allison Grandstands. In addition to the grand opening, the Busch Garage will be open to fans beginning Wednesday, March 9, at 5 p.m., Thursday, March 10 at 4 p.m., Friday, March 11, at 12 p.m. and on Saturday, March 12 and Sunday, March 13 at 9 a.m. Entry is free and open to the public.
About Anheuser-Busch
For more than 160 years, Anheuser-Busch and its world-class brewmasters have carried on a legacy of brewing America’s most-popular beers. Starting with the finest ingredients sourced from Anheuser-Busch’s family of growers, every batch is crafted using the same exacting standards and time-honored traditions passed down through generations of proud Anheuser-Busch brewmasters and employees. Best known for its fine American-style lagers, Budweiser and Bud Light, the company’s beers lead numerous beer segments. Budweiser and Bud Light Lime Lime-A-Rita were named Brands of the Year for the Beer and the Spirits, Malt Beverages and Wine categories, respectively, by Ace Metrix® in 2014. Anheuser-Busch is the U.S. arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev and operates 17 local breweries, 21 distributorships and 23 agricultural and packaging facilities across the United States. The company committed to investing more than $1.5 billion in its U.S. brewing, agriculture, packaging and distributing operations by 2018. Its flagship brewery remains in St. Louis, Mo., and is among the global company’s largest and most technologically-capable breweries. Visitor and special beermaster tours are available at its St. Louis and five other Anheuser-Busch breweries. For more information, visitwww.anheuser-busch.com.
About Phoenix International Raceway
Since 1964, Phoenix International Raceway has been the premier motorsports venue in the Southwest. Founded as an open-wheel racing mecca, PIR will host the Phoenix Grand Prix Verizon IndyCar Series race under the lights on Saturday night, April 2. Phoenix is the only track in the West to have two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekends a year and will kick off its 2016 NASCAR season with the Good Sam 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekend March 11-13 followed by the semifinal race for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the can-am 500, November 11-13.
