NASCAR Track News

The name of Talladega Superspeedway’s one-of-a kind 35,000 square foot Open Air Social Club was unveiled Wednesday, and fittingly, the centerpiece of the new fan-friendly Talladega Garage Experience honors the track’s visionary creator – William H. G. “Big Bill” France, who brought big-time automobile racing to northeastern Alabama.

Before Kurt Busch burns rubber in Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the veteran driver – and defending ROVAL™ pole winner – joined NASCAR Xfinity Series championship favorite Christopher Bell in cooling off fans at Bank of America Plaza on Tuesday.

The second running of the Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 is one week from commencing at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Before NASCAR’s most spectacular showcase of Playoff drama, road course excitement and high-speed competition gets underway, here’s a look at some attractions no fan can miss when taking in all there is to offer at America’s Home for Racing:

The second running of the hotly anticipated Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 is only 10 days away from roaring to life at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Hall of Famer Richard Childress and Talladega Superspeedway will celebrate their 50th Anniversary together in a special way prior to the start of the Oct. 13 1000Bulbs.com 500. Childress, who began his career in NASCAR’s premier series in 1969 at the track’s grand-opening weekend, will commemorate their long history by leading the field on track after engines are fired, in the authentic black No. 3 Chevrolet Monte Carlo car that carried Dale Earnhardt to his miraculous and final career victory in October of 2000.

Talladega Superspeedway today announced that it has extended its partnership with Clyde May’s Whiskey and is introducing the “Clyde May’s Courtyard” that will be located in the brand-new Talladega Garage Experience, set to debut this October during the NASCAR Playoffs Weekend (Oct. 11-13) featuring the 1000Bulbs.com 500 and the Sugarlands Shine 250.

PRN and sports betting media company VSiN today with NASCAR announced a long term content partnership to bring sports betting video content directly to race fans at NASCAR.com. Illustrating its commitment to embracing legal sports betting to increase fan engagement, NASCAR will air “Racers Odds,” the most detailed breakdown of betting lines and head-to-head matchups ahead of each week’s race.

Families can get on the fast track to fun at Talladega Superspeedway with plenty of exciting, family-friendly activities to take advantage of with options such as the Kids VIP Experience presented by Children’s of Alabama, Kids Movie Night, along with special kids pricing (all for children 12 and younger) for the track’s highly anticipated doubleheader NASCAR Playoffs weekend, Oct. 11-13.

Sunday’s regular-season finale for the Brickyard 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) event was nothing short of drama-filled action as 16 contenders moved on to the postseason playoffs, leaving a few drivers on the outside looking in. Most notably, seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson. And, for those 16 drivers, there is no easy resting knowing that Talladega Superspeedway’s “wild card” 1000Bulbs.com 500, the second race (of three) in the Round of 12 (Oct. 13), is looming in the distance.

Fans seeking to kick their Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 weekend into high gear will have a golden opportunity to crank up the volume on Saturday, Sept. 28. Charlotte Motor Speedway will host a rollicking Rock the ROVAL™ party with a concert featuring Yacht Rock Revue – the “greatest show on surf” – performing hits from the 1970s and 1980s to build excitement for the weekend’s showpiece, the Sept. 29 Bank of America ROVAL™ 400.